Monday, April 20 through Friday, April 24 work for English !!!

First of all, thank you for your hard work last quarter and difficult adjustment in moving on line. As we have a full quarter, there will be no bonus work. Please check the assignments carefully. As always, communicate with me. I love hearing about what you are doing.


I will post all the week's work by Sunday evening. You have until midnight Friday to submit your work, but please don't hesitate to send along the assignments earlier. For anyone who receives extended time, you will have until the following Sunday evening. This should allow you to balance your other academics and responsibilites. Make sure to clearly identify your assignment. 
As no one should be failing this quarter, there will be no partial credit for work received late. I am modifying the work, so you have plenty of time. If you have a question, send me an e-mail. Lots of you do this already!

Culture Vulture Break (This is a short outtake from the routine; enjoy) Northerner invades London

Monday- Wednesday: Dreams by Linda Patten

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Dreams by Linda Pasten

1. Dreams are the only

afterlife we know;

the place where the children

we were

[5] rock in the arms of the children

we have become.  

They are as many as leaves

in their migrations,

as birds whose deaths we learn of

[10] by the single feather

left behind: a clue,

a particle of sleep

caught in the eye.

They are as irretrievable as sand

[15] when the sea creeps up

its long knife glittering

in its teeth

to claim its patrimony. 

Sometimes my father

[20] in knickers and cap

waits on that shore

the dream of him

a wound

not even morning can heal.

[25]The dog’s legs pump

in his sleep;

your closed eyelids flicker

as the reel unwinds:

watcher and watched,

[30] archer and bull’s eye.

Last night I dreamed a lover in my arms

and woke innocent.

The sky was starry to the very rind,

his smile still burning there

[35] like the tail of a comet

that has just blazed by.  

Assignment: Dreams Open up a document. Read through the poem a minimum of three times.  Respond to the prompt below in no fewer than 250 words.  MLA heading; title Dreams. Weave in text from the poem. share 2006630

What do you feel after you wake up from a dream? How

 is it similar or different from the feelings that the 

speaker of “Dreams” may experience?

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Thursday / Friday   Remember everything for the week is due by midnight Friday.

Introduction to rhetorical devices. Assignment: intro rhetorical devices 

So you want people to listen to you. Someone wants to sell you something. We are constantly bombarded with the following techniques on how to get our way.

This is not new material, but a unit on making you aware of what you do and what is done to you. Consider this a power unit on rhetorical devices.

1) Watch the short video (maybe a few times, so you really understand it. Logos, ethos and pathos

2)Look at this chart below and read the three types of rhetorical devices.

3) Make sure you really understand what Ethos, Pathos and Logos are. 

4) Complete the practice work.  Questions? contact me with specifics. 

2) Practice: read each of the following sentences and write down which of the rhetorical devices applies.   Copyand paste on a document and share. 2006630

1.      A child is shown covered in bug bites after using an inferior bug spray.____________________

2.      Tiger Woods endorses Nike. ______________________________

3.      Sprite Zero is 100% sugar-free. ______________________________

4.      A 32-oz. bottle of Tides holds enough to wash 32 loads.____________________________

5.      A commercial shows an image of a happy couple riding in a Corvette.______________________

6.      Cardiologists recommend Ecotrin more than any other brand of aspirin._______________________

7.      Advil Liquid-Gels provide up to 8 hours of continuous pain relief. ___________________________

8.      Beyonce appears in Oreo advertisements. ________________________________

9.      People who need more energy drink Red Bull Energy Drink. _____________________________

10.  A magazine ad shows people smiling while smoking cigarettes. _______________________

11.  If you don't buy this life insurance, you are letting your family down. ____________________

12.  As a Doctor, I can say that this product will certainly improve your health. __________________

13.  This product works 45% better than the leading brand. ________________________________

           Using a combination of  two of the rhetorical devices of logos, ethos and pathos, write 3 to 5 persuasive sentences for each of the following prompts. Remember that for each your sentence must be able to stand independently with a clear thesis. Be mindful of language conventions.

Sample: I am a mother who wants to get her daughter to clean her room.

            Ann, I know you are a responsible and wonderful daughter, who really puts so much effort into everything. I understand that Friday night’s party is important to you. You also know that it hurts when you don’t follow through on your responsibilities. I have too much to do. If you want to go to the party, you will first need to clean your room.

1.  You are trying to persuade your mother to let you get a tattoo.

2.  You are attempting to convince a friend to join your sports team.

3.  You are attempting to convince your class that they shouldn’t drink and drive.