Amigo Brothers Text

If you need the text for Amigo Brothers, follow this link.  The page numbers are different, but the story is the same!
http://www.dentonisd.org/cms/lib/tx21000245/centricity/domain/6937/amigobrothers.pdf

Persuasion Essay/Speech Assignment Sheet

Today the students are receiving the assignment sheet for their final project on persuasion.  This assignment is due this Friday.  Follow the link for the assignment sheet & rubric!
Assignment Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbOGktbGtWLWRHOFU/view?usp=sharing

Rubric: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbTE1PVDdtVHlmWFE/view?usp=sharing

Grade Book Up-to-Date

As of right now I have graded and entered everything in my inbox.  Please take a look at Synergy, and if there is anything missing hand it in Wednesday or Thursday, which is the end of Quarter 3!

The Girl Who Silenced The World For 5 Minutes

Here is a link for the video we watched today in class:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHPgEqctPYU

Speech Matrix

For the past few days students have been studying a speech, with the goal of becoming an expert on the material in and around the speech.  Tomorrow students will be presenting the information to two other students, and receiving information about the other speeches.  Follow the link for helpful questions we have been working on in the Speech Matrix: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbLWIwTnUxRC11TG8/view?usp=sharing

The Gettysburg Address- Building Background

Today in class we read some background information about Abraham Lincoln, The Civil War, and The Battle of Gettysburg.  The goal was to prepare for a conversation about how President Lincoln was using persuasion in The Gettysburg Address.  Here are the links to the short articles and the worksheet we completed:

• Abraham Lincoln Biography
• The Civil War
• The Battle of Gettysburg
• Building Background Worksheet

Advertising Analysis

It's time to figure out if you can identify the important things about an advertisement!  Simply find an advertisement in a magazine, newspaper, or online, and try to answer the questions on this worksheet! https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbSFRLT0M4QlVodGM/view?usp=sharing

Modality In Advertising

Yesterday in class we talked about different modalities in advertising.  Modality can be high, medium or low, and has a group of words that go along with is so you can always know what modality you are talking about.  Pick an item you'd like to sell, follow the link for the worksheet we did in class, and try selling your item in all three modalities! https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbTjNYVWFvYXp3VFk/view?usp=sharing

Hard Sell vs. Soft Sell

Today we talked about the difference between a "hard sell" and a "soft sell" in the world of advertising.  A hard sell is when the advertiser tells you what you have to do directly, while a soft sell is when the advertiser suggesting things that you maybe could do that would make your life better (or make you more attractive, or make you cooler...).  Follow the link to the worksheet that we used for practice: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbeE1haVJnUWNUMkk/view?usp=sharing

TV Commercials

This is a video we watched to practice our understanding of advertisements, and we wrote if these are hard, soft or medium sell, and what tricks they used to get us to think the way they want us to.

Plural Practice

Good practice for tricky plural words in English: http://www.playbuzz.com/toddbv10/can-you-identify-the-plural-of-these-tough-words?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=page-posts&utm_campaign=can-you-identify-the-plural-of-these-tough-words

Dove Evolution Narrative

Today in class, students completed the narrative story for the video in the previous post.  This is a story that should have the basics: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.  Yesterday in class we completed a basic plot diagram, and today we turned that outline into an actual narrative.  Follow the link for the rubric: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbUy1JWmgtWjdmMzg/view?usp=sharing

dove evolution

Persuasion- Evolution

Today we finished yesterday's video, and then began a new video called "Evolution."  The assignment is for the students to write a narrative based on the Evolution video.  Today we took a look at all the parts of the story, and re-watched the video until we had sufficient details to write the narrative.  Tomorrow, group will be writing and editing their narrative version of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U

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Persuasion

Today we began talking about persuasion, and some of the emotions and intentions we can find in advertisements.  We started by doing the left hand column of 1.1 Extended Anticipatory Guide for all five of the questions.  Then with our elbow partners we used 1.2 Dyad Share to discuss our answers for each of the 5 questions.

We then watched this video without sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bk16CeySqM
To go along with this video is a worksheet called 1.3 Video Response, and we did the first 3 rows as a class, talking about them with our partners and groups, and recapping it all at the end.

Tomorrow we will watch this video in class WITH sound, and talk about another video.

Persuasion Across Time & Space Pre-Assessment

Today we began a new unit about persuasion.  Follow the link if you were absent today, and turn this in to Mr. Johnston when you get back to school!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbbUZmOHFrZ1laOGs/view?usp=sharing

Hercules- Compare & Contrast

This week's assignment in English is to compare and contrast a text version of "The Labors of Heracules" to the Disney version of "Hercules."  Below are a couple helpful links:

The Text Version:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbNEVyUTZyOUFIWEU/view?usp=sharing

The Assignment Sheet:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbWXBRYndUQkZQNzQ/view?usp=sharing

If you have Netflix, the Disney version is currently available.

Prometheus

This week in class we read the story of Prometheus, and how the ancient Greeks believed he gave humanity fire.  Here is a copy of the worksheet that we did in
class: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbengweHQyUmVXQjg/view?usp=sharing

Mythology Class Notes

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbaTZZWWtIUjlRR2s/view?usp=sharing

Wall of Respect Speeches

Most speeches are already done, but just in case you need some of the information as you look at your scores, here is a folder with all the information:

Wall of Respect Speeches- https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B2TXMf5lifzbTWk5N0dWZk9nX28&usp=sharing

Race Against Death

Here are the links for the article we are reading this week:

Article- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbWjlMS3ZQODNpYTA/view?usp=sharing

Worksheet- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbN3EzbWwyc2JWWlk/view?usp=sharing

Powerpoint- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbMFZsVHJkWWU2QzA/view?usp=sharing

Video of the Week: Bailando en un Pie Show

War of the Wall- Mural Articles & Questions

Today in class we read two articles in class, and answered questions about each of them.  Please follow the links to read the articles and complete the questions if you were absent.

Women In Portland Mural
Article- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbeGJNR2NnaUgtclE/view?usp=sharing
Questions- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbWVlVVE1ZWm5hcDg/view?usp=sharing

Portland Murals- These walls still have something to say
Article- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbaUJGeXJJeGJGZ1k/view?usp=sharing
Questions- https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbYzR2cGlvbGREanc/view?usp=sharing

War of the Wall- Powerpoint Presentation

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbT1JkOVRWaU9wYlE/view?usp=sharing

War of the Wall- Vocabulary & Phrases

Ladies and gentlemen, please follow this link for a list of vocabulary and phrases you should know from our story:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbcHB3X0RrVTVjVmM/view?usp=sharing

War of the Wall Text

If you need to read at home, here is a copy!
http://205.186.130.127/images/uploads/War_of_the_Wall.pdf

Here's the conflict worksheet:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2TXMf5lifzbOWpRdldXSlNHMlE/view?usp=sharing

New Year! Año Nuevo!

Welcome back, and Happy New Year!  I hope everyone had a relaxing break with lots of fun & food.  There was an update for grades last weekend, so be sure to check Synergy!

Saludos, todos!  Feliz Año Nuevo!  Espero que ustedes tenian un descanso muy agradable y lleno de comida y diversion.  Era un actualización en la ultima fin de semana.  Entonces, va a Synergy para verificar la marca!