Last class - the one where you didn't write the diagnostic exam, I asked you why you were taking Language Arts...the discussion didn't last long because we had to go get our chromebooks but let me tell you why I teach language arts...because language is powerful. It has the ability to draw others into ones thoughts and ideas and connect with people in a way not possible in any other endeavor. Who hasn't heard a stirring speech at a wedding or funeral? Or read a quotation (idea) that has inspired them or connected with them? Or been manipulated into buying something or seeing something because it "sounded so good"? Our task, over the course of this semester, is to learn to harness the power of language and use it for our own purposes AND to learn to find the truth within it so that we are not easily manipulated by what we read. In a world where the internet and social media plays such an important role, my job as a teacher of English language Arts, is to help you learn to travel these pathways with grace and understanding allowing you to forge your own trail and to encourage others to follow.
AND SO...
Today we are going to start class by looking at Euphemisms and creating some of our own...there's some home baking on the line for the group that can create the most imaginative ones! See the assignment in your google classroom.
This will roll us into a discussion about perspective and I'm going to show you a cool powerpoint and we're going to discuss a little about what perspective is.
For your tutorial work today, you should read the essay "A New Perspective" by Janice Fein (30-1 students should also read Margaret Atwood's essay "Bread" and answer the questions...we will take these up tomorrow.
AND SO...
Today we are going to start class by looking at Euphemisms and creating some of our own...there's some home baking on the line for the group that can create the most imaginative ones! See the assignment in your google classroom.
This will roll us into a discussion about perspective and I'm going to show you a cool powerpoint and we're going to discuss a little about what perspective is.
For your tutorial work today, you should read the essay "A New Perspective" by Janice Fein (30-1 students should also read Margaret Atwood's essay "Bread" and answer the questions...we will take these up tomorrow.
perceptions.pptx |
a_new_perspective.pdf |
bread_by_margaret_atwood.pdf |