The Future You Project

Our final unit will be a fun one, culminating in an advisory graduation speech to your classmates.  Use these links for reference to ways to plan out this type of speech.

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2014/05/20/314264067/the-best-commencement-speech-ever

http://www.graduationwisdom.com/speeches/how-to-write-a-graduation-speech.htm#structure


Interesting reading about "the rule of three" speech organization technique, with several speeches linked to watch/read and analyze for additional presentation techniques
Speech Techniques

As a response to the ending of the play Our Town, you will be writing a model monologue or model poem (your choice!).  We will use this assignment description sheet and rubric for the assignment due by Monday, June 6th.

Inquiry-based Project docs

Symposium Day directions and schedule

TED Talk by Nancy Duarte "The Secrets of Great Talks"
TED Talk by Chris Anderson "The Secret to Great Public Speaking"

Use this doc as you plan your presentation.

Monday class period

If not completed already, nature unit multiple choice test corrections should be worked on today as your first priority--due by Tuesday afternoon.

• In class today, we will be evaluating the "we are all one" unit multiple choice with annotated answer key to see what correct answers are and why.
• Next, we will work on schemes and tropes quiz adaptations.  You can earn back a total of seven points through various additions to your quiz discussed in class-- see me for further explanation if absent.  These adaptations will be done in class.
• Then, we will consider College Board released commentary and sample writings for the essay you wrote over the weekend. This info. can be found HERE.

For HOMEWORK due TOMORROW:
Choose three speeches (from magazine article linked here: page one and page two) to read and analyze for purpose/claim, and contextual significance.  Then,  record ONE important quotation from ONE speech to memorize and share with the class on Tuesday, and prepare to explain why it is so powerful.

"We are all One" unit reading assm., due Friday

Begin by reading Barbara Lazear Ascher "On Compassion"
In response, please answer the following questions on lined paper:
1.  What do you believe Ascher's main purpose is in writing this piece?  How does she go about developing this purpose?
2.  Analyze and defend what you believe to be the two most effective rhetorical strategies Ascher uses when presenting her ideas on compassion.
3.  Compare Ascher's ideas with those given by King in "The World House," using direct references and quotes wherever necessary for support in this comparison.