Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451: Homework pages 1-11

1. Describe Montag in your own words; then for each part of your description, provide a quote/pg# from the book to support your interpretation of his character.

2. Describe Clarisse in your own words; then for each part of your description, provide a quote/pg# from the book to support your interpretation of her character.

Due Friday, May 1.

How to Write a Dedication Page

How to Write a Dedication Page in a Book

When writing a dedication page, think about the people who were the most influential when the book was being written.  Dedicating a book to a very special person is certainly a way that you can show your appreciation, and feelings for them.

• A dedication page in a book precedes the main body of the book.
•  On the dedication page, the author names the person for whom the book was written.
• Dedications can be just two words, such as For Mom or several paragraphs.  It can be as short as ""Dedicated to..."" or can be a page long. It depends on what you would like to say.

• It is a permanent gesture, and will be a keepsake that a person can hold for life.
• Your own heart felt words, written by you for an individual or a group if you like, will always be appreciated and cherished.
• If possible, you may want to add a short story that tells why you would like to dedicate a book to that person, and how they inspired you."

Steps:

1.    Make a list of who helped you or inspired you in writing the book. Include close family and friends, editors and fellow writers. Also include historical figures, if applicable. Jot down a few notes about the role each person played.
2.  Decide how many people you want to thank.
3.  Determine the style of dedication you want to write. A dedication can be a short chapter explaining how the idea for the book came about and how various people helped along the way, or it can be as short and simple as "To my ma."

4.  Read some dedications by your favorite authors. Take notes on how they begin their works.

5.  Write a short dedication and a long one. Decide which expresses your feelings better.
6.  Consider adding a quote. A statement that summarizes what you are trying to do with your book can add power to your dedication.

http://www.ehow.com/video_4872305_write-dedication-book.html

M-Step (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress)

What's M-Step?

Students have been assessed using the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) for decades.   These assessments were taken using paper and  pencil and provided limited feedback to students.  The Michigan Department of Education now has a new assessment.  M-Step is an online test which provides faster results.  

The format of the test includes multiple choice, short answer, a class activity to support a performance task.  

Both eighth graders as well as seventh graders will be assessed in English Language Arts and Math.

See schedule below:  

8th grade -          April 15th Computer Adaptive

                           April 21th Classroom Activity

                           April 22nd Performance Task

                           April 23rd Performance Task

7th grade -         May 4th  Computer Adaptive

                          May 5th Classroom Activity

                          May 6th Performance Task

                          May 7th Performance Task 

Rough Draft (incomplete) Ballot or Bullet Speech Analysis

Ballot or Bullet

Speech Analysis

(Draft 1)

The Civil Rights Movement was a turbulent time in American history.  As black people started to stand up for their basic rights, violence often resulted.   Organizing and encouraging black people to vote cost Lamar Smith his life.  Lamar gathered with others on the front lawn of a courthouse when a white male shot him point blank.  However, the killer was never indicted because not one of the witnesses had the courage to identify the killer.  Even when death was not a result, protesters endured hideous acts.  Innocent marchers were blasted with high pressure fire hoses.  In 1963 Governor George Wallace’s words incited angry mob s who often carried out the hatred of his words.  Despite a successful March on Washington, Martin Luther King’s, “I Have a Dream” speech impacted many yet change was slow to transpire.  In an effort to fight for basic rights of black Americans, Malcolm X, delivered powerful words that may have _______ the white man into taking action.                 

Malcolm X delivered Ballot or Bullet in 1964.  His speech pushed for economic, political, and social change.  He urged people not to let religion stand in the way of injustices.  He encourage black Americans to unite in a fight against a common enemy.  He wanted action now.  1964 was a pivotal year - an election year.  His message stressed the back Americans should not continue to support the “white man” who did not fulfill their empty promises.  ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Much like many charismatic civil right advocates, John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., Governor George Wallace, and Robert F. Kennedy, Malcolm X used the power of words to make a difference.  His speeches were powerful.  The Ballot or Bullet is full of rhetorical devices.  _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Powerful Words: Speech Analysis Rubric

Speech Analysis Rubric

1. Annotate the Text
1. Evidence of thinking and understanding (responses, questions, opinions, etc.)
2. Identify speaker’s use of logos, ethos, and/or pathos
3. Identify rhetorical elements used by the speaker _____/50 pts

2. Written Response (Essay)
1. Background
1. Consider the context and audience of the speech
2. Why was the speech given? _____/15 pts
2. Big Ideas
1. What themes/big ideas were presented?
2. Summarize the main points from the speech _____/15 pts
3. Rhetorical Devices
1. Identify and explain rhetorical strategies used
2. Was the speaker’s use of rhetoric effective? _____/20 pts

TOTAL_____/100 pts

Powerful Words that Changed the World Analyzing Speeches Assessment

Powerful Words that Changed the World

Analyzing Speeches

1.  Select a speech to analyze.  See the list of choices.  Please note that some famous but “overdone” speeches were deliberately not included.  

2.  Analyze the speech.  Look at the language, the rhetorical devices, and the content.  Annotate the text to show evidence of thinking and understanding.

3.  Write an essay about the writer’s effectiveness considering the context in which and the audience to which it was delivered.  

Essays should identify and explain the rhetorical strategies that the author used.  What made the speech so remarkable?   How did the speech impact the audience and/or history?  Why are the words so venerated today?  Finally how has the speech changed your thinking of the world?  

When analyzing the speech, it is critical to know about the events that led up to the speech, so it may be necessary to include pertinent details.  However, it is not useful to delineate, for example the specific events of the entire Revolutionary War that preceded George Washington’s Inaugural Speech.  

Attach a copy of the speech with annotations to the essay.  

Grandparent Memory Homework

Please share and  submit your draft of grandparent memory number (2,3,or 4) depending on what you have done to this link.