Trip to textbook room - check out The Things They Carried
Video clip: "The Vietnam War" from The History Channel
Introduce extra credit independent reading option
Discuss:What concepts, ideas, or struggles might we expect from a war story?
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COURSE SYLLABUS AND BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS
CSTs Next Week!
Please remember to get a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast (protein!!!), and bring your independent reading book/quiet reading or work assignments to your testing room each day.
If you'd like additional practice before the CSTs on real released items, click here. Remember to approach these multiple-choice questions strategically: don't leave any blank, keep track of guesses, double-check your answers, and afterward, look up and learn any unfamiliar words.
HELPFUL LINKS FOR ELECTION PROJECTS
Description of Election Issues Project 2012
Directions for Annotated Bibliography
RECOMMENDED WEBSITES FOR RESEARCH:
GovTrack.us
Ballotpedia - California
MLA 7 information from Bedford St. Martins: this is a wonderful resource and seems to include almost everything you'd need to make your bibliography!!! Check this out if you're unsure how to cite a particular kind of text or source.
Description of Annotated Bibliography assignment
Directions for Annotated Bibliography
Sample for Print source using Official Voter Information Guide
RECOMMENDED WEBSITES FOR RESEARCH:
California Official Voter Information Guide
Los Angeles County Sample Ballot Lookup
League of Women Voters Los Angeles County Voter Information
League of Women Voters California Education Fund
Fact checking websites: FactCheck and Politifact
OntheIssuesGovTrack.us
Ballotpedia - California
Digitized print version of Oct 2012 California Educatormagazine
Link to Audacity (sound editor)
Link to SoundBible - search for free, downloadable sound effects and music!
Link to Soungle - search for free, downloadable sound effects!
Link to Freeplay Music - search for free, downloadable background music by style or keyword
More recommended audio sites
BIBLIOGRAPHY RESOURCES:
Link to KnightCite bibliography generator : use MLA 7 style and make sure you're logged in!
AUDIO RESOURCES FOR COMMERCIALS:
Audacity Getting Started GuideLink to Audacity (sound editor)
Link to SoundBible - search for free, downloadable sound effects and music!
Link to Soungle - search for free, downloadable sound effects!
Link to Freeplay Music - search for free, downloadable background music by style or keyword
More recommended audio sites
BIBLIOGRAPHY RESOURCES:
Link to KnightCite bibliography generator : use MLA 7 style and make sure you're logged in!
Link to BibMe bibliography generator: use MLA 7 style.
REMEMBER: bibliography generators are only as smart as the information you put in--when possible, enter information "manually" to reduce mistakes!
OWL at Purdue - MLA 7 2009 Guidelines: This is an amazing website with all of the information you'll need to succeed on your bibliography. This is the one I use when I can't remember how to cite something. :-)
MLA 7 information from Bedford St. Martins: this is a wonderful resource and seems to include almost everything you'd need to make your bibliography!!! Check this out if you're unsure how to cite a particular kind of text or source.
Description of Annotated Bibliography assignment
INDEPENDENT READING
SUMMER ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mrs. Jennifer Pust
O House
310.395.3204 ext. 71270
jpust@smmusd.org
Prep Period: 6
Back-to-School Night PowerPoint for Parents
O House
310.395.3204 ext. 71270
jpust@smmusd.org
Prep Period: 6
Back-to-School Night PowerPoint for Parents
About Me
- Jennifer Pust
- I have taught various grade levels of English for the past sixteen years, and spent five of those years teaching in San Diego. Currently I'm teaching 12th grade AP English: Literature and Composition, and 11th grade AP English: Language and Composition at Santa Monica High School.
HELPFUL LINKS FOR FALL RHETORICAL HISTORICAL RESEARCH PAPER
Final Essay Checklist
Rhetorical Historical Paper Scoring Guide
Handout on Conclusions
Sample Paper #1: Clare's, on the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill Affair
Sample Paper #2: Mari's, on Japanese-American Internment
Chart comparing the features of Clare's and Mari's papers
Handout on Conclusions
Sample Paper #1: Clare's, on the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill Affair
Sample Paper #2: Mari's, on Japanese-American Internment
Chart comparing the features of Clare's and Mari's papers
Earlier Handouts on Creating Research Notes:
Researchpalooza Assignment Directions and sample citations
Sample Researchpalooza Bibliography with annotations
Sample clean copy of Researchpalooza Bibliography in .doc format
SOAPSTone handout to help you analyze sources
SAD handout to help you analyze appeals in your sources
REALM Notes, Page 1 and REALM Notes, Page 2
Sample Researchpalooza Bibliography with annotations
Sample clean copy of Researchpalooza Bibliography in .doc format
SOAPSTone handout to help you analyze sources
SAD handout to help you analyze appeals in your sources
REALM Notes, Page 1 and REALM Notes, Page 2
HELPFUL SITES FOR CURRENT EVENTS
Commonplace Books Description
Sample Commonplace Books Entry
Link to Turnitin.com
Directions for Turnitin.com (check your period #)
Link to KnightCite bibliography generator
Some reputable news sources:
Los Angeles Times
National Public Radio (NPR)
New York Times
CNN.com
TIME magazine
Newsweek magazine
New America Media
U.S. News and World Report
SLATE magazine
National Review magazine
UTNE Reader
National Geographic
The Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post
BBC News
Sample Commonplace Books Entry
Link to Turnitin.com
Directions for Turnitin.com (check your period #)
Link to KnightCite bibliography generator
Some reputable news sources:
Los Angeles Times
National Public Radio (NPR)
New York Times
CNN.com
TIME magazine
Newsweek magazine
New America Media
U.S. News and World Report
SLATE magazine
National Review magazine
UTNE Reader
National Geographic
The Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post
BBC News
Followers
WHY CSTs MATTER
Next week, Samohi will participate in our annual state testing, the California Standards Tests. We discussed the individual importance and relevance of these tests today in Period 2, but if you want to review the data and information again in more detail, I've posted it here:
Please see me or email me if you have questions. It's important that all students take this seriously, as it may directly impact your chances for college admissions next year!
Remember, Monday is the English-Language Arts portion of the CST and the EAP part 2 (remember that essay you wrote in mid-March?) supplement. PLEASE go to bed early Sunday night and eat a real breakfast Monday morning (not Flaming Hot Cheetos with a side of Mountain Dew). This matters!
HELP FOR POETRY PROJECTS
Description of Poet Study Project (study of four poems by same poet, poet's life and times, etc.)
Sample formatting for Four Poems (due 5/9)
TPS-FAST Analysis directions (first two due 5/16)
Poetry Journal directions (first two due 5/23)
TPS-FAST Analysis Method for Poetry
T- Title (consider literal and metaphoric meanings)
P - Paraphrase (go through and summarize each stanza in your own words)
S - Speaker (consider the narrator or persona of the poem--is he/she an observer or a participant? How "emotionally close" is the speaker? Is he/she experiencing this event right now, or reflecting back on it later?)
F - Figurative Language (look for at least three patterns - similes, metaphors, repetition, sound devices, rhyme, opposites, or particular patterns of words)
A - Attitude (what is the speaker's attitude toward the subject of the poem? In short, what is the tone?)
S - Shift (where does the poem change? why might this turning point be significant?)
T - Theme (a complete statement that expresses the meaning of the poem and highlights two techniques the poet uses to express that meaning...e.g., In the poem "__title______," [the poet] uses ___device #1______ and _device #2_______ to suggest that __poem's meaning__________.
P - Paraphrase (go through and summarize each stanza in your own words)
S - Speaker (consider the narrator or persona of the poem--is he/she an observer or a participant? How "emotionally close" is the speaker? Is he/she experiencing this event right now, or reflecting back on it later?)
F - Figurative Language (look for at least three patterns - similes, metaphors, repetition, sound devices, rhyme, opposites, or particular patterns of words)
A - Attitude (what is the speaker's attitude toward the subject of the poem? In short, what is the tone?)
S - Shift (where does the poem change? why might this turning point be significant?)
T - Theme (a complete statement that expresses the meaning of the poem and highlights two techniques the poet uses to express that meaning...e.g., In the poem "__title______," [the poet] uses ___device #1______ and _device #2_______ to suggest that __poem's meaning__________.
RESOURCES FOR POET STUDY PROJECT
RESOURCES FOR FALL RESEARCH PAPER - RHETORICAL HISTORICAL PROJECT
PROJECT HANDOUTS:
Description of Assignment & Step One: Research Proposal
Sample Research Proposal
Source Guidelines
METHODS FOR RESEARCH NOTES:
SOAPSTONE method and SOAPSTONE sample
Historic Document worksheet method
Cornell Notes method
Research note cards method - powerpoint describing research note cards
RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENT READING BOOK:
Search for independent reading book:
Santa Monica Public Library
Los Angeles Public Library
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
GOOD SITES TO BEGIN RESEARCHING:
The New York Times Topics page - look here for your topic--you'll find a wealth of resources!
Link to the Samohi Library page to access the SIRS and ProQuest databases - you'll need your login and password.
Description of Assignment & Step One: Research Proposal
Sample Research Proposal
Source Guidelines
METHODS FOR RESEARCH NOTES:
SOAPSTONE method and SOAPSTONE sample
Historic Document worksheet method
Cornell Notes method
Research note cards method - powerpoint describing research note cards
RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENT READING BOOK:
Search for independent reading book:
Santa Monica Public Library
Los Angeles Public Library
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
GOOD SITES TO BEGIN RESEARCHING:
The New York Times Topics page - look here for your topic--you'll find a wealth of resources!
Link to the Samohi Library page to access the SIRS and ProQuest databases - you'll need your login and password.
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