Making Connections and Improvements

"I find your culture of surveillance disturbing."

Goal: Reflecting on the issues in our reading and/or improving your rhetorical précis.

Agenda: 
Read
Making Connections
Rhetorical Précis

Making Connections: 

• The "elf on a shelf" has become a popular holiday tradition, but what does it say about a culture of surveillance? 
• Open your English Journal and respond to the prompt below. 
• How does the picture on the blog today relate to the concepts we have been reading about in Undercover Parent and Big Brother Meets Big Mother? 

Share and select:

Who had an excellent explanation of the image? 

Select a great explanation from your table and submit it here. 

Improve your précis: 

1. Open your English Journal 
2. Review the précis you started yesterday. 
3. How can you improve it? 
4. Is it four sentences that follow the structure on the chart? 
5. Does the fourth sentence mention her tone? (Lots of you forgot that part.)

Reminders: 

Read your book.

Finish your précis if you did not get to finish it today.

Writing a Rhetorical Précis

Goal: Reflecting on the issues in our reading and making a first attempt at a rhetorical précis.

Agenda: 
Read
Rhetorical précis

Write your own précis: 

1. Open your English Journal.
2. Open your copy of "Big Brother Meets Big Mother." 
3. Write a rhetorical précis of "Big Brother Meets Big Mother" by Ellen Goodman in your English Journal. 
4. Just FOUR sentences. Use the one you have about Undercover Parent as a model. 

IF these frames help you feel free to use them: 

1. In the article “Big Brother Meets Big Mother” (2007) by Ellen Goodman she argues/explains/questions….
2. Her claims/evidence/reasons include…
3. Goodman presents …… in order to….
4. She adopts a …… tone to …..

Peer review: 

Go to https://b.socrative.com/login/student/

I will post the room code in class. 

Paste in your rhetorical précis for "Big Brother Meets Big Mother."

Reminders: 

Read your book.

Finish and/or revise your précis if you needed more time. 

Article Analysis for "Big Brother Meets Big Mother"

Goals: Analysis by charting the text and starting on SOAPSTone

Agenda: 
Read
Charting "Big Brother Meets Big Mother"
SOAPSTone

1. Charting "Big Brother Meets Big Mother"

• Open your copy of the article. 
• You should have 14 numbered paragraphs. 
• Work with your group to complete the SAYING and DOING columns on your chart. (Put your name on it.)
• Remember to use our list of rhetorically active verbs on the wall. 
• When you are done turn it over and remind yourself what SOAPSTone is about, but don't fill it out. 
• Then...

2. SOAPSTone:

• Work with your partner to complete the SOAPSTone activity for "Big Brother Meets Big Mother." (The entry code is the last word of our class motto. You know this, don't you?)
• Remember, I am expecting high quality, accurate answers. 
• Choose your words carefully and proofread closely. 
• Your answers are only 2-3 sentences, so you have time to make sure they are excellent. 
• Focus on Occassion, Audience and Purpose. 
• If you don't finish you can submit what you have. 

Reminders: 

• Keep reading. 
• Do something tonight that will help you do better tomorrow. 

Précis Check and a First Read

Goals: Checking in on your précis from yesterday and a first read of a new text.

Agenda: 
Read
Check your précis
First reading of "Big Brother Meets Big Mother"

Precis Check:

• Open your English Journal.
• Do you have a précis at the top dated 12/10/18?
• If not, how can you fix that?
• Is your précis correct? Let's check.

First read of a new text:

• We think you're going to like Big Brother Meets Big Mother.
• There is a copy shared with you in Google Classroom. 
• Use File/make a copy to make your own version. 
• Use the "Say Something" protocol with your partner.

Reminders: 

Keep reading.
Do something tonight that will help you do better tomorrow.

Unscrambling a Précis

Goal: Learn how to create a rhetorical précis.

Agenda:
Read
Reading Progress Update
Learn what a rhetorical précis is.
Play unscramble the précis

1. Complete your READING PROGRESS UPDATE.

2. Rhetorical Précis:
"A Rhetorical Précis, pronounced (pray-see), is a summary or abstract of a work. The Rhetorical Précis has a rigidly specific format.... It is important that you follow the format carefully. This is not an easy task. But it is a crucial step towards building critical reading ability...." (Oregonstate.edu)

Unscrambling a Precis: 

1. Use THIS LINK to get a copy of a doc with a rhetorical précis. (Do not share it.)
2. The sentences on this doc are out of order. 
3. Rearrange them until you have a correct précis. 
4. Note: Our example chart has FOUR sentences, but the précis you will unscramble has FIVE. Decide which two sentences should be combined and re-write them into one sentence. 
5. Copy and paste your CORRECTED précis into your English Journal. (You will need it as an example for writing one on your own soon.)

Reminders: 

• Be sure your corrected précis is pasted into your English Journal, dated 12/10/18.
• Keep reading. You should be on Book #5 by now.