ENGLISH I September 29, 2014

Prefix: Ob- = enlarged, in front of, in the way of Sentence Example: Jim did not overcome the obstacle of his bad grades.

Grammar Pattern of the Week Prepositions (to, with, from, for, in, without, of, through, since, etc.) relate the noun or pronoun following it to another word in a sentence. A preposition plus the noun or pronoun following it is called a prepositional phrase.

So…..What Good News Do We Have This Week? How you doing?

1 st – 5 th : Today ◦ We will be having pictures made ◦ Tutoring is after school today ◦ You will complete your one page mini-project of your story ◦ Progress Reports and Comic Projects are due: ◦ Turn in scripts, sketches, planning sheets, final comics, and sketches

6 th : You have a test today

ENGLISH I September 30, 2014

Prefix: Omni- = everywhere, all Sentence Example: Being omnipotent means you have to be careful with your strength.

6th: Mini Project Today you will begin the last part of Unit 1, a mini project You will receive a rubric and planning sheet

Immigration advocates want to oversee U.S. deportations, Washington Times September 9, 2014 Immigrant advocates on Monday want to step in and oversee the Obama administration’s deportation policies, saying the U.S. is violating international standards. Advocates said the administration treats illegal immigrants like criminals when it detains them. “They’re chasing us down as if we were animals,” Saul Merlos, a father from New Orleans who is slated to be deported in December after 18 years in the U.S., told commissioners. Asking to monitor U.S. deportation efforts is the latest move by advocates eager to shame President Obama, who they argue has set new records by deporting about 400,000 immigrants every year.

Directions: Ms. Thomas and I will split you into groups. Half will come with me and the other half will remain in here with her. You will complete your planning sheet (front and back). We will stop you periodically for you to share your story planning thus far.

1 st -5 th : Media Center: Thursday and Friday ◦ You will each receive a Investigator Report worksheet ◦ You will find four sources (newspaper, magazine, encyclopedia, book, blog, video etc.) about your person. At least two must be print sources. ◦ You will complete an Investigator Report for each source. ◦ You will create a reference to go on your Works Cited page for each source you find.

ENGLISH I October 1, 2014

Prefix: Per- = through, each Sentence Example: The smell of perfume permeated the class.

1 st -6 th : Consult previous slides and pick up from ending point. These two days are one continuous lesson.

ENGLISH I October 2, 2014

Prefix: Poly- = many Sentence Example: Susie could hear the class next door through the wall using polysyllabic words.

1 st -5 th : Media Center: Thursday and Friday ◦ You will each receive a Investigator Report worksheet ◦ You will find four sources (newspaper, magazine, encyclopedia, book, blog, video etc.) about your person. At least two must be print sources. ◦ You will complete an Investigator Report for each source. ◦ You will create a reference to go on your Works Cited page for each source you find.

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Discussion Questions Why are there unanswered questions? What does the report suggest is the cause of death? Do you think Martin was murdered or was it an accident?

Bias Newseum: classroom/video/bias/default.aspxhttp:// classroom/video/bias/default.aspx Questions to answer: What is "bias"? Is bias inherent in the news media? What can news consumers do about bias in the news business? How does freedom of the press function in today's society? Should the news media follow ethical guidelines? Which guidelines, and why? What is our role as news consumers?

Types of Bias Notes Bias by omission – leaving one side out of an article, or a series of articles over a period of time; ignoring facts that tend to disprove liberal or conservative claims, or that support liberal or conservative beliefs; bias by omission can occur either within a story, or over the long term as a particular news outlet reports one set of events, but not another. Bias by selection of sources – including more sources that support one view over another. This bias can also be seen when a reporter uses such phrases as “experts believe”, “observers say,” or “most people believe”. Experts in news stories are like expert witnesses in trials. If you know whether the defense or the prosecution called a particular expert witness to the stand, you know which way the witness will testify. Journalists often go looking for quotes to fit their favorite argument into a news story. Bias by story selection – a pattern of highlighting news stories that coincide with the agenda of either the Left or the Right, while ignoring stories that coincide with the opposing view; printing a story or study released by a liberal or conservative group but ignoring studies on the same or similar topics released by the opposing group. To identify bias by story selection you’ll need to know the conservative and liberal sides of the issue.

Types of Bias Notes Bias by placement – Story placement is a measure of how important the editor considers the story. Studies have shown that, in the case of the average newspaper reader and the average news story, most people read only the headline. Bias by placement is where in the paper or in an article a story or event is printed; a pattern of placing news stories so as to downplay information supportive of either conservative views or liberal views. Bias by labeling — Bias by labeling comes in two forms. The first is the tagging of conservative politicians and groups with extreme labels while leaving liberal politicians and groups unlabeled or with more mild labels, or vice versa. The second kind of bias by labeling occurs when a reporter not only fails to identify a liberal as a liberal or a conservative as a conservative, but describes the person or group with positive labels, such as “an expert” or “independent consumer group”. In so doing, the reporter imparts an air of authority that the source does not deserve. Bias by spin – Bias by spin occurs when the story has only one interpretation of an event or policy, to the exclusion of the other; spin involves tone – it’s a reporter’s subjective comments about objective facts; makes one side’s ideological perspective look better than another.

Poe’s Final Days, pg. 184 After reading, you will complete the chart on your assigned article.

Synthesizing Sources: Poe’s Final Days Source 1Source 2 Source Information (Title, author, publication date) Central Argument Key evidence/details

Collecting Sources: Bibliographies Rules for Bibliographies Directions: Use the pieces from Edgar Allan Poe in the textbook to create a Works Cited page. THEN, choose two books from around the room to add to your Works Cited page.

Who’s That Person?? Look at your papers and determine who this mystery person is. This will be your person assigned to research for the entire unit.

Project Scenario: Unit 2 What was the cause of death? Your team has been assigned the case of an untimely death of a celebrity. As investigators of a suspicious death, your group will find a variety of accounts (at least four) of the death told through different media. You will analyze each source of information for what details are emphasized and identify any biases in each source. You will synthesize your findings in a written final report that will be presented to your chief detective. In addition to your written report for your supervisor, your group will create a presentation using another type of media to share your findings with the entire detective squad.

ENGLISH I October 3, 2014

1 st -6 th : Consult previous slides and pick up from ending point. These two days are one continuous lesson.

Warm-Up Quiz 6 ◦ What does the root “ob-” mean? ◦ If a scent is “omnipresent”, what does that mean? ◦ If “gon” means sides, what does “polygon” mean? ◦ If “diem” means day, what does “per diem” mean? ◦ List all the adverbs, adjectives, and the ENTIRE prepositional phrases in the sentence: The old lady yelled loudly to her cats as she walked through the smelly house.