Feb. 21, 2013

F.O.A. (Bellwork) Choose the paragraph below that gives the most engaging description. A. It was about to rain, so Garrett ran home really fast. B. Garrett ran really fast. It looked like it was going to rain. He did not want to get stuck in the rain. He hated getting wet. He wanted to get to his house before it started raining. He was not sure if he would make it. C.Garrett's small body shot across the field like a bullet. The sky was getting darker as the grey clouds floated across the bright yellow sun. He knew a storm was coming, and he wanted to make it home before buckets of rain began falling. D. Garrett wasn't a big kid, but he could run fast. He ran fast because he thought it was going to rain. He did not want to get stuck in the rain. He wanted to make it back to his house before the rain started falling.

F.O.A. (Bellwork) Choose the paragraph that gives the most vivid description of an iceberg. A. The iceberg is made of frozen water. It is floating in the ocean with other big pieces of ice. B. The iceberg is blue and pointy. C. The iceberg is roughly the shape of a triangle and sits in ocean water with no waves. The sky is filled with clouds. D. The lonely iceberg is cold and frosty blue. It has many angles and peaks and sits under a cloudy purple sky in calm, flat ocean water.

F.O.A. (Bellwork) Instead of kneeling down to pick up his books, Timmy suddenly turned on Felix, and with his fists and arms churning like the beaters in an electric mixer, he plowed into the bigger boy. What is meant by the simile “like the beaters in an electric mixer?” A. Felix was caught off guard like flour in a mixer. B. Electricity was flowing through Timmy's torso. C. Timmy had had enough and was ready to mix it up. D. Timmy was swinging his arms and fists rapidly.

EQs How do we determine the most effective way to present information to a certain audience? ( ) (CCSS SL4) How do you find the thesis and main points in a speech, and what purpose do they serve? ( ) (CCSS SL2) What tools can and should be used when delivering a speech? ( )(CCSS SL4) How can you engage your audience, and why do you need to? ( ) (CCSS SL4)

Rest of the week Today: Speeches Tomorrow: Test over figurative languages, speeches

Assignment Take notes on things you notice about Reagan and Kennedy

Assignment Write two paragraphs in which you compare and contrast Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton’s speaking styles. How do they speak alike and differently? When you finish, work on your speech.