1. English 10 - 10/19/15 Write about your weekend. How do you fix a tuba?
Circumlocution – talking around a subject rather than getting to the point. Usually due to embarrassment.
Goals – Complete lyric PowerPoint presentations. Debate gun control.
Homework – Do a Wikipedia search for “prison labor camps in the south.” be prepared to talk about it tomorrow. Don’t forget to study Vocabulary 6 for quiz Friday.
With a tuba glue.

2. English /20/15
I have gained this by philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. Aristotle.
Why did the toilet paper roll down the hill?
Cledonism – using circumlocution to avoid using certain words that are believed to be unlucky; e.g. “twelve, twelve plus one, fourteen….”
Goals – Complete lyric presentations. Discuss the opener. What is your philosophy? Cool Hand Luke.
Homework – Write a brief paragraph about why you follow rules.
Because it wanted to get to the bottom.

3. English /21/15
“Sometimes nothing is a real cool hand.” What does Luke mean by that?
What do “Alexander the Great” and “Winnie the Pooh” have in common?
Chiastic – inverting words in otherwise similar phrases; e.g. “He went to the door, to the door went he.”
Goals – Watch Cool Hand Luke and discuss issues related to Self Reliance.
Homework – Read and underline the first five lines of “Self-Reliance” up to the word “till.” Write a brief paragraph about what you think it means.
Same middle name

4. English /22/15
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is the difference between roast beef and pea soup?
Catagraph – first draft.
Goals – Group discussion about principles leading to peace. Watch Cool Hand Luke.
Homework – Read and underline the first five lines of “Self-Reliance” up to the word “till.” Write a brief paragraph about what you think it means.
Well most people can roast beef.

5. English /23/15
Five minutes to prepare for your vocabulary Quiz #6.
Did you hear about the giant that threw up?
Cacography – Bad spelling, cramped or indistinct writing.
Goals – Complete vocabulary study for week 6. Prepare for Vocab. Final.
Homework – Study for vocab final.
It’s all over town.