Due 9/11

Pick a teacher at your school (each a different teacher, please, you can't all choose me or Mr. Sellers), and then define the rhetorical choices they make to present their school "persona." These choices are not limited to verbal and non-verbal communication, but include clothes, appearance of room, actions, reactions of others, etc.For example: He always stands outside his room to greet each of his students as they enter, but he is never smiling. What he is saying is: I have to be here and so do you.

Go back to 2007, blog #4 to see what others have said about the same teacher!

Due 8/8: the last blog!

This is a bit different from the assignment sheet I've given you. For this week's blog all I want is for you to create your argument as to whether this year's summer assignment was effective. Remember, as always, to post two replies (which challenge or offer more support) to other people's comments.

You can discuss any part of the assignment, from the textbook to the blog to the requirements and due-dates.


Good luck and enjoy the rest of your summer!

Due 8/1

Find and read an editorial from any paper or news magazine. Post your response to the article, with a link to the article so others can read it. In your responses, be sure to start using some of the AP language we've begun to develop over the summer. You can challenge, qualify, or support the claims made in the editorial.

It's fun to use local news, try the free lance star: http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/opinion

Due 7/25

i. Read the opinion or editorial page of any newspaper or news magazine (like Newsweek or USNews).
ii. Post the link to one article with which you agree and one with which you disagree separately.
iii. Below the link explain why you agree/disagree.Respond to two other choices by agreeing or disagreeing with either the article or the author’s rationale for choosing it.
iv. Respond to two other choices by agreeing or disagreeing with either the article or the author’s rationale for choosing it.

Due 7/18

i. Read chapter 5
ii. Post your response to the activity on151-152
iii. Choose one of the following activities, 155-158, 169 (1st), 169 (2nd), or the first one on 173.
iv. Respond to two other postings

Due 7/11

i. Read chapter 4.
ii. Choose two of the activities and do post your response separately:
1. page 124-125, 134-135, 137, or 139 (2nd choice).

Due 6/27

i. Read chapter 3
ii. Do a posting where you define and describe your writing process.
iii. Post your response to activity on page 113.
iv. Respond to two other postings – answer the questions (113).
Last day to drop this class is 7/7!!!
No posting week of July 4th.