Tuesday, November 25, 2014

your song

If a song would play every time you walked into a room, what song would play and why?

Monday, November 24, 2014

Name Theme

Name one theme you see in A Long Way Gone and explain why.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Memoir Confessions

http://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/celebrity/shocking-memoir-confessions/ss-BBeisFj?ocid=UP97DHP#image=1


Click on the link and view the slideshow.  Why do you believe that people reveal dark secrets in their memoir?  Why purpose could an author serve by admitting these things?

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Literature

What do you expect African literature aspects to look like?

Monday, November 17, 2014

Shocking Facts

Find two facts that shock you from this website:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sl.html


Record TWO as your responses....choose one and write it on the front board :)

Friday, November 14, 2014

POW

Name one of the four types of rhymes and an example!

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Monday, November 10, 2014

FAV!?!?!?

Did anyone's speech inform you or persuade you on a topic?  If not, which speech did you find to be the most convincing or well delivered and why?

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Yesterday

Yesterday's speeches:

Dan, Aaron, Tyler.

Beside their names, name the pillar of persuasion they used the most.  Did any speech raise awareness to you or change your mind about an issue?  Which one, and why?  Brainstorm questions for Dan & Aaron.

propaganda

I will show you a clip of a presidential debate.  They use one very clear example of propaganda.  Which type do they use, and is this argument working for you?  Why/why not?  Who would this argument work for??