For Next Week

For Monday:
"With These Words, I Can Sell You Anything" and "The Language of Advertising"

For Wed:

No class, but Essay 1 revisions due by 11:59pm. Emailed to me as attachments.

For Wed

For Wed
“Texting” and “’r u online?’ The Evolving Lexicon of Wired Teens”

Find examples of propaganda today to show class.
(Youtube is fine. Leave them as comments on the blog)

For Monday

For Monday:
Analysis think sheets for “How to Detect Propaganda” and “Doubts About Doublespeak”

For Wed

For Wed:
1.) Analysis think sheets for “The Betrayal of Liberty on America’s Campuses” and “Regulating Racist Speech on Campus”

Start reading Persepolis I'll be more specific about page numbers soon.

Work for This Week

For TH: Essays emailed to me as attachments by 11:59pm.

For Monday:
Analysis Think Sheets for “Why a Global Language?” and “What Global Language”

Personal Narrative Essay 1 Evaluation Sheet

Hi, Class! Here's the evaluation sheet (how I'll be grading) for essay 1! Let me know if you have questions:


Eng 12 Evaluation Essay 1 Personal Narrative
Essayist:__________________________

• Title: Does your title forecast the issue or problem your essay examines and make readers want to read on?
o Exceptional__ _____ Proficient__ X ______ Needs Work__ ____


• Opening move: Describes the problem, why it is worth pursuing, why it is problematic, why the writer, as the investigator, is interested in it; in other words, it hooks the reader. Is this a stylized intro?
o Exceptional___ ____ Proficient__ X _____ Needs Work ____

Body Paragraphs:

• Organized: Is it evident that this paper was planned, is there an order to this narrative? Is the organization clear? Can the reader follow the logic of the essay?
o Exceptional__ X _____ Proficient__ _____ Needs Work__ ____

Flow: Are there logical transitions? Does the author provide enough transitions to help the reader see how points are connected? Is the does the paper read smoothly, or is it jumpy to the reader?
o Exceptional_______ Proficient__ X _____ Needs Work__ ____

Style: Is there a sense of voice in this writing? Is there a personality behind the writer, or, does this read like textbook writing?
o Exceptional_______ Proficient__ X _____ Needs Work__ ____

• Detail: Are there plenty of level 1 details to engage the reader?
o Exceptional___ ____ Proficient__ X _____ Needs Work__ ____

• The author's writing demonstrates careful editing with attention to stylistic choices such as use of strong verbs, use of attributive tags, strategic use of punctuation and unified paragraphs. Writer uses logos, pathos, and ethos to give their writing depth.
o Exceptional_______ Proficient___ X _____ Needs Work_ __

Proofreading: The essay demonstrates careful proofreading and does not contain serious errors in spelling or punctuation (in particular, comma splice errors, sentence fragments, misused semicolons or colons). Awkward phrasing also falls into this category.
o Exceptional_______ Proficient__ X ___ Needs Work _

Closing is satisfying to reader, this conclusion must, above all, NOT summarize the essay. It must be stylized, and an appropriate style of conclusion.
o Exceptional___ ____ Proficient____ X ____ Needs Work__ ____

MLA
Proficient X ____ Needs Work______

Notes on Citations from Class

First Page Header:
Susie Student
English 12
Professor Hunt
October 13, 2011

Ways of citing and paraphrase:
Essay writing essay writing writing essay writing essay writing “Something really brilliant” (Hunt 23).
Essay writing essay writing writing essay writing essay writing Hunt said, “Something really brilliant” (23).

Essay writing essay writing writing essay writing essay writing writing essay writing essay writing “Another brilliant thing” (Ibid).

Essay writing essay writing writing essay writing writing essay writing writing essay writing writing essay writing writing essay writing essay writing there is this really brilliant thing that was said (Hunt 23).

Works Cited
Goshgarian, Gary, ed. Exploring Language. New York: Longman, 2010. Print.

Don't forget to sandwich your quotes!!!















Hunt 2

OWL at Purdue MLA Link

Purdue OWL MLA

Work Due Next Week

For MONDAY:
Outlines emailed to me by 11:59 pm.

Paper 1 due TH (10/13), emailed to me by 11:59 pm.

Outline Example

I. Thesis: Puppies are the best pets, and everyone should have one.
a. Topic of Paragraph 1: Adorable
i. Detail 1: Fluffy
a.) Support: grooming
b.) Quote: “Cute dog hair” Book, p.
c.) Support: Baby hair
ii. Detail 2: Tiny
a.) Support: Babies
b.) Quote: “Baby dog quote”
c.) Support: put in bag
iii. Detail 3: Playful
a.) Support: fetch
b.) Quote: “Fetch quote”
c.) Support: Hyper
b. Topic of Paragraph 2: Smart
i. Detail 1: Smell
a.) Support: track stuff
b.) Quote: Conrad story
c.) Support: identify people/things
ii. Detail 2: Service Dogs
a.) Support: Help disabled
b.) Quote “Dogs helpful”
c.) Support: Rescue Dogs
iii. Detail 3: Natural Instincts
a.) Support: Guard Dogs
b.) Quote: “Guard doggy”
c.) Support: Weather
c. Topic of Paragraph 3: Man’s Best Friend
i. Detail 1:Loyal
a.) Support: Follow Command
b.) Quote/anecdote
c.) Support: Finding way home
ii. Detail 2: Protective
a.) Support: Aggressive to strangers
b.) Quote/Anecdote
c.) Support: Watch for owner
iii. Detail 3: Companions
a.) Support: Sleep with you
b.) Quote/Anecdote example
c.) Support: Cheer you up

Dave Chappelle

Explicating Vernacular

Essay 1 Assignment

Don't freak out. We'll discuss this in class.


English 12
Essay 1: Personal Narrative, Language
Because language is one of the things that makes humans unique, we will explore the idea of how we are shaped as individuals with our relationship to language.

Requirements:
 4+ Pages
 MLA format:
o Header
o Last name/page numbers
o Times New Roman font, size 12
o In-text citations
o Works Cited Page
 At least one source from Exploring Language cited
 Organization:
o Stylized Introduction (Not funnel, not quotation)
o 3-4 body paragraphs proving your point/explaining your purpose
o Stylized Conclusion (Not simple summary)

Questions to Consider:
 Is your relationship with language similar to any of the essays we have read so far?
 What is your relationship with language like?
 How has this relationship shaped who you are as a person?
 Are there family sayings or stories that other families don’t seem to have that have helped create your identity?
 What is your relationship with writing? Has it shaped who you are as a person?
 Have any of our readings changed the way you think or feel about language or writing? How? Why?

First page header:
Your Name Susie Student
Our Class English 12
My Name Professor Hunt
Date the paper is due (no short cuts) October 12, 2011

Jeff Foxworthy/Helen Keller/Outer Banks

Jeff Foxworthy:



Helen Keller:



Outer Banks Accent:

For Wed 10/5

For Wed: Think Sheets for “Do You Speak American?” and “Everyone has an Accent but Me”