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Monday, February 11, 2013

Mon. Feb.11

Bell Ringer: 

Observe the cartoons below. Choose one cartoon to answer the following questions (write questions):
  • What event is being satirized?
  • What is the cartoonist's opinion about the event?
  • What are the serious points being made?
  • If you were the editor of a newspaper, would you buy this cartoon? If not, why not?

Cartoon 1
Cartoon 2
  • Return to the groups you were in when reading Mark Twain's essays. Share with your group the cartoons you found and saved on your iPad (Friday). Your group must choose one to answer the same questions above. Be prepared to share with class.
  • Choose the essay you did not read on Thursday. Your choices were "The Lowest Animal" and "Advice to Youth." You will read the chosen essay and fulfill the following roles:
    • Summarizer - Describe the key points of the sections read. Create complete sentences that highlight these key points.
    • Questioner- Pose questions about the reading. Were there any unclear parts? Difficult vocabulary? What images reoccur?
    • Clarifier- Answer the questions created by your group member, and clarify any confusing parts.
***Be prepared to share your findings with the class. 
  • Individual work: Students will rewrite the first two paragraphs of "Advice to Youth." Change the paragraphs' tone. Tone is "the expression of the author's attitude toward his/her audience and subject matter. It can also be the expression of the speaker's attitude toward his/her listener or subject matter. And sometimes it's a little bit of both."

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