Freshmen: Today we focused on the literary concept of Theme, practiced our thinking technique of observing, synthesizing, and stating a thesis. We did this primarily by watching Mark Osborne's short film "More" (you can find this on youtube). We also went over the expectations for vocabulary (you can find the schedule on this blog) as well as how to use turnitin.com (see this blog for info regarding that). Your homework is as follows: Read for 20 minutes Tuesday and Wednesday; chapter 1 vocabulary is due Friday; finish your observation, synthesis, and thesis chart for the film - your thesis should be what you believe the theme of More to be; due Monday by 7:59 AM is an essay to turnitin.com that answers some variation of the following prompt: What is the theme of "More"? or, What is the message of "More"? Remember, a good essay is 8-19 paragraphs long, your theme should be a sentence (rather than a one word statement), and everything in the essay should revolve around what you believe the theme to be. Set up your turnitin.com account this week and see me if there is a problem.
CNF: Today we practiced our ability to thin slice based on bedroom photos, couples in conversation, and the Big Five Inventory.
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Mr. Baird, is the essay due monday on Our thesis statement of "More"?
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