English 12A: Today we finished Section I from The Last Lecture. If you were absent, a PDF of it can be found here: http://coachsmithushistoryclass.weebly.com/uploads/8/5/4/8/8548767/the_last_lecture_by_randy_pausch.pdf
Read through page 18. For everyone else, read for 20 minutes tonight.
English Honors 9A: Today we read some of Chapter 5 from To Kill a Mockingbird.
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Monday, September 23, 2019
Monday, September 23
English 12A: Today we watched Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture" in preparation for reading his book. You can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo
We watched the first 18 minutes. The middle 30 minutes are a little insiderish, so we skipped that and then picked up at 54:35, watching the final 20 minutes. If you were absent watch those parts and fill out this form:
English Honors 9A: Today we began something called a Triple Entry Journal. We also read a This I Believe essay titled The Mysterious Connections that Bind us Together. Read that on your own if you were absent. We also read Chapter 3 in To Kill a Mockingbird. Due for tomorrow are the five This I Believe essays you had to read on your own. Bring that form to class tomorrow.
We watched the first 18 minutes. The middle 30 minutes are a little insiderish, so we skipped that and then picked up at 54:35, watching the final 20 minutes. If you were absent watch those parts and fill out this form:
As we view Randy Pausch’s lecture, please complete the following form:
English Honors 9A: Today we began something called a Triple Entry Journal. We also read a This I Believe essay titled The Mysterious Connections that Bind us Together. Read that on your own if you were absent. We also read Chapter 3 in To Kill a Mockingbird. Due for tomorrow are the five This I Believe essays you had to read on your own. Bring that form to class tomorrow.
Friday, September 20, 2019
Friday, September 20
Well, to quote Han Solo, "I've got a bad feeling about this." Nevertheless, I will say: Utah 28-USC 27. Let's hope they don't do the Utes like Han did Greedo.
English 12A: We looked at a bunch of great This I Believe essays. Read for 20 minutes this weekend.
English Honors 9A: We read Chapter 2 from To Kill a Mockingbird. Read for 20 minutes this weekend.
English 12A: We looked at a bunch of great This I Believe essays. Read for 20 minutes this weekend.
English Honors 9A: We read Chapter 2 from To Kill a Mockingbird. Read for 20 minutes this weekend.
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Thursday, September 19
English 12A: Today we began Phase 2 of your end of the trimester This I Believe project, focusing today on what an effective This I Believe essay looks like. You are to read 5 essays from their website and write a short paragraph about each one, explaining what you liked about it. Do this for your 20 minutes of reading.
English Honors 9A: Today we spent a lot of time studying geography and setting by reading Chapter 19 of How to Read Literature Like a Professor. You can find Chapter 19 here: https://cleveland.rrps.net/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=4043952
Read it if you were absent. For your 20 minutes of reading homework, complete Chapter 1 from To Kill a Mockingbird.
English Honors 9A: Today we spent a lot of time studying geography and setting by reading Chapter 19 of How to Read Literature Like a Professor. You can find Chapter 19 here: https://cleveland.rrps.net/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=4043952
Read it if you were absent. For your 20 minutes of reading homework, complete Chapter 1 from To Kill a Mockingbird.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Wednesday, September 18
English 12A: Today we focused on simple sentences and what they entail through our Sentence of the Week program. We then focused on Phase 1 of our end of the trimester This I Believe project. You should have at least a dozen belief statements before class on Thursday.
English Honors 9A: Today we began reading To Kill a Mockingbird. We discussed some of the important issues to understand before reading it, and read two This I Believe essays to set the tone for the first chapter. Your homework is to read for 20 minutes.
English Honors 9A: Today we began reading To Kill a Mockingbird. We discussed some of the important issues to understand before reading it, and read two This I Believe essays to set the tone for the first chapter. Your homework is to read for 20 minutes.
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Tuesday, September 17
English 12A: Today we focused on writing a descriptive paragraph that imitates the passage from Charlotte's Web that we used yesterday to practice visualization. Think of this as the other end of the telepathy spectrum King writes about: You are trying to get the image in your mind into the mind of your reader. The assignment is on Canvas and is due tonight. Read for 20 minutes as well.
English Honors 9A: Today we focused on exploring NRP's This I Believe website in order to give each of you a good idea of what an effective This I Believe essay looks like. By Friday, you need to read five essays from the website (www.thisibelieve.org) and write a short paragraph description of what you liked about each of them. Read for 20 minutes as well.
English Honors 9A: Today we focused on exploring NRP's This I Believe website in order to give each of you a good idea of what an effective This I Believe essay looks like. By Friday, you need to read five essays from the website (www.thisibelieve.org) and write a short paragraph description of what you liked about each of them. Read for 20 minutes as well.
Monday, September 16, 2019
Monday, September 16
English 12A: Today our focus was on visualization. As you read for 20 minutes tonight for homework, try to visualize something in the text as vividly as you can.
English Honors 9A: Today we took a look at our end of the trimester project, which is centered around NPR's This I Believe program. You should have multiple belief statements as we begin working on Phase 1 of this project. Read for 20 minutes tonight. Bring headphones to class on Tuesday.
English Honors 9A: Today we took a look at our end of the trimester project, which is centered around NPR's This I Believe program. You should have multiple belief statements as we begin working on Phase 1 of this project. Read for 20 minutes tonight. Bring headphones to class on Tuesday.
Friday, September 13, 2019
Friday, September 13
Okay, here's your prediction, even though it's Friday the 13th: Utah 49, Idaho State 6.
English 12A: Today we did some reflection on your college application essays. If you weren't here, the assignment is on Canvas and you should complete it before class on Monday. Also, read for 20 minutes.
English Honors 9A: Today we read "The Necklace" and took a test that measures your understanding of the literary devices we have studied. Your essay is due Sunday night at midnight. Read for 20 minutes.
English 12A: Today we did some reflection on your college application essays. If you weren't here, the assignment is on Canvas and you should complete it before class on Monday. Also, read for 20 minutes.
English Honors 9A: Today we read "The Necklace" and took a test that measures your understanding of the literary devices we have studied. Your essay is due Sunday night at midnight. Read for 20 minutes.
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Thursday, September 12
English 12A: Today we read an essay titled "Be Specific." You can find this assignment on Canvas. Your college application essay is due on Friday on paper. Read for 20 minutes tonight.
English Honors 9A: Today we began an essay, in response to the two short stories we just read ("The Lottery" and "The Lady or the Tiger?") that answers to the prompt, "Which society is more just?" You can find this assignment on Canvas. It is due by midnight, Sunday. Read for 20 minutes tonight.
English Honors 9A: Today we began an essay, in response to the two short stories we just read ("The Lottery" and "The Lady or the Tiger?") that answers to the prompt, "Which society is more just?" You can find this assignment on Canvas. It is due by midnight, Sunday. Read for 20 minutes tonight.
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Wednesday, September 11
English 12A: Today we performed The 10% Solution on your essays. You should finish this tonight. The final copy of your essay is due, on paper, Friday, September 13. Read for 20 minutes tonight as well.
English Honors 9A: Today we focused on two things: various conclusions to try (you can find this lesson on Canvas), and practicing a discussion technique called Philosophical Chairs as we debated the following question: Consider the two societies described in the short stories "The Lady or the Tiger?" and "The Lottery." Which is the more just society? Continue to contemplate this question, and read for 20 minutes tonight.
English Honors 9A: Today we focused on two things: various conclusions to try (you can find this lesson on Canvas), and practicing a discussion technique called Philosophical Chairs as we debated the following question: Consider the two societies described in the short stories "The Lady or the Tiger?" and "The Lottery." Which is the more just society? Continue to contemplate this question, and read for 20 minutes tonight.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Great Extra Credit Opportunity
The winner of the competition (grades 9-12) will receive a check for $2,500.00 from the McCarthey Family Foundation at its annual lecture Nov. 9, 2019 featuring presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham as lecturer.
CASH PRIZE ESSAY COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS GRADES 6-12 and students at COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES IN UTAH
Deadline for Entries: Friday September 27, 2019
In conjunction with the annual McCarthey Family Foundation Lecture Series: In Praise of Independent Journalism, students in grades 6-12 and at colleges and universities (undergraduate and graduate ) in Utah are invited to submit an original essay concerning freedom of the press. Categories are as follows:
University & college students: 1,000 word essay; cash prize of $4,000.00
Grades 9-12: 750 word essay: cash prize of $2,500.00
Grades 6- 8: 500 word essay; cash prize of $1,500.00
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: DEADLINE - Friday September 27, 2019. Email a Word document, typed and double-spaced, to mkl@mklpr.com. All entries must include student’s name, phone number, email address and name and department of the university or college or name of the school and grade in which the student is currently enrolled. Essays may be submitted anytime prior to the September 27, 2019 deadline.
The winning essayist in each category will be introduced and receive his/her cash prize at the 14th Annual McCarthey Family Foundation Lecture: In Praise of Independent Journalism Saturday, November 9, 2019, 7:00 PM at Rowland Hall, Philip G. McCarthey Campus, 720 Guardsman Way in Salt Lake City. The Lecture is open to the public at no charge. The winning essays will be printed in the evening’s program. Pulitzer Prize-winning author and presidential historian Jon Meacham will be the guest lecturer.
CASH PRIZE ESSAY COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS GRADES 6-12 and students at COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES IN UTAH
Deadline for Entries: Friday September 27, 2019
In conjunction with the annual McCarthey Family Foundation Lecture Series: In Praise of Independent Journalism, students in grades 6-12 and at colleges and universities (undergraduate and graduate ) in Utah are invited to submit an original essay concerning freedom of the press. Categories are as follows:
University & college students: 1,000 word essay; cash prize of $4,000.00
Grades 9-12: 750 word essay: cash prize of $2,500.00
Grades 6- 8: 500 word essay; cash prize of $1,500.00
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: DEADLINE - Friday September 27, 2019. Email a Word document, typed and double-spaced, to mkl@mklpr.com. All entries must include student’s name, phone number, email address and name and department of the university or college or name of the school and grade in which the student is currently enrolled. Essays may be submitted anytime prior to the September 27, 2019 deadline.
The winning essayist in each category will be introduced and receive his/her cash prize at the 14th Annual McCarthey Family Foundation Lecture: In Praise of Independent Journalism Saturday, November 9, 2019, 7:00 PM at Rowland Hall, Philip G. McCarthey Campus, 720 Guardsman Way in Salt Lake City. The Lecture is open to the public at no charge. The winning essays will be printed in the evening’s program. Pulitzer Prize-winning author and presidential historian Jon Meacham will be the guest lecturer.
ESSAY QUESTION: UTAH STUDENTS GRADES 9-12
“Power can be very addictive. And it can be corrosive. And it’s important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power.”
- George W. Bush
NBC Today February 2017
In an essay of no more than 750 words, (1) discuss this quote as it relates to the press in a democracy and (2) provide examples to support your position.
For more information: www.rowlandhall.org/mccartheylectureseries
or
Mary Kay Lazarus 801.328.8899 mkl@mklpr.com
Mary Kay Lazarus 801.328.8899 mkl@mklpr.com
YOU MAY ENTER THIS CONTEST FOR 50 POINTS EXTRA CREDIT. GIVE MR. BAIRD A COPY OF YOUR ESSAY ON OR BEFORE THE DUE DATE.
Tuesday, September 10
English 12A: Today we learned a revision and editing technique called The 10% Solution. The lesson can be found on Canvas. We will practice this technique in class tomorrow, so it is critical that your essay is completed before class on Wednesday. Read for 20 minutes as well.
English Honors 9A: Today we focused on Shirley Jackson's short story, "The Lottery" and annotated it for both questions and for as many literary concepts as possible. In lieu of reading from your book for 20 minutes tonight, I want you to reread (and continue to annotate) the story in preparation for a writing assignment.
English Honors 9A: Today we focused on Shirley Jackson's short story, "The Lottery" and annotated it for both questions and for as many literary concepts as possible. In lieu of reading from your book for 20 minutes tonight, I want you to reread (and continue to annotate) the story in preparation for a writing assignment.
Monday, September 9, 2019
Monday, September 9
Looks like I was right again about the Utes...
English 12A: Today our focus was on revision of your essay based on the rubric (which can be found on Canvas or in your packet). You need to have a typed copy on paper for class tomorrow.
English Honors 9A: Today our focus was threefold: making predictions as readers, understanding how authors use characterization, and writing in a tone and style that imitates another writer. See Canvas for the assignment titled "The Lady or the Tiger?" and complete it.
English 12A: Today our focus was on revision of your essay based on the rubric (which can be found on Canvas or in your packet). You need to have a typed copy on paper for class tomorrow.
English Honors 9A: Today our focus was threefold: making predictions as readers, understanding how authors use characterization, and writing in a tone and style that imitates another writer. See Canvas for the assignment titled "The Lady or the Tiger?" and complete it.
Friday, September 6, 2019
Friday, September 6
Mark it down: Utah 35, Northern Illinois 13.
English 12A: You need to have a draft of your essay completed for class on Monday. Read for 20 minutes this weekend.
English Honors 9A: Today we learned how to use the library. Your homework is to complete your essay and read for 20 minutes.
English 12A: You need to have a draft of your essay completed for class on Monday. Read for 20 minutes this weekend.
English Honors 9A: Today we learned how to use the library. Your homework is to complete your essay and read for 20 minutes.
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Thursday, September 5
English 12A: Today we focused on different kinds of conclusions to use. I'd bet there's a quiz on them tomorrow. You will need to have a completed draft of your essay ready for class on Friday.
English Honors 9A: Today our focus was on how to cite sources in our writing. To learn this, we read Chapter 3 from They Say I Say (pages 42-50), which you can find here: https://1.cdn.edl.io/6wtPh1XyoVEHOXNiHwPffkk4Mg4hx976RBZsh6z8RaWY4ic6.pdf
Scroll down and read pages 42-50. From there, your task was to write at least one body paragraph with at least two pieces of textual evidence that support your theme.
Read for 20 minutes. A paper copy of your essay (or these first couple of paragraphs, anyway) is due on Monday at the start of class.
English Honors 9A: Today our focus was on how to cite sources in our writing. To learn this, we read Chapter 3 from They Say I Say (pages 42-50), which you can find here: https://1.cdn.edl.io/6wtPh1XyoVEHOXNiHwPffkk4Mg4hx976RBZsh6z8RaWY4ic6.pdf
Scroll down and read pages 42-50. From there, your task was to write at least one body paragraph with at least two pieces of textual evidence that support your theme.
Read for 20 minutes. A paper copy of your essay (or these first couple of paragraphs, anyway) is due on Monday at the start of class.
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Wednesday, September 4
English 12A: Today we continued to work on your college application essays. Spend 20 minutes on it tonight, and read for 20 minutes as well.
English Honors 9A: Today we addressed the question, "What is the theme of the short story 'Raymond's Run'"? We crafted an introduction to an essay that addresses that prompt. Tomorrow we will continue to develop this essay and work on integrating textual evidence. Make sure your introduction has all four ingredients and that you correctly use on of the hook techniques we covered, and that your thesis is solid. Read for 20 minutes as well.
English Honors 9A: Today we addressed the question, "What is the theme of the short story 'Raymond's Run'"? We crafted an introduction to an essay that addresses that prompt. Tomorrow we will continue to develop this essay and work on integrating textual evidence. Make sure your introduction has all four ingredients and that you correctly use on of the hook techniques we covered, and that your thesis is solid. Read for 20 minutes as well.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Tuesday, September 3
English 12: We focused on writing the body paragraphs of your college application essay, developing the prompt as fully as possible. Spend about 20 minutes on it tonight, as well as 20 minutes on reading.
English Honors 9A: Today you turned in your introduction practice that you wrote about the short story "Lamb to the Slaughter." We then focused on the concept of theme and read a short story titled "Raymond's Run." You were to annotate this and identify seven passages that reveal theme. We will build on this tomorrow.
English Honors 9A: Today you turned in your introduction practice that you wrote about the short story "Lamb to the Slaughter." We then focused on the concept of theme and read a short story titled "Raymond's Run." You were to annotate this and identify seven passages that reveal theme. We will build on this tomorrow.
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