Please set aside 30 minutes or so a day to say your speech aloud from start to finish. Recording or filming yourself doing it can also be helpful.
For Friday, please bring a bagged lunch, snacks and drinks as we are meeting together to watch "Lumumba" on the new rug. To prepare, please click the "Times Op-Ed" Link to the left and read that article about Congo. If you would like to read some current events in Africa, follow the feed at the bottom, especially "Uganda Gay Rights Activist is Beaten to Death."
Please try to bring in $3 for Lydia for the rug, if you haven't already done so.
Enjoy the snow day!
Coming soon: We will begin sophomore speeches in class on Tuesday (C)/Wed (G). We plan on giving you more time to work on projects next week during a couple of History blocks.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Speech Update
I hope you all are enjoying the snow day! I took the opportunity to read the rest of the drafts.
The following people need to email me (jscozzaro@gmail.com) with their drafts if you want feedback: LC, AM & BS.
If you have any questions, please email me over the weekend. If you want me to look at a new version, please highlight one paragraph in particular, as I can't possibly read a new draft from everyone over the weekend. (I learned this lesson this week!)
Now, we are ready to move to the memorization phase! So start committing your speech to memory by reading it aloud from start to beginning several times.
If you get a chance, read the NY Times Op-ed linked in the left-hand corner of this page. It will definitely prepare you for watching "Lumumba" next Friday.
Don't worry about the projects. We will push that back so it doesn't interfere with the speech contest.
Have a good weekend!
The following people need to email me (jscozzaro@gmail.com) with their drafts if you want feedback: LC, AM & BS.
If you have any questions, please email me over the weekend. If you want me to look at a new version, please highlight one paragraph in particular, as I can't possibly read a new draft from everyone over the weekend. (I learned this lesson this week!)
Now, we are ready to move to the memorization phase! So start committing your speech to memory by reading it aloud from start to beginning several times.
If you get a chance, read the NY Times Op-ed linked in the left-hand corner of this page. It will definitely prepare you for watching "Lumumba" next Friday.
Don't worry about the projects. We will push that back so it doesn't interfere with the speech contest.
Have a good weekend!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Speech Drafts
Due to the snow day yesterday, I am going to extend the deadline for the speech draft until Friday midnight via email to: jscozzaro@gmail.com
I will have the laptop cart in class tomorrow for G and C blocks so you can plan on having class time to write.
If you think you might need the weekend, just ask me for an extension, and I will grant you one.
Questions?
1. How do I cite my source in my Bibliography?
check out: http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/NSHS/library/Bibliography/BibliographicFormats.htm
I will have the laptop cart in class tomorrow for G and C blocks so you can plan on having class time to write.
If you think you might need the weekend, just ask me for an extension, and I will grant you one.
Questions?
1. How do I cite my source in my Bibliography?
check out: http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/NSHS/library/Bibliography/BibliographicFormats.htm
Monday, January 10, 2011
Week of 1/10-1/14
All week, work on your rough draft. Save it to a flashdrive and bring flashdrive to class each day.
Before you begin your draft, you need to identify what your central purpose is. This is slightly different than your topic & call to action. The purpose is why people should pay attention to your speech.
For example from class today: to recognize the unsung heroes, to be nicer, to make you a better person, to save lives, to focus on what makes you happy, not to judge people too hastily, to rediscover the thrill of learning, to not waste your life, etc.
Once you have the central purpose identified, you can think of a good opener to get people interested in this central purpose. From there you can transition into your pros and cons for your argument.
Email me (jscozzaro@gmail.com) any questions.
Also, check out 350.org & worldlearning.org if you enjoyed the co-opera in the auditorium today, or if you were unable to attend and wanted to know what you missed. Click on the links to the left of this posting.
Before you begin your draft, you need to identify what your central purpose is. This is slightly different than your topic & call to action. The purpose is why people should pay attention to your speech.
For example from class today: to recognize the unsung heroes, to be nicer, to make you a better person, to save lives, to focus on what makes you happy, not to judge people too hastily, to rediscover the thrill of learning, to not waste your life, etc.
Once you have the central purpose identified, you can think of a good opener to get people interested in this central purpose. From there you can transition into your pros and cons for your argument.
Email me (jscozzaro@gmail.com) any questions.
Also, check out 350.org & worldlearning.org if you enjoyed the co-opera in the auditorium today, or if you were unable to attend and wanted to know what you missed. Click on the links to the left of this posting.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Fishbowl Discussion Notes 1/7/11
Sophie, Eliza, Jules, James, Brian, Joe, Lucian
Who is fighting in "A Long Way Gone"?
There's a rebel group and the Sierra Leone Army.
Is he fighting for the rebels?
No he's so against the rebels.
The people who are not in the Army form militias to resist the rebels but they're not part of the government forces.
I don't get why the rebels are destroying the villages.
They are killing to kill, because they want to exterminate those who don't help him.
Ishmael realizes that living and staying alive is a resistance.
There was the time he was on his knees by the river with his brother and the rebels are distracted and he escapes and hides and begins his resistance.
How old is he during the war?
He's a couple years younger than us.
There were a couple of times he felt like he was totally alone.
When he found out about the rebels killing his family.
When he was with the kid who ate the bird and died.
When he was getting recruited he felt like he had a home again and then later he snapped out of it.
When he was playing soccer in the village and he remembered his childhood, but he realized they were using soccer to try to recruit the boys.
When he was on the run and people he met along the way were suspicious of him because he was a young man and they thought he was a soldier.
I was enjoying it the whole book because he went in depth, but the ending felt abrupt. It felt like it just ended it and didn't explain how he got from the big village to New York.
When they burned his cassettes and they were trying to brainwash him, you expected him to resist more, but ...
Well there's only so much you can take. When he finally has the realization that he's going to kill someone.
He also realizes the power that comes with having a gun and he's afraid of that power.
He's afraid he's going to turn into a killer like the rebels.
I don't feel like he's motivated by revenge. When he gets so used to killing and seeing blood, he seems to become one of them.
When he can't run away he feels trapped.
It definitely made me feel like my problems were small compared to his.
Who is fighting in "A Long Way Gone"?
There's a rebel group and the Sierra Leone Army.
Is he fighting for the rebels?
No he's so against the rebels.
The people who are not in the Army form militias to resist the rebels but they're not part of the government forces.
I don't get why the rebels are destroying the villages.
They are killing to kill, because they want to exterminate those who don't help him.
Ishmael realizes that living and staying alive is a resistance.
There was the time he was on his knees by the river with his brother and the rebels are distracted and he escapes and hides and begins his resistance.
How old is he during the war?
He's a couple years younger than us.
There were a couple of times he felt like he was totally alone.
When he found out about the rebels killing his family.
When he was with the kid who ate the bird and died.
When he was getting recruited he felt like he had a home again and then later he snapped out of it.
When he was playing soccer in the village and he remembered his childhood, but he realized they were using soccer to try to recruit the boys.
When he was on the run and people he met along the way were suspicious of him because he was a young man and they thought he was a soldier.
I was enjoying it the whole book because he went in depth, but the ending felt abrupt. It felt like it just ended it and didn't explain how he got from the big village to New York.
When they burned his cassettes and they were trying to brainwash him, you expected him to resist more, but ...
Well there's only so much you can take. When he finally has the realization that he's going to kill someone.
He also realizes the power that comes with having a gun and he's afraid of that power.
He's afraid he's going to turn into a killer like the rebels.
I don't feel like he's motivated by revenge. When he gets so used to killing and seeing blood, he seems to become one of them.
When he can't run away he feels trapped.
It definitely made me feel like my problems were small compared to his.
Monday, January 3, 2011
HW for week 1/3-1/7
Monday (C)/ Tuesday (G)
1. Do some freewriting about your speech topic: summarize your position in favor of your topic and try to jot down at least 2 opposing views on your position. (1 page handwritten)
2. keep reading outside reading book
Tuesday (C)/Wednesday (G)
1. Phrase your topic in the form of a yes/no question and fill out a pro/con chart that will help you figure out what you need to research in class tomorrow. (Like the one we did in class on Is Harry Potter important to our generation?)
2. keep reading outside reading
Wednesday (C)/Thursday (G)
1. Watch a few sample speeches (which are all exceptional, but no pressure!): Copy & paste the link--- http://bcove.me/qi8zbznm
2. Work on your research for your speech
3. Read
1. Do some freewriting about your speech topic: summarize your position in favor of your topic and try to jot down at least 2 opposing views on your position. (1 page handwritten)
2. keep reading outside reading book
Tuesday (C)/Wednesday (G)
1. Phrase your topic in the form of a yes/no question and fill out a pro/con chart that will help you figure out what you need to research in class tomorrow. (Like the one we did in class on Is Harry Potter important to our generation?)
2. keep reading outside reading
Wednesday (C)/Thursday (G)
1. Watch a few sample speeches (which are all exceptional, but no pressure!): Copy & paste the link--- http://bcove.me/qi8zbznm
2. Work on your research for your speech
3. Read
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Happy New Year!
Hello everyone,
Just a quick note to wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year! I hope your break was fun and restful.
For tomorrow, write the following down on an index card or piece of paper, filling in the blanks accordingly:
"I am thinking that my sophomore speech will focus on _____________________ (fill in your topic). I want my audience to ________________ (fill in what you want your audience to know or to do at the end of the speech).
As far as the outside reading is concerned, please try to finish your book(s) by the end of term 2.
See you soon.
Just a quick note to wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year! I hope your break was fun and restful.
For tomorrow, write the following down on an index card or piece of paper, filling in the blanks accordingly:
"I am thinking that my sophomore speech will focus on _____________________ (fill in your topic). I want my audience to ________________ (fill in what you want your audience to know or to do at the end of the speech).
As far as the outside reading is concerned, please try to finish your book(s) by the end of term 2.
See you soon.
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