· WARMUP: Number a paper 1 – 9 and answer the following fill-in-blank (make your best guesses):
o The average home has at least ____1_______ TV sets and the average American watches ____2_____ hours of TV every day which is over _____3_______ over the course of one’s lifetime sitting in front of the tube.
o It takes ______4________ cows to feed humans in the United States (annually). Each human (in the U.S.) consumes ___5____ pints of milk a week or ____6_____ pints a month or ____7_____ pints a year. We will each consume ___8___ pints of milk per person per lifetime.
o But milk is only a tiny part of our diet. As a nation, we eat a total of ___9___ pounds of food every day.
§ Reviewed the answers
Doubting Bully intro:
- Introduce “Doubting Bully” concept for writing where we will PROVE our assertions on a fictional person named Pinky
- Pinky is…_____a liar_______. (Choose from list of the horrible characteristics)
- Imagine someone right there arguing, “No, Pinky is NOT a liar.”
- With words, prove to this bully that Pinky is a liar by telling the story about something you saw Pinky do one time that proves that Pinky is a liar.
1. Your goal is to silence him with words.
Began Human Footprint unit DAY1
Watched half of documentary film today Human Footprint – approx. 45 - 55 minutes - http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/human_footprint
As you watch the film:
- Write down 4 direct quotations from the film (that you will later use in your paper)
- Write down 4 examples from the film that show how every human being impacts the earth.
After watching the video:
- Think of 2 specific examples from your own life (that were not mentioned in the video) that illustrate your personal understanding of impact.
- Consider possible solutions. What can be done? Who should do what? Why?
ENGLISH homework:
Due Wednesday: Having chosen your poorly written “tell” statement (see choices from Monday). Then TYPE 2 copies of a well-organized, tripled-spaced “SHOW” paragraph (of 7 sentences) and cut ONE of them apart into individual SENTENCES. Your other typed copy will serve as an answer key. Only typed copies will be accepted.
No vocabulary test this week or next.
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PLAYWRITING – Day 44
Continued writing our ending to “A Marriage Proposal” by Anton Chekhov
Go to LAB 140 – write ending of play – DAY 2
If finished with 10 pages, read about PROPER script format and make appropriate changes (time-permitting)
RE: website: http://www.playwriting101.com/ - focus on items #5 - 11.
PLAYWRITING homework:
Continue working on our play’s ending (10 page minimum)
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