Mr. Thomas

Start-Up: A Well-Rounded Learner; Do you consider yourself to be a learner, beyond the fact that you are literally a student? Why or why not? In regards to the type of learner you are, would you consider yourself to be well-rounded? In responding to this, be sure to address what you interpret "well-rounded" to mean in this context.

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*When you have finished, please prepare to record 10 new vocabulary words (two new Latin roots)

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1. Share/discuss Start-Up

2. Vocabulary:

• "Magn" = great

• Magnanimous - (adj) Noble of mind and heart; above revenge or resentment; gracious

• Magnate - (n) A powerful or influential man or woman, especially in business or industry

• Magnetize - (v) To exert a strong influence upon

• Magnitude - (n) Greatness of rank, position, or impact

• Magnum Opus - (n) A great work, especially a literary or artistic masterpiece

• "Cede/Cess" = go, yield

• Precedent - (n) Any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations

• Recede - (v) To go or move away; retreat; withdraw

• Incessant - (adj) Continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending

• Intercede - (v) To act on behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition

• Concede - (v) To acknowledge reluctantly as true, proper, or just; to admit

3. Web-Based Monday:

• Today you will brainstorm, plan, and write an Op-Ed on a topic of your choosing. An Op-Ed is the opposite of an editorial. This means that an op-ed is written in response to an editorial writer, going against or adding a new take on the topic discussed in the editorial. 

  • Choose a topic that interests you...something you will actually be able to form an opinion on. Now, find an article published on that topic.​

    • You may choose to simply browse the internet to find an article that interests you, rather than choosing a topic first...and that's ok!​

  • Read your chosen article

  • Make the MLA citation for your chosen article

  • Keep notes on points made with which you may disagree, contest, or consider to be faulty in some way

  • Construct a response to this article in which you present your opinion on the topic at hand

    • This could be a complete disagreement with the author or it may be offering that the author was too simple, too general, not taking into account an element that you think is necessary, etc.​

  • Your response should be at least 200 words in length

• Op-Ed Writing:

  • This style of writing is more conversational but still professional. Feel free to utilize techniques such as rhetorical questioning, ​hyperbole, or theoretical situations in order to get your point across.

• Submit to turnitin.com

• Research: What is allegory?

  • Find notable examples of allegory​

• Interview Preparation:

  • Brainstorm a list of questions you could ask one of your listed individuals

  • What is your big-picture life question?

• A Different Experience

  • Brainstorm a list of students (specific names not necessary) who have had a different high school experience than you

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Homework:

-Finish Op-Ed assignment

-Study vocabulary words and roots