river oaks [english]

Congrats to the district IV quiz bowl state champs ! The team includes Jacob Waalk, Maira Qayyum, Coley Rahn, Philip Raeisghasem, Aaron Rogers, Ryan Thurman and Deborah Rizzo. Well done guys...I'm very proud of all of you.

Now that you have chosen your topic (proposal letter) and created some note cards, it's time to organize your ideas into a coherent outline. We've discussed the process in class, of course, but I've also included a couple of links with instruction and examples below: Developing an Outline: Purdue's OWL Handout from the University of Washington Your outline must be typed, double-spaced and formatted according to MLA. It must also be over a page long and include the following: Your thesis (can also pre-write your intro) Alpha-numeric subdivisions (I, A, 1.) References to specific page numbers DUE MONDAY - In addition to your outline, bring your book and notes, for you will be writing your initial draft in class.

As we have discussed, advertising is ubiquitous. Everywhere we look -- on TV, on billboards, in magazines, even on people's clothing -- companies use persuasive messages to convince us to buy their products. Advertisers use the same methods of persuasion that apply to political rhetoric and satire: they employ the classic appeals of rhetoric - ethos, pathos, and logos -- through text and sensory images designed to win over their targeted audience. Your assignment is to write a comparison/contrast paper analyzing the rhetorical strategies of two print advertisements. Although your paper will be written in class, you will type the draft for a grade. Please focus on the following: The audience - based on the "context" of the ad (where and when the ad appears) The purpose - beyond the product, what else (abstractly) is being sold? The use of appeals - ethos (establishes ethics/authority), pathos (abstract emotions of the consumer), and logos (a logical argument based on re

Hello All - As we've been discussing Frankenstein , and the Romantics in general, I know I've mentioned Whitman's poem "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer." And the other day, I ran across John Shaw's photos from Louisiana Tech's observatory. They are a perfect pairing, I think, for demonstrating one of Shelley's main points - that the pursuit of scientific knowledge has the potential to impede our understanding and/or appreciation of Nature. From Louisiana Tech's Observatory: From Walt Whitman: WHEN I heard the learn’d astronomer; When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me; When I was shown the charts and the diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them; When I, sitting, heard the astronomer, where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room, How soon, unaccountable, I became tired and sick; Till rising and gliding out, I wander’d off by myself, In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time, Look’d up in pe

Congratulations to the Quiz Bowl team for coming in FIRST at ULM's tournament! The team is also headed to state as the district champs. Nerds rule!