Midterm Study Guide

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READ CHAPTER 6 of TOM SAWYER TONIGHT!

The Test: Essay, Short Answers, Diagramming Sentences

Recommended Reading & Studying:

Zinn Chapter 2, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano p. 56, The Scarlet Letter, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Malala, President's comment on Newtown, CT & Inauguration, SAT prep & grammar.

Mandatory essay will be about characters from novels we read.

Anyone who has yet to turn in journals...must have them to turn in on the day of the midterm. 

Phish & Tom Sawyer

In-Class, Journal #29...Listen to the song. Read the lyrics. Consider. Relate. Comment on the song's intended meaning in journal then discuss how it evinces some of the thematic importance found in Tom Sawyer. 

Grammar Help links

Prepositions & Subordinating Conjunctions

President's Second Inaugural Address

Watch the speech. Annotate and highlight it with reactions as Journal # 27

Catfish, Hawaiian Girlfriends, Notre Dame & Moral Ambiguity: A Bang to the End of Morality Week

Manti Te'o was a national superstar at one of the top football programs in the country. He was a Heisman Trophy runner-up and a national phenom as his team vied for a National Championship. He became an international star and inspiration to millions when a story broke that his grandmother and girlfriend died on the same day. His girlfriend was (supposedly) a beautiful, intelligent, 22 year old leukemia victim.

Now...Deadspin.com has broken the news...that there IS no such person. She never existed. Cruel joke on a tender, caring, but naive athletic superstar? A "catfish" if you will? Or a perpetrated hoax by a person looking to add some drama to an already promising NFL career?

Also, tell me what you know about this "catfishing" phenomenom. I am older than you, but cannot wrap my brain around such a heinous act. Explore this and whatever you find tonight as Journal #26. TO BE WRITTEN IN CLASS TOMORROW...PLEASE!





http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/16/sport/manti-teo-social-media/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/01/16/teo-deadspin-story-eight-crazy-things/1840729/

Changing Educational Paradigms -- Journal 25

Journal #24

PRETEND! The US is going to mandate one year of military service when citizens turn 20. This would not guarantee combat, but young men and women would need to serve for one year based on their abilities and education. For example, a journalism major may, after basic training, be sent to write for the USO newsletter in Quantico. An excellent science student may be sent to work for the Army Corp of Engineers to replenish beaches here in Atlantic County, NJ. Of course, many would simply service as soldiers. As a perk for this, all state colleges and universities would be free to all citizens. Would you support this initiative or not, why or why not?

Virtue for the day: "Working Class Hero" by John Lennon

Good News on Malala

Here from AlJazeera.

And here from the BBC.

Academy Award Nominated Short Films

Paperman by John Kahrs (Disney)



"The Longest Daycare" by Matt Groenig (Fox)



"Fresh Guacamole" by PES (Showtime)

Moral Perfection?

Our virtues worthy of pursuit:

1. Honesty: Truth for all! No cheating.

2. Compassion: Show kindness and concern for

3. Courage: Find occasion to step out of the "box" or your comfort zone.

4. Simplicity: Don't confuse your "wants" with your "needs"

5. Respect: Accord for all (deserving or not)

6. Confidence: Have strength in your convinctions. Faith in your actions.

7. Positivism: Make the best of what you have

8. Focus: Do what you say, say what you are going to do.

9. Patience: Be slow to anger. Take time for yourself and others.

Reginald Mason | StoryCorps

Reginald Mason | StoryCorps

It's All About the Benjamins...WHAT?!

Get in your modified families to quickly share ideas on the following:

1. Which of Franklin's virtues are the most relevant today? Name 5 and provide reasons why. 
2. What single virtue are today's American young people most lacking? One virtue and why. 
3. Which virtue(s) is/are the most irrelevant to modern living? Why? Three virtues and why. 
4. What's most missing? Are there virtues you would consider as missing from this list? In other words, what virtues of modern life would YOU add if YOU were trying to live by a similar virtue chart. At least 2 virtues and why (as many as 5). 

Look deep into creepy, winking Franklin's one eye and put some very good thoughts behind these answers. One member of the modified family should record the dominant ideas from each discussion. (5 mins per question) 

VOCAB TEST = Monday