10/3/12

10/3 English III-early release

14)incongruity, copy chart, definition, models and Do: Your own incongruity war (watch clip of example), write  sentence, draw a picture, get a peer to review. If your choice is an incongruity war, record the war between you and a classmate on one M&M paper, while the other person writes look at so and so's paper. That way you don't have to write the war twice.


in=not  congruent=equal, agree   ity=forms abstract nouns that express state or condition

incongruity:contradiction, paradox, something or someone with qualities that conflict; unsuitable; inappropriate, state of being out of place

Model 1: The art show patrons chuckled at the incongruity of a toilet sitting in the middle of Renaissance paintings.
Model 2: He felt immediate incongruity upon entering the classroom, because students were following procedures he wasn't yet familiar with.

Papers returned-students told to pay attention to exit slip questions, what they are asking, how many points each question is worth and to write the whole question. Students are losing points because they aren't listening for answers during instruction, they aren't answering the whole question and they aren't looking at the amount of points to see how many answers I want.

Copy Exit 3:Compare/Contrast: Support (7 points)-80%
 1)Describe the point-to-point compare/contrast organization (2 pts) 2)Justify the importance of transitioning in a compare/contrast essay? (2 pts) 3)List at least 3 ways you will be evaluated on your supporting paragraphs (3 pts)
You will not be able to answer every question this class. This exit slip is due on 10/5. 

Everyone take out American Idol/Xfactor Venn diagram or create a large Venn diagram leaving plenty of room for details. Keep this/there is no number-it will become group work, but each person must have their own copy.

4th block: Need to play all clips: Conan, Xfactor, Idol
5th block: Played the rest of Xfactor clip, Idol clip and started Venn diagram on own.