My English 6 Journal, Classwork and HW

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Instead of using the blogger toolbar at the top of the compose page, what you can do is click on "Edit HTML" at the top. This will allow you to do all sorts of nice things. For example, you can use this code to insert an image straight into your post.

<img src="the_url_of_the_image.jpg">

If you have your own image that you would like on the blog, you can host it and the host site will give you a url for that image. I have signed up for an account at photobucket.com

You can also change the size of the photo so that it fits on your blog by adding the width and height command at the end of a img src code. For example:

<img src="bighugewallpaper.jpg" width="10px" height="10px">will result in this:

Click on the image and see what happens

Other fun things you can do under the edit html tab is:

Make a bulleted list like this using the "<li>" code

Indent a whole paragraph (like this) using the "<blockquote> text goes here </blockquote>" code

Insert a hard return using the "<br>" code

Center almost anything using the "<center>" code

For those who had Mr. Nellen and want his HTML code/style sheet, here it is
For any other questions just contact me.

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Task: Review the speeches and select one and analyze and identify rhetoric and persuasive language.
Who is giving the speech, where, when, audience, protesting pro/con, message.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt – Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation: A call for war
December 8th, 1941 at the Capitol, Washington, DC to Congress
Audio file of the speech available

FDR had answered, I feel, 5 out of the 6 standards for persuasive writing. The first standard, State the issue and the writer’s position, is completed in the first few sentences. In a nutshell, he informs the nation that “we were attacked by the Japanese” and, from context, we can grasp that FDR is saying to take action or face dire consequences otherwise.
In the middle of the speech, FDR gave his opinions and facts on why we need to attack Japan quickly. For example “The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. I regret to tell you that very many American lives have been lost. In addition, American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu.” If they could do this in one quick attack, imagine what they would do if we allowed this heinous act. By mentioning the American lives that were killed, FDR tried to make the audience’s emotions and pride influence their decision to go to war.
Fortunately this speech was performed by FDR for if it was just printed, it would not have the same respectful tone and effective language. FDR had put emphasis on every important sentence and phrase. By reading the speech off a page, one would not receive the same message that FDR was able deliver.
Probably most vital to the persuasion aspect of the speech, FDR had concluded his speech by summing up his message. “I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us. Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger. With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph -- so help us God. I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire.”
Just adding to the persuasion, FDR used powerful persuasive words and situations. For example, “inevitable triumph” and “so help us God.” By adding this to his speech, he tried to connect with the people (by using religion) and tried to make both congress and the American public feel that they were obviously going to win (inevitable triumph). With help from FDR’s great, persuasive speech, Congress had declared war against Japan and entered World War II.

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Task: Work in twos and assume the role of activists/protestors, and research songs that would best depict your position on your group’s assigned topic. Copy and paste the song in Word and annotate.

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Maggie's Farm - Sound File

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Image Analysis

I found it extremely difficult to find a direct connection between the song and a photo but this was the best I could do. Imagine having to scrub floors hard knowing that if you slip up just a little you could get a few lashes. This was the reality that the narrator had to face everyday.

This photo truly does the justice of demonstrating the abuse the slaves would take if they refused to listen to their masters. They could have been given many lashes as this man has received, they could have had dogs released on them and cigars put out in their face. The reason I feel as though these two images are fitting for the song is because they both show how rough of a life slaves lived and they play with your emotions.

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Sources

Lyrics thanks to sing365.com

Image one thanks to viewimages.com

Image two thanks to Wikipedia Commons

Sound File thanks to thefrump.typepad.com

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Task: Answer the Following Questions about Chief Joseph's Speech
1. How is the art of rhetoric evident in Chief Joseph’s speech?

There are two examples of how the art of rhetoric is evident in Chief Joseph's speech. The first would be the repetition that Chief Joseph used. He used two different types of repetition in his speech. The first would be repetition of words, as seen in the end of his speech where Chief Joseph repeats "free" as in "Let me be a free man -- free to travel, free to stop, free to work..." The other type of repetition Chief Joseph used was the repetition of examples. Constantly we are reminded of the examples of kindness his tribe offered the white men. Through his repetition, he made me feel sad for them and was hoping to make the United States government feel guilty about their inhumane actions.
Another example of the art of rhetoric in Chief Joseph's speech would be his use of religion. Chief Joseph used religion in order to persuade the US government that he only wants peace and to remain in the land that the Great Spirit Chief initially gave to his people.

2. Who is he addressing in this speech?

Chief Joseph is addressing Government officials in Washington D.C., especially those who ordered the soldiers to move his people off their land.

3. Who is he indicting and why?

Chief Joseph is indicting the US Government, its officials and various settlers. He is indicting the government and the officials because they are the ones who gave the unjust and inhumane orders to the officials and various soldiers. He is also indicting the various settlers because they had committed acts of crime against the Nez Perces. Such crimes included the white settlers stealing horses, branding young cattle and horses calling them their property and the white settlers drove many cattle off their land.

4. Identify any heroic characteristics

The first heroic characteristic is that, by making this speech, Chief Joseph fought against the oppressive force in order to defend his people. Another heroic characteristic is his dedication to make sure that his people possess the land where they have buried their ancestors.

5. Why is this speech Protest Literature?

Chief Joseph's speech is definitely Protest Literature for it demonstrates all the unjust and inhumane acts that most Native Americans had to cope with during Manifest Destiny. It gives us a first hand look of what the other side had to deal with and how they dealt with it. Now not only does his speech give us examples, but it was also a speech designed to make the oppressive force feel guilty and rethink their choices. This clearly makes Chief Joseph's speech Protest Literature.

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Do Now: Interpret the following quote:

“The Earth is the mother of all people and all people should have equal rights upon it." (Chief Joseph)

It is impossible for one man or one group to own the Earth. It was created for everyone and no one man can dictate who receives what part of the Earth and how they should receive it. In Chief Jospeh’s example, the US Government was telling the Nez Pereces that they had no other option but to move to a reservation because the US Government had acquired the land that they are living on. However, because “the earth is the mother of all people and all people should have equal rights upon it,” he refused to move. He felt that it is impossible for the US to own any land and therefore had no right to tell his people where to live.

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KWL Chart

Venn Diagram Comparing the two works of literature

Ambush annotation page 1 & page 2

Dulce Et Decorum Est Annotation

Venn Diagram comparing Ambush and Dulce Et Decorum Est

Sense Chart of Ambush and Dulce Et Decorum Est

Venn Diagram of the terms "Hispanic" and "Latino"

My entire Notebook - Includes HW and any other miscellaneous notes/works

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Task: Define your own identity in an autobiographical poem titled “I Am What I Am.”

I Am What I Am

I am what I appear to be.
I am a mixture of Caucasian races.
American, Irish and Polish blood rages through me.
I am a hard-working student,
dedicated to getting the work done under any circumstance.
I am a hard-working technician.
I will never quit a job until the problem is resolved.
I am a good friend.
My peers know I can shed light on their darkest hours.

Although deceiving, I am not what I appear to be.
I am a regular teenager.
I appreciate a good laugh and enjoy life.
I am an athlete.
Playing soccer and bowling is my passion.
I am a musician.
I express myself more freely though a guitar.

I am what I am.
There is nothing or nobody who can change that.
I am a unique individual
For I am what I am.