WUP for Thursday, 3/13

"Nature never did betray the heart that loved her." --William Wordsworth

What does this quote say about the relationship between humans and nature? Present an incident that shows nature's betrayal. What role, if any, did human actions have in that betrayal?

Lit Term

Denotation: the literal meaning of a word; there are no emotions, values, or images associated with denotative meaning. Scientific and mathematical language carries few, if any emotional or connotative meanings.

Vocab Word

aggrandize: (v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
SYNONYMS: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt
ANTONYMS: reduce, decrease, diminish

Punctuation

Use a semicolon (;) to separate items in a sentence in which there are already numerous commas.
Ex. At the banquet there was Whitey Ford, a former Yankee pitcher; Bob Cousy, a former professional basketball player; and Jack Jones, the toastmaster and comedian.

Is man evil or good by nature?

Cooperative Learning Groups:


Steps:

1. Groups of four.
2. Two people in the group come up with examples of man as evil by nature, and explain what these examples prove about man.
3. Two people in the group come up with examples of man as good by nature, and explain what these examples prove about man.
4. Write your examples in two columns on the yellow poster paper.
5. What conclusions can you draw about mankind, and based on your conclusions what is the outlook for the future.
   

WUP for Wednesday, 3/12

Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

Eleanor Roosevelt
US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

Explain why you need to be friends with yourself before you can be friends with someone else.

Lit Term

Parody: A work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the writer's style. Parodies often achieve their effects by humorously exaggerating certain features in the original work.

Vocab Word

affable: (adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
SYNONYMS: genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial
ANTONYMS: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable

Punctuation

Use a semicolon (;) to separate two main clauses joined by the adverbs however, nevertheless, therefore, moreover, and consequently.

Ex. He played the best game of his life; however, his opponent played better.
Ex. The judge said that the sympathized with the man; nevertheless, he found him guilty.
Note the semicolon before and the comma after the adverb.

WUP for Tuesday, 3/11

Mark Twain wrote that we have only "one really effective weapon--laughter. Power, money, persuasion, supplication--these can lift a colossal humbug--push it a little--weaken it a little, century by century; but only laughter can blow it to rags and atoms at a blast."

Why do you think that laughter is a powerful weapon when it comes to getting people or institutions to change their ways? (Satire)


Writer's Purpose
In general, a writer's purpose can be to describe, to inform, to narrate, to entertain, to analyze, or to persuade.

Satires are usually exaggerated and humorous, but the true satirist intends to do more than simply make you laugh. Real-world change; reform; honest reexamination of values; the development of new goals, attitudes, and perspectives--these are the satirist's deeper purposes.

transcend: (v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed
SYNONYMS: surpass, outstrip

Use a semicolon (;) to separate two related main clauses if the word and, for, or but has been left out.
Ex. The attack was launched as planned; the enemy was defeated.
Ex. Allison, go to your room; this is not the first time that you have been disobedient.

Homework:
Finish reading (if necessary) pp470-473; read pp474-475; answer questions 1-7 on p476.