Tuesday, September 15th

 TODAY WE MEET IN SCHOOLOGY CONFERENCES. 

1. LIT HIIT: 

Considering David Foster Wallace's "This is Water" speech . . . 

Literary Claim: 

In his "This is Water" speech, David Foster Wallace emphasizes the imagery of the overwhelming mundane elements of life in order to magnify his claim of the importance of being able to recognize meaning in the variety of texts that surround us. 

Find as many specific quotes that support Mrs. Schulenberg-Cole's literary claim. Write these in your notes. Be ready to discuss and connect back to claim. 

2. Questions about Learner's Portfolios? 

3. Discussion- "This is Water" speech. 

• What is the true value of education according to Wallace?
• What is the difference between ‘teaching you how to think’ and ‘learning what to think about’?
• How can de-centerizing ourselves help us in the study of literature? 
• What is our default setting when studying literature? Is it fixed? Open? How might it help/hinder us?
• What do you notice about the structure of the writing of this speech? 
• Any devices stand out? Their effects? 

4. For Friday, read and annotate:  Neil Gaiman on Why We Study Literature 

5.  Post-Class Reflection- Schoology

6. BEFORE next TUESDAY, September 22nd- 

• FIRST- WATCH and RESPOND to 3 Literary Device Flipgrids. Select a device that is beyond your familiarity. 
• SECOND- Have chapter 1 of Gatsby read. 
• THIRD- You need to go through the LMC's tutorial on plagiarism- Linked here: LMC Plagiarism Tutorial Slides
• You will then take the quiz on SCHOOLOGY. You must pass this quiz with 100%. You can take it as many times as necessary. You will receive either a 9 or 0 on this quiz. This needs to be done by class time on Tuesday of next week.