Daily Scribe 9/11/2007 (period 3)
Posted on September 11, 2007 by Julie
Tuesday, September 11, 2007 (Julie La)
Today we started off the class period with another worksheet on diction. After discussing the worksheet, we learned about tropes. We were told that we should expect to give about 2 presentations each on different types of tropes in front of the class. After explaining how to give a thorough presentation, which consists of making a hand-out and passing it out to the class, we moved onto The Great Gatsby. Today’s main focus was the narration and different points of view that were presented in the novel. Homework is the characterization chart worksheet.
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September 12th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
I know I’m not the only person who has this question, so here goes.
Could I please have a more thorough explanation of what to do with the journal? What goes in it? Will you (Eldridge) check it?
Thanks.
September 12th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
wait so where are we supposed to comment on the novel?! i only see topics from august.
September 12th, 2007 at 7:50 pm
First Jonathan–
The journal is a log of all the things we do in class: HW answers, class notes, journal responses, idle thoughts, everything. I believe in the syllabus it says you need to date and title every entry. This is so you know where everything, and SO I MAY GRADE THEM. I will collect them at some point in the future and score them. It could be some of you, all of you, some of the work, all of the work, etc. So, don’t procrastinate, even if you want to.
September 12th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
Randy:
I’ve posted lots of stuff over the summer that is supposed to aid in reading Gatsby (I put the address on the first page of the summer HW packet). Please catch up on reading if you haven’t had a chance to read up on all of these.
I have posted lots of pictures of NYC from the twenties to give you an idea of what Fitzgerald and Nick are talking about. I’ll be posting more very soon!
September 12th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
So for the journal we write everything in it; no matter what it is? What if we write extra and its unnecessary? Will you be telling us what we need to write?
September 12th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
If it’s related to class, write it down. My hope and prayer is that within a few weeks we will be able to get away from me telling you what to write down. I’m really and truly interested in helping all of you become more independent scholars (but I know it won’t happen overnight).
My overriding suggestion is, if it sounds like it’s partially relevant, interesting, or funny, then you should write it down.
For a real college experience try this: take copious notes all week. Everyday before class begins review what you wrote the day before. Sometime after class that day, review what you wrote that day (and see if it connects to previous discussions). Then, at the end of the week, take notes on your notes condensing them into a powerful summary of the week’s topics. You will then have the core concepts reviewed at least 3 times and it will be highly likely that much of it will be automatically memorized just from repetition.
In the BBR, there is an example of a detailed summary and then summary of a summary. Take a look. I think it is very instructive and very useful.
September 16th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Does the journal have to be a special book? Or can it be a notebook? How will it be graded? Are you looking for anything special or just that we actually take notes and do our homework?
Thanks the info. was really helpful.
September 16th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
It should be a spiral or bound journal that you don’t tear pages out of.
You will mostly be graded on completion. Finish all the questions, define vocabulary, take notes, write journal (freewrite) entries all in the journal & date every entry. It should go in order. If you like, paste, tape, or staple the examples of the tropes in your journal, or keep a separate section for them. Same thing with handouts. Or, alternatively, you can keep all the handouts in a three ring binder (I would suggest divided by category and then in reverse date order–newest on top).
So, in essence, I’m looking for consistent scholarship. Not flashy brilliance. We’re going to spend most of our time getting into intellectual shape. You can make it look so easy when you have an audience.
September 17th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Mr. Eldridge I know you talked about having a journal and you also said that you can get a 3 subject notebook. What were the subjects suppose to be called again?
September 17th, 2007 at 6:01 pm
If you want to split it into 3 sections, then (1) notes, (2) tropes, (3) journal entries.
Or you can just keep everything chronological and (clearly) date and title each entry.
September 17th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
grrr..time to vent..i dont like that we have to write notes for every single day of the week….but wutever..life isn’t always what you want.concerning the journals..i do like the fact that we get to write whatever we want in them, without restrictions as to what we think is important (well obvious restrictions about profanity and what not) but other than that the journal is awesome..reflections are great.and we can write about anything that happened during 0 period or throughout the day that relates to our discussions in class.
September 17th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
Well, Xtina, welcome to the big leagues (where we take notes on everything b/c our memories are like Swiss cheese… mmmmm: cheese
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Everything is OK in the journal. Just make sure that someone who is not you can make sense of your organizing structure/system. I’ve read lots of things: books, Renaissance pamphlets, Roman inscriptions, Medieval manuscripts, Ancient papyrus. (I just threw all that in there in the hopes something might catch your interest; that you might look it up–in a book!) I can figure it out if you’re consistent.
Everything is what life is made of and English & literature should be able life, and living.