Scribe: 10.15.2009
Period 6
-Some noteworthy quotes to start off today’s scribe notes:
“Alcohol is what you want”
-Mr. E
“If they [Greek comedians] wore real genitalia, it would smell”
-Mr. E
-So we had another pop quiz on Bedford Reader, which is Mr. E’s way of making sure we’re honest. Obviously he doesn’t trust us very much considering that we have a quiz every day (on average) but then again “it’s ap”.
-Mr. E doesn’t know what a scarf is… I’ll attach a picture for him. He’s also a bit of a hypocrite, calling out people for wearing warm clothes when he in fact is wearing the warmest outfit (Correction: He’s not because his long sleeves are rolled up about 5 inches)
-We started talking about sanitizers and bacteria after Allison squirted her whole arm with sanitizer. Some important points
- 1Antibacterial stuff is DANGEROUS. It creates super bacteria (the .01% not being killed) which multiplies and spreads. Not good!
- Purell is ineffective because it does not have enough alcohol (only 63% but it should have over 70%)
- The best way to keep germs away is to wash your hands!
- Cold weather doesn’t make you sick “Are Eskimos always sick? NO” But staying in cramped quarters sharing germs does.
-Diction worksheet
- * In Greek comedy, they wear genitalia to be funny (it’s fake! See above)
- * Outstanding is a pun. Used to mean excellent but also standing out. As in: the stomachs were outstanding
- * Changing the sentence to use the words accept them would cause disturb the balance as all the other phrases in the sentence were very concrete but to accept is abstract. Not visual
- * Author’s attitude: Humorous, wry, comical
-Lindsey passed out trope worksheets of Mr. E’s favorite: paradoxes!
- * For example: It ain’t over till it’s over; Nobody goes to that restaurant because it’s too crowded. All said by Yogi Berra.
-Homework: Finish our essays from Bedford
And to leave you with one lasting thought:
-This statement is false.
-Barazani
Period 5
As I was hurrying to fifth period, Allyson announced that we had a quiz on the Bedford Reader today in class. I would really like to cry at this moment just to get out of the quiz. But to our advantage, it was open notes and book. The quiz was 10 questions and we were instructed to choose 5 and answer them in 2-4 sentences. We then graded the quizzes in class.
Eldridge then exclaimed that the thesaurus is an evil foe in the works of writing.
Our next task was to complete the diction worksheet of the day!!! The passage was a description of people’s enormous bellies. Although it was quite a disturbing passage, it contained some nice rhetorical devices. A pun was found in the first sentence “outstanding”. The usual meaning of this word is not used here. Instead, it was used to describe the stomachs as standing out. The author made this adjective physical and the passage was no longer concrete but abstract.
Torrey and Chris looked awfully tired so Eldridge sent them outside to get some fresh air and sunlight so they can wake up.
We decided to catch up on our tropes today. Jenna VB presented her trope which was similes. Simile is the Greek meaning of “a like thing”. A simile is the comparison of two different things using the words “like” or “as”. The purpose of a simile is for explanation, allusion, or decoration.
Some Simile stereotypes:
- · “As precise as a surgeon”
- · “As quiet as a mouse”
- · “As cunning as a fox”
We were even able to fit in another trope. Two tropes in one day!!! Colleen presented on oxymoron which derives from the Greek elements oxy-sharp and moros-dull/foolish. An oxymoron is a combination of contradictory words or phrases. Opposite words, ideas or terms are combined to create a paradoxical effect. There are two types of oxymoron. This first is objective oxymoron which is obvious contradictions and the second is subjective oxymoron which is a contradiction that requires an opinion.
The bell then rang and we were free to leave.
Fun FACT of the day- Hadley is a puritan. She’s evil.
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