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College/Career Ready English 10

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CCR English 10 is a college and career preparatory language arts class at Fairfield High School in Fairfield, Ohio. This section is taught by Mark Braam.

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Template for your Rhetoric Ads Poster

Attached is a template for a Rhetoric Ads Poster that students will be creating for class on Friday and Monday. It will be done in partners; however, if students are absent both days, they will be expected to complete the 60-point project on their own. It will be due at the start of class on Tuesday, March 3. A rubric for the project will be posted separately. 
NOTE: The template is a miniature version and will be completed as a full-blown poster.

Persuasion Vocabulary PowerPoint

Attached is a PowerPoint on Persuasion Vocabulary that was covered in portions of class from Feb. 24-26.
The words, definitions and examples shown here are crucial to our work over the next few weeks. Students are responsible for being able to recognize, define, give examples and use all of the terms.
A separate file containing a list of the words to write notes upon has been sent.

Why We Proofread ... (A Continuing Series)

A 6th-bell student found a news report of Syracuse star Roosevelt Bouie having his jersey number retired.
However, folks want to know who this "Bowie" fellow is whose name is on the jersey?!?!? 

Monday, Feb. 23: Where We Are Having Class, Due Date

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* On Monday, Feb. 23, Mr. Braam's classes will be meeting in the computer lab in Room #2209. Go directly there.

Bring your flash drives or other methods to save, plus your Independent Novel. We will be working on Response #2 (unless you have already sent it to me, in which case you will be either reading and/or working on Response #3).
* Your Response #2 will be due Tuesday, Feb. 24.
It was originally due Feb. 19.
* I continue to encourage you to send Response #2 to me in advance at [email protected].
 

Re-Posted: Independent Reading Assignment 2015

Some students have sent me emails saying that they failed to take their packets home that included the prompts for Response #2. The entire packet was (and still is!!!) posted on this website, but I am attaching it again so that it will be easy to find.
* Be looking for additional posts as to where we will meet the next time we are in school.
* I will post the following information again, but for those of you who have been keeping up on your work, you may send me your Response #2 by email (to [email protected]) sometime today or this weekend (the sooner the better). Doing so will be to your benefit (hint, hint).
* Remember: Each due date requires the answering of just one (1) of the 14 prompts, not three. It must also be a different prompt than used in Response #1.

Friday: Go to Classroom First, Plus Due Date

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OK, let's try this again!!!
* If -- and that may be a big if -- we are in school on Friday, Mr. Braam's classes will attempt to go to the computer lab again. However, not all classes will be meeting in the same computer lab. So, because of that, everyone should meet in the classroom first, then go together. BE ON TIME!!!
* Also ... I am going to be generous and let you hand in the 2nd response on Monday, Feb. 23. However, I would like to get a start on reading/grading them over the weekend, so -- if you have them ready to turn in at the end of class Friday -- I will give you some extra credit points for being prepared (since the original due date was Thursday, Feb. 19).
 
Stay warm!!!! 

Mr. Braam: Where To Meet Thursday, Response Due Date

Greetings, folks!!!!
I hope you have had a pleasant 5 days off (and got some much-needed rest AND work completed)!!!
Assuming that we will have school tomorrow, here is what we will do Thursday, Feb. 19:
* We will meet in the computer lab in Room 2109 (the same one that we were going to be in on Tuesday). This will happen even if we have a delay Thursday.
* We will work on typing our responses.

* Responses will now be due Friday, Feb. 20.

* Those of you who have to take the Text Structure quiz will do so either Thursday or Friday.
Questions? Email me at [email protected]
 
See you tomorrow.

Why We Proofread ... (a continuing series)

A second-bell student found this in Hamilton. It is a tad confusing. We guess -- between the yellow color and the spelling -- that this company must be "finanancing" bananas!!!

Why We Proofread ... (A Continuing Series)

One of my students found this ad online. She and I both wonder what the relaxing "message" would say!?!? 

Why We Proofread ... (A Continuing Series)

A student found this, leaving us both to wonder just how we are supposed to "Inster" a gift card?!?!?
 

Quiz: Text Structures, Friday, Feb. 13

A reminder that we will be a quiz on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, over Text Structures. You may practice/review with the stations work we are doing in class Tuesday and Wednesday