10/1: Watch the video below and respond. What rhetorical device (ethos, pathos, logos) is he using to reach his audience? Is he effective in this? Why or why not? Do you agree with his message? Why or why not?
9/9/16: WNB #6: What is going on in this picture? Describe the who, what, when, where, and why. You must tell what in the picture led you to those answers.
This week’s image is the lead image in a Lens blog slide show entitled “Kings of the Roma” featuring the photography of Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky. The slide show documents a wealthy group of Roma living in the small town of Buzescu, Romania:
To reach a surprising place, follow Route 6 south of Bucharest as it unwinds across the Romanian countryside, past fields of wildflowers and flocks of sheep. Turn west before the Danube River and head toward a grid of neatly laid streets, set down among farms.
This is Buzescu, where a small, prosperous group of Roma live among mansions and Mercedeses.
Like most visitors to Europe, Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky had never heard of Buzescu or met any wealthy Roma. They thought most Roma — often pejoratively called Gypsies — were poor and lived in slums on the fringes of big European cities. On a trip to Europe from their home in Ecuador in 2010, they learned about the Roma of Buzescu and set out to see the town.
“We wanted to break the image of Gypsies in the street, begging where the cars stop, stealing whatever they can and living in total poverty,” said Mr. Kashinsky, who lived with his wife, Ms. Gachet, in Buzescu for six weeks to document daily life in the thriving community. “Here, the Roma were not the maids of Romanians, but the Romanians were the maids of the Roma. It was an amazing switch.”
9/4/13: Who do you go to for advice? Why are they a good go to person? What pieces of advice have been the best? Have they ever given you bad advice?
8/28/13: WNB #4: What is going on in this picture? What happened before? What happened after? What is going through his mind? (1/2 page)
8/27/13: Pronoun Agreement handout #1-5 http://www.chompchomp.com/presentations/pronounagreement.pdf
8/26/13: WNB #3: What is going on in this picture? What happened before? What happened after? What is going through his mind? (1/2 page)
8/22/13: http://www.chompchomp.com/presentations.htm -Go to Pronoun agreement. We completed #1 and 2
8/21/13: WNB #2: Write about a time where someone has judged you on physical characteristics or where you were from. Explain the situation and how it made you feel. If you have not had this experience, write about a situation you have observed that is similar or how you would feel if it happened to you.
8/20/13: Define the following terms: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, and pronoun.
8/19/13: WNB #1- Reflect means to look back, think quietly, and express a thought. Reflecting will be something we do often this year in our writing. Reflect on your first two days of school so far. Have things gone as you would expect them? Or are they better or worse than your expectations? What do you hope happens in the forthcoming days/weeks now that school has begun?
8/15/13: Do you have a technology device you do/can bring to class? If so, what is it?
Do
you access technology on a regular basis and what technology do you
access? (Cell phone, computer, tablet, etc.) If not, why do you not
access technology?
What are the top three websites or apps you access on a daily basis?
Have you ever blogged? If so, how recent and how often?
