W E E K 3 : O M M , F I R E S I D E C H AT S & “ T O A M O U S E ”

ENGLISH 9 OMM AND THE DEPRESSION

ENGLISH 9: OMM & THE DEPRESSIONObjective Assignments HW

Mon SL3: Evaluate speaker’s POV, reasoning, & evidence

RL1: Cite evidence to support analysis

RL2: Determine theme or central idea

RL3: Analyze character development

SL3: Evaluate speaker’s POV, reasoning, & evidence

WU: GerundsTurnitin instructionsEditing workshopVocab presentations

Ch 3 due Tues.

Tues WU: GerundsCh. 3 Reading Quiz & ResponseControversial Issues in OMM

Ch. 4 due Thurs.

Wed Computer Lab: edit essayRevised essay due Wed, 10/8 to turnintin.com

Ch. 4 due Thurs.

Thurs

Ch. 4 Quiz & ResponseLT: MotifContinue NotesBegin reading Ch. 5

Ch 5 due Mon.Revised essay due Wed, 10/8 to turnintin.com

Fri Homecoming Ch 5 due Mon.Revised essay due Wed, 10/8 to turnintin.com

OMM & Depression Week 3

WHY DO WE USE TURNITIN?

• Turnitin is a way to • --check plagiarism (copying from another source

without giving credit)• --see editing marks and learn what they mean

and how to fix them• --store your graded essays online so you can

track progress• SAVE PAPER!

• Imagine 3+ pages per student times 20+ students times 5 classes times 5+ essays a year!?!?!

THERE IS A DRAWBACK:

• You cannot edit your essay on turnitin.com• You will have to

1. Look at the comments in turitin AND2. Edit your paper in Word

• AT THE SAME TIME!

• You will be working with two open windows on the computer• You can work with them side-by-side, or click back and

forth between windows

WHEN YOU LOG ON TO TURNITIN,

• You will see the following screenIf you have not turned in a paper, you can now

submit one as the revision (final draft)If you edit it, your revised grade will still count as the

final draft.

This is the assignment title—yours will say “Narrative”

Click “View” to see the graded essay with corrections and comments

Click this box to download your paper in Word so you can edit it

WHEN YOU CLICK ON “VIEW,” YOU’LL SEE THIS:Make sure

“grademark” is highlighted so you can see the editing marks

You will see general comments for your paper. To see the marked rubric (so you know how to get to the next grade level), click here

This is your scoreErrors are highlighted. Purple = computer-found errors; other colors = teacher-found errors

WHEN YOU DOWNLOAD YOUR FILE, YOU WILL SEE THIS BOX:

You need to download it as a doc (document), in its “originally submitted format”—you can’t type on a PDF

YOUR SCREEN MIGHT LOOK LIKE THIS:

Here’s your paper in Word (remember to click “enable editing)

Here’s your paper in turnitin where you can see your errors

WHEN YOU SAVE

• Choose “save as”• It will automatically go into Downloads unless you

pick another folder• Turn in your revised essay as the “Revision 1”

assignment on turnitin.com

LIT TERM: MOTIF

Definition

recurring object, concept, or structure in a work of literature

In my words/ synonyms

Graphic/ image Example

Write “motif” at the top of your page

How is this similar to/ different from theme?

RACE AND POWER IN OMM

• Chapter four is all about social status and power.

• Social status: one’s standing in society• January 1, 1863: President Abraham Lincoln

issues the Emancipation Proclamation, which • stated that slaves in the South "are, and

henceforward shall be free."

• 1828 Thomas Rice appears on stage as "Jim Crow,”

• a highly exaggerated black character, mocking African-Americans

helped to popularize the belief that blacks were lazy, stupid, inherently less human, and unworthy of integration.

• Jim Crow Laws• state and local laws 1876 – 1965, mandated

segregation in public• jim crow laws• "The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow"

• Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954): Supreme Court passes ruling that states that separate institutions for blacks and whites is

• Unconstitutional

• August 28, 1963: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Martin Luther King delivers his famous “I Have a Dream” speech:

• A key moment in the civil rights movement

• January 20, 2009: Barack Obama is inaugurated

• The nation’s first black President

• In your lifetime, will you see• A female President?• A Native American

President?• A Mexican-American

President?• An Asian-American

President?• A Buddhist President?• A Mormon President?• A Jewish President?• A Hindi President?• An Atheist President?

• Hate group: a group with beliefs or practices that attack a class of people for their characteristics.

• hate groups in California

LIT TERM: ALLUSION

• Write “allusion” at top of pg; draw 4-squareThe definitionA reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

In my own words (synonyms, key phrases or words)

image or graphic example The title of OMM alludes to the Robert Burns poem “To a Mouse” Looney Tunes: