3/23/2018

Bell Ringer
04/25/2017
Please go to your g.risd.org email account and
find the email from Dr. Stone. Click on the link to
fill out the survey -- even if you have already done
it. When it brings up a page that says you have
already completed the survey, show it to me, so I
can sign off.

Bell Ringer
04/20/2017
Please write a short paragraph
explaining the difference between
appeals and evidence and the
connection between audience, appeals,
and evidence.

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Bell Ringer
04/11/2017 Refer to the eulogy from
yesterday.
Please write a thesis and two
topic sentences.

Bell Ringer
04/10/2017 What are the implied questions?
On June 11, 2004, Margaret Thatcher, the former prime
minister of Great Britain, delivered the following eulogy to
the American people in honor of former United States
president Ronald Reagan. Read the eulogy carefully. Then
in a well-developed essay, analyze the rhetorical
strategies that Thatcher uses to convey her message.

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Bell Ringer
04/10/2017 What are the implied questions?
On June 11, 2004, Margaret Thatcher, the former prime
minister of Great Britain, delivered the following eulogy to
the American people in honor of former United States
president Ronald Reagan. Read the eulogy carefully. Then
in a well-developed essay, analyze the rhetorical
strategies that Thatcher uses to convey her message.

IQ1: WHAT IS THATCHER’S MESSAGE? (Hint: To honor)

IQ2: WHAT RHETORICAL STRATEGIES DOES THATCHER USE
TO SUPPORT THAT MESSAGE? (The language choices the
writer makes to show HONOR for the former president).

Bell Ringer
3/20 Revise this thesis statement using a complex
sentence. Be sure your thesis has an independent
To what
clause, extent clause,
a dependent does anddisobedience
a dependent marker
promote progress?
word.

Without disobedience, society would

never progress as a whole.

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Bell Ringer Patterns of

Complex
Although disobedience is often viewed Sentences:
as a negative, it is often a necessary evil
IC DC.
that helps society progress as a whole. DC, IC.

Complex sentence = IC + DC
Subject/Verb Pair = any clause
DC = sent w/ a s/v pair that cannot stand
on its own = DM + S/V pair

Bell Ringer
3/21 Revise this thesis statement using a complex
sentence. Be sure your thesis has an independent
What aisdependent
clause, the relationship
clause, and abetween
dependent marker
word.
ownership and sense of self?

Sense of self comes when owns

something valuable and protects it.

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Bell Ringer
Notes -- Fourth
In order to have a solid sense of self, you must take
ownership of the things that happen around you.

When you take ownership of the things that happen

around you, you develop a solid sense of self.

Although some individuals may debate that sense of

self is an individual entity and has no correlation to the
ownership of materialistic and symbolic items, the bond
between a person’s sense of self is directly connected
when an owner values something immensely and
protects it with their life because it gives their sense of
self credibility and a deeper understanding.

Bell Ringer
Notes -- Fifth

Whenever someone owns something

and wants to protect it, sense of self
is shown.

When one holds onto a value of their

character just as one holds on to
something of material and preserves
it, a sense of self is formed.

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Bell Ringer
3/22 Revise this thesis statement using a complex
sentence. Be sure your thesis has an independent
What aisdependent
clause, the relationship
clause, and abetween
dependent marker
certainty and doubt?
word.

Sometimes you are certain about

some things and sometimes you
have doubt, but you have both
at different times.

Groups
TW Revision MC
Oliva Matty James
Angel Trevor Sarah
Justin P. Beau Caleb
Jalacia Arlene William
Diego Sam Hilwna
Aidan Greyson Mohammad
Ian Nkemdi Myracle
Nathan Justin T Taylor
Claire
Andrew
Peter
Logan

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Workshop 3/22
TW: Prompt Analysis -- Pg 145-146
Use the Persuasive Essay Topics for Practice to practice
analyzing prompts. In your DN, write the TASK verb(s), write the
implied question(s), paraphrase any statements or assertions,
explain HOW the task is complex, and write a thesis.

Revision: Parallelism -- 162-165

Read the notes, take turns verbally discussing the Mini-Workout,
then pick an IWA to revise for parallelism. In your DN, add 3
sentences that have been revised for parallelism.

MC: Techniques, Passage 1 -- 93-98

Work through the MC passage together. Try to decide on an
answer BEFORE you read the explanation. In your DN, for each
question 1-8 write whether you got the right answer, how you
knew it was right, or why you got it wrong. Additionally, make a
list of words you don’t know.

Bell Ringer
3/23/2017 Revise this thesis statement using a
complex sentence. Be sure your thesis has an
Does the average
independent personclause,
clause, a dependent prefer
andsafety
a
over freedom?
dependent marker word.

What H. L. Mencken wrote about how

the average man does not want to
be free but only safe applies to
our society today.

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Bell Ringer
3/24/2017 Revise this thesis statement using a
complex sentence. Be sure your thesis has an
Are humorists vital to society because
independent clause, a dependent clause, and a
they canmarker
dependent say things
word. other people
can’t?
Humorists are not merely there
to entertain; they help put
spin on grave
matters.

Bell Ringer
3/27/2017 Write an introduction to the following
prompt:
In 1891, Irish Oscar Wilde observed, “Disobedience, in the
eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue.
It is through disobedience that progress has been made,
through disobedience and through rebellion.”

Wilde claims that disobedience is a valuable human trait and

that
it promotes social progress. Write an essay that argues your
position on the extent to which Wilde’s claims are valid.

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Bell Ringer
3/28 Write an introduction to the following prompt:
For centuries, prominent thinkers have pondered the
relationship between ownership and the development of self
(identity), ultimately asking the question, “What does it mean
to own something?” Plato argues that owning objects is
detrimental to a person’s character. Aristotle claims that
ownership of tangible goods helps to develop moral
character. Twentieth-century philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre
proposes that
ownership extends beyond objects to include intangible
things as
well. In Sartre’s view, becoming proficient in some skill and
knowing
something thoroughly means that we “own” it.

Think about the differing views of ownership. Then write

an
essay in which you explain your position on the

Bell Ringer
Write an introduction to the following prompt:
The passage below is from The Medusa and the Snail by
biologist Lewis Thomas. Read the passage carefully. Then
write an essay that takes a position on Thomas’s claims.

Mistakes are at the very base of human thought, embedded

there,
feeding the structure like root nodules. If we were not provided
with the knack of being wrong, we could never get anything
useful
done. We think our way along by choosing between right and
wrong alternatives, and the wrong choices have to be made as
frequently as the right ones. We get along in life this way. We
are
built to make mistakes, coded for error.

We learn, as we say, by “trial and error.” Why do we

always
Say that? Why not “trial and rightness” or “trial and

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Bell Ringer
Write an introduction to the following prompt:
“We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape
us.”
~ Sir Winston Churchill, 28 October 1943

“Bad lighting, windowless walls, low ceilings, and dull

furniture are the hallmarks of many an office, hospital, care
center, or any place aiming for cost-effective function over
beauty. But good-looking environments matter....good design
improves our well-being.” From “How Does Design Improve
Our Wellbeing?”

If, as Winston Churchill asserts, our buildings shape us,

develop
an argument about how we might shape our buildings to
improve our well-being.

Bell Ringer
4/3/ 2017 Write a paragraph to support the following
intro:
Newton’s first law states that an object at rest will stay
at rest while an object in motion will stay in motion. In
other words, only by applying force will the motion of
an object change. In a similar vein, it is through
disobedience and rebellion that social progress can
be made.

× Your paragraph needs a topic sentence that

connects to the keywords.
× You should focus on one, concrete example.
× Your backing should be a bridge between
warrant and the thesis.

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Bell Ringer
Write a paragraph to support the following intro:
I believe that the term “ownership” applies to both the
tangible and the intangible. It’s possible to own both a
physical object, such as a watch, and something that
will only exist in our
minds, such as a concept or idea. The verb “to own”
doesn’t just mean to have something; it means that
we
know something, or that we have made it a
part of ourselves.

× Topic sentence with keywords.

× Concrete example.
× Bridge warrant to thesis.

Bell Ringer
Write a paragraph to support the following intro:
Daniel J. Boorstin claims that there is a great
difference between disagreement and dissension: that
one is good and one is bad, that one belongs to the
majority while the other belongs to the minority.
However, I believe that there is less distinction than
Boorstin would think. Dissention is merely a more
severe or radical form of disagreement.

× Topic sentence with keywords.

× Concrete example.
× Bridge warrant to thesis.

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Bell Ringer
Write a paragraph to support the following intro:
Schopenhauer claims that learning through reading
has an effect of limiting one’s opinion while self-
thinking still opens up opinions which is more useful in
developing the world. To some extent,
Schopenhauer’s claims are true. Although reading
literature
can open up views that can benefit the society,
educational
readings can have a propagandistic effect. When
reading
involves educational books, therefore, it is better to
self-think
in order to open up views.

× Topic sentence with keywords.

Bell Ringer
Write a paragraph to support the following intro:
To give or not to give? That is the universal question that Peter
Singer, a professor of bioethics, has addressed in this piece,
“The Singer
Solution to World Poverty,” published in The New York Times
Magazine. Singer says, “The formula is simple: whatever money
you’re spending on luxuries, not necessities, should be given
away.”
Singer’s argument rests on a delicate balance of human morals,
natural impulses, and decisions that is not plausible or realistic;
Singer’s “solution,” though idealistic and noble, is not connected
closely enough to reality to be a viable choice in the fight against
world poverty.

× Topic sentence with keywords.

× Concrete example.
× Bridge warrant to thesis.

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Bell Ringer
Copy the Important Details:
What is the ACT test?
ACT is an entrance exam used by most college and universities to
help with admission decisions. The test is comprised of four
sections, English, Reading, Math and Science. Although there is an
optional writing portion to this test, our students will not be taking it on
April 19.
· English Test- 75 multiple choice questions and 45 minutes
long. Topics covered are grammar, punctuation, sentence structure
and rhetorical skills.
· Math Test- 60 multiple choice and 60 minutes long. Topics
covered are algebra I, algebra II, geometry, and some trigonometry.
· Calculator use- You are not required to use a calculator
but if you would like to use one, you can bring a permitted calculator
to be used on the mathematics test only.
o It is your responsibility to know whether your calculator is
permitted. For more information about permitted calculators please
refer to

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