9.16

Bell Ringer (15 minutes)
Define the words **//surreal// and //decadent//** using [|WordNik].
 * 1) Add the word, definition, and some synonyms to your binder.
 * 2) With the people at your table, create a PowerPoint slide for each vocabulary word. Each slide should include the following:
 * The **Vocabulary Word**
 * A **Definition**
 * An **Image** that reflects a through understanding of the word.
 * A **Sentence** that reflects a thorough understanding of the word
 * //**Example:** [[image:bluestockingcentral:Corpulent3.jpg width="320" height="240" caption="Corpulent3.jpg"]]//
 * EMAIL: 2010cafe19@gmail.com (Be sure to include all the names of the people in your group.)

Task 1

 * We have been making connections to the lyrics and video of the song "Ka-Ching." Browse the following websites, articles, and photos to help you add to the connections you have made so far. These might help you DEEPEN YOUR CONNECTIONS and help your write RICHER COMMENTARY.**
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 * [|hollywood_glam.jpg]
 * [|Surreal.jpg]
 * [|Lady+GaGa+whutsgood.jpg]

Task 2
Note: Next class, we'll be doing one quick edit and turning in the FINAL COPY of your essay.
 * If you have not yet written a first draft, do so NOW!
 * Before you begin, familiarize yourself with the rubric.
 * If you have a draft, complete the Peer or Self-Revision (This is different than the one we completed last class.)
 * You can swap papers with a peer so that a different set of eyes can give you feedback, or you can read your own.
 * Copy and paste your draft into a Google Document.
 * Follow the instructions on the page.
 * When, you've finished, share the document with me (2010cafe19@gmail.com). I should see a rough draft with highlights, bold, underlines--all the stuff your revision instructs you to do.
 * Turn in the Peer/Self Revision sheet in the box atop the computer cabinet before leaving today.

Sample first draft (the one we did in class today 4B): Thesis (central idea): Sometimes people make bad choices that, in the end, have dire consequences. TS (topic sentence—point I’m making in this paragraph): Goldilocks is certainly not immune to making bad choices. CD (detail about text): For example, she broke into a stranger’s house, the bear family, and nosed through all their belongings—their food, their chairs, and their beds. CM (explanations—how does detail relate to point I’m trying to make?) Entering the bear house uninvited was not the best choice. CM (explain) Obviously, Goldilocks could have saved herself the fright and embarrassment of being caught nosing in another’s possessions had she simply not self-indulged in her curiosity, which, we all know toasts the cat. TS (point I’m making in this paragraph) Unfortunately, many of us have experienced Goldilock moments, moments where we make a bad choice, continue down the wrong path, and wind up embarrassed, frightened, or worse. CD (SPECIFIC DETAIL): Teenagers in particular face serious choices on a daily basis. They find themselves in the backseats of a Blazer, being tempted to go a bit further than second base. They find themselves at a party, being tempted by a fat doobie. They find themselves in the girls’ bathroom, being tempted to spread a juicy rumor about Mrs. Huff’s poofy hair. CM (explain) : All too often teens can’t walk away from the temptation. CM (explain): Their bad choices lead them down a path of no escape. Sometimes that path yields results that render us hanging on the proverbial ledge, grasping for reason.

Task 3
Read independently when you've finished your revision.