Class Review and Due Dates.

Hello 12s,

I enjoyed meeting many of your parents last night. Below you will find: what is due, an invitation to get ahead, and a look at ideas from last class.

I hope you are having a terrific weekend.

Ms. S

DUE Monday Sept 24:

• Do a 45 minute timed write of a multi paragraph piece using no electronic or human help.
• Answer, “What fosters (helps, creates the conditions for, encourages) learning?”
• Use the ‘best’ grammar, spelling, punctuation,ideas and vocabulary that you possess.
• Remember, this is a bench mark. It forms the foundation from which we will work. I will keep it on file as a sample of your writing and we will compare it to other writing you do. 
• This is not for a grade.

Due Wednesday Sept 26th: 

• Complete the ‘Who Am I?’ Surveys on MyBlueprint. We will be using this information for class on Sept. 26th.

Below are 'straw notes' from the class content:

When entertaining a written/spoken communication one ought to consider the following and choose accordingly:

Purpose ----------------------Audience

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-                                        -

Form----------------------------Diction

Ask:
 “What is my PURPOSE? What am I trying to make happen in the mind,heart, actions of my reader/viewer/listener?”

Consider:
 “Who is my AUDIENCE?” “What do they know/need to know, care about?”

THEN:
You can make choices about what FORM and DICTION to use.

The choice of diction , form and the context will influence the resulting tone and subsequent mood. 

Tone: The attitude of the ‘speaker’ to the subject and/or to the listener/audience.

Mood: The feeling created in the reader/listener as a result of diction, form, and context.

Context: The circumstances that form the situation within which something (a piece of writing) exists. (Time, place, situation, speaker and listener)