Ms. Nakada's Virtual Classroom: Day 37

Agenda:

Check-in

Q - Q- Song

Poetry Slam!

10-Year Plan

HW: Last week of reading journals! RJ 18.1 Read for 20-30 minutes. 

We only have a few more Mondays, y'all. I don't even know what to say about it. 

OK, check-in: Where do you see yourself in 10 years? This will be part of our future planning that we will finish the year thinking about. 

Quote: "Awards become corroded. Friends gather no dust." Jesse Owens

What do you think this American Olympic champion means?

Question: What awards/accomplishments can you use on college and scholarship applications? 

Song: "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" Boyz II Men

What is this song about? 

Favorite Lyric? 

POETRY SLAM!!!

Enjoy the performances. Use the chat to shout out support and clap and snap on screen to show your love for these poets!

I will announce the Slam Poet Champions on Wednesday. 

If you are interested in being a speaker or greeter for culmination, please let me know! Send me a message in the chat during our Zoom class or on Schoology and upload your audition by Wednesday! 

Ms. Nakada's Virtual Classroom: Day 36

Agenda:

Check-in

2017 Graduation Speech

Poetry Slam Sign-Up

10-Year Plan

HW: Read for 20-30 minutes and record. Turn in signed RJs 17.1 - 17.4.

Graduation speeches due!

Another week just about done! Zoom today at 1:00 for a last graduation speech, Poetry Slam info and starting our Ten-Year Plans. 

Please make sure you take a look at Schoology in my class and in your others to make sure you complete missing/incomplete assignments. 

OK, here is my last sample graduation speech. 

Any last sign ups for the poetry slam? Just send me a message if you want to me added to the queue. 

OK, now let's talk about ten-year plans. 

Write these notes in your English notebook:

Ten-Year Plan

Where do you see yourself? 

How old are you? 

Where are you living? 

What are you doing for a living? 

How much does your life cost per month? 

Housing (rent):

utilities (water/power):

internet/cable:

food: 

phone: 

car payment:

car insurance:

gas:

student loans:

entertainment/travel:

shoes/clothing: 

savings:

childcare:

Can you afford the life you imagine?

California minimum wage is $13.00 an hour so 40 hours a week = $520 a week x 4 = $2080. $2080 x 12 = $24960

subtract taxes = 2080 - 300 = $1780

What is the average starting salary for the job you want? (Use the 90% make amount)

If you aren't sure what job you want, use Naviance. You can log on to Naviance with your Schoology sign in information. 

Naviance is a great tool for careers, colleges, and future planning. 

Keep thinking about what you want for yourself in the years to come! 

Ms. Nakada's Virtual Classroom: Day 35

Agenda:

Check-in

2020 Graduation Speech

Poetry Slam Sign-Up

HW: RJ 17.3 read for 20-30 minutes and record. 

Hey all. Can you feel it? I'm starting to. It's starting to feel like the end of the year. 

Zoom classes today are at 9:00 and 10:15. See you there!

Check-in for today: What is your favorite quote? 

Ok, so here is my culmination speech (at least the draft I have so far). *Ms. Nakada reads her speech to the class. 

* insert wild applause. 

OK, so now, I need to set the stage for our Poetry Slam! 

I have gotten some amazing pieces. You can either give me permission to enter your video as submitted, or you could perform it live here on Zoom, but I'll be giving 20 points extra credit to all participants so go for it!!!

It is a great event and tradition and I don't want it to die... 😟😢☹️

That is all! Have a good rest of your week.

Ms. Nakada's Virtual Classroom: Day 34

Agenda:

Check-in

2018 Graduation Speech

Quote and Topic Brainstorm

HW: RJ 17.2 read for 20-30 minutes and record. 

OK, it's Tuesday so we will Zoom at 1:00. 15 week grades are due tomorrow so make sure you get work turned in!

Here is my graduation speech from 2018. 

So, last year's speech was urging people to have the courage to take a stand for who they are and what they believe in. 

Two years ago it was about making the most of the most of each moment in our lives. 

What is this year's speech about? 

What are some topics that come to mind? I'm thinking about letting go of expectations, slowing down, or focusing on one thing at a time. 

If you are having a hard time with a topic, you can think about themes we've discussed in class like: the importance of telling your story/your truth, not judging people based on stereotypes, taking a stand for what you believe, or following the golden rule. 

Another strategy for a topic could be to think of a favorite quote or lyric from a song and using that to inspire your speech. 

"We've come a long way from where we began

Oh I'll tell you all about it when I see you again." Wiz Khalifah

or 

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." Ralph Waldo Emerson

or

“Find people who will make you better.” – Michelle Obama

You can also think of a moment in your middle school experience, an instant when you learned a lesson about life or love or friendship. 

Hopefully these help you get started on a brilliant speech! Go write it!

Ms. Nakada's Virtual Classroom: Day 33

Agenda:

Check-in

Q - Q - Song

Graduation Speeches

HW: RJ 17.1 read for 20-30 minutes and record. 

Happy Monday! Our Zoom classes today are at 9:00 and 10:15. See you there. 

Check-In: What is your brightest graduation/culmination/promotion memory?

Our quote this week: "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." Maya Angelou
What do you think this American writer means?

Our question: What are you concerned about in high school? 

Song: See You Again: Wiz Khalifah featuring Charlie Puth

Original OratoryAdapted for the Paladin Essay Contest and 8^th Grade Culmination Speeches

What is an original oratory? 

·       “A creative, analytical sharing of a truth that has both insight and significance.” 

·       An original and persuasive speech about a real world problem in society

·       Usually focuses on an inherent human/social flaws

·       Your goal is to persuade your audience on your particular point of view

What is the structure of an OO?

·       Introduction with a roadmap

·       2-3 body paragraphs with evidence, stories, personal experiences, etc.

Can focus on defining the problem and explaining the causes and effects 

·       Solution AKA a call to action for your audience

Subject:

Any appropriate subject may be used, but the orator must be truthful.  Here are some:  foolishness, flops, herd mentality, slang, time management, taking sides, wastefulness, friendship, accepting others as they are, learning a second language, gender, lucky mistakes, audacity, procrastination, reading, conversation, first impressions …

Here is an online topics generator:
http://www.ratespeeches.com/t=Original-Oratory-Topics

Length:

400-500 words (speeches should be about 3-4 minutes)

Content:

Not more than 100 words of the oration may be direct quotation from any other speech or writing and such quotations shall be identified.  

The writer is not expected to solve any of the great problems of the day. Rather, s/he should be expected to discuss intelligently, with a degree of originality, in an interesting manner, and with some profit to his/her audience the topic s/he has chosen. 

Although many orations deal with a current problem and propose a solution, this is not the only acceptable form of oratory. The oration may simply alert the audience to a threatening danger, strengthen its devotion to an accepted cause, or eulogize a person. 

The use of appropriate figures of speech, similes and metaphors, balanced sentences, allusions, and other rhetorical devices to make the oration more effective are encouraged. 

Here is a sample from last year: 

"Stand Up" for the Class of 2019

Try to write a draft of a culmination speech this week. Anyone who submits one will get extra credit. Auditions for graduation speakers will be held in a couple of weeks. 

Ms. Nakada's Virtual Classroom: Day 32

Agenda:

Check-in
Collection Covers and Collection/Slam Aesthetics 

Sample Collections and Poetry Performances

HW: RJ 16.4 read for 20-30 minutes and record.

Get RJs signed. Turn in Collections and Slam Videos

Hey y'all. I'm heading in to Emerson today to pack up my classroom. It's got me feeling all kinds of sad. I hope your morning is going well. 

Zoom today is at 1. Bring questions you might have about the end of NaPoWriMo. 

Check-in question: where are you going to high school? 

Ok, today let's talk about collection covers: Here are a few samples. Make something artful!

Think about the aesthetics in your slam pieces as well. Everything is art!

During our Zoom, I'll show you a few poetry slam performances from last year. I'm not posting them here because they would hate me for it. 

I've loved seeing Poetry Slam pieces as they come in. Makes me miss y'all so much!

Do something nice for your teachers. It's Teacher Appreciation Week!

Friday is the Get Lit Final. LA's best poets will perform and the team from Venice coached by my friend and writing partner, Ms. Witham will compete. You can check it out here: Write to me about your impressions if you watch it and I'll give you extra credit. 

Turn in everything by Friday and have a great end of your week. 

Ms. Nakada's Virtual Classroom: Day 31

Agenda:

Check-in

15-week Grades and Graduation Requirements

Table of Contents

Tech shares for putting together collections/poetry

HW: RJ 16.3 read for 20-30 minutes and record. 

Poetry collections, Poetry Slam pieces, and RJs due Friday. 

Morning all. Zoom today at 9:00 and 10:15. 

Check-in: How are you feeling about virtual graduations? Have you seen this? 

15-week grades are due Friday. Our graduation requirements haven't changed, but the district grading policy has. What does this mean for you? You can't get a fail is spring, so check your final Fall report card and count the fails and Us. Also, grades can't be lower than your ten week so check what that is. For Spring grades and graduation, you need to pay careful attention to the Us. More than 4 and you can't participate in graduation. 

Assignments to add to your 15 week grades:

  

If you haven't completed your Table of Contents yet, make sure you number your pages and create a list of pages and poem titles. 

There are several ways to record your poems and turn them in. Video apps are fine, quicktime on laptops can work. Anyone have suggestions for easy ways to record your poetry slam pieces? 

This is the one I did using Quicktime: "Camp Stories."

Thanks for continuing to work hard. I can't wait to see your collections and Poetry Slam pieces!