Day 4
Today you finished your chapter 10 vocab sheet, and had a warmup quickwrite activity.
Afterward you took very short notes.
Then in class you were to answer these questions on a new sheet of paper using modified ACE format.
For homework, reread the text, and complete the following annotations:
You also have a six additional questions to answer on another sheet of paper.
The questions must be answered using full, complete, academic sentences.
Analyzing: Words and Sentences
Homework
Today you finished your chapter 10 vocab sheet, and had a warmup quickwrite activity.
Afterward you took very short notes.
Then in class you were to answer these questions on a new sheet of paper using modified ACE format.
- Why is Tom Leppard called “Leopard Man”?
- What does the author think about people with tattoos and piercings? Why does he have these opinions?
- How is Leopard Man different from other tattooed and pierced people?
- Why is Leopard Man so happy?
- According to Feys, what kind of people does society fear? Why?
- What is the “world’s most common but dangerous psychological disorder” (paragraph 6)? Explain Feys’ argument in this paragraph.
- What is Feys’ final message?
For homework, reread the text, and complete the following annotations:
- underline and label the following points in the essay in the left-hand margin:
- Introduction
- Issue or problem being
- addressed
- Author’s main arguments
- Author’s examples
- Conclusion
- Write in the margin your reactions to what the author is saying.
- Underline (or highlight) places where you were confused and mention what confused you.
You also have a six additional questions to answer on another sheet of paper.
The questions must be answered using full, complete, academic sentences.
Analyzing: Words and Sentences
- What is the definition of “non-conformists” (par. 2)? What image comes to your mind when you hear this word?
- How do the words “anti-social freak” (par. 2) make you feel? What image comes to mind when you hear those words?
- Which words or synonyms are repeated in the article? Why do you think that is?
- What does Feys mean when he says, “Most anti-social freaks, in their obsession with displaying their freakishness, are just as dependent on others’ opinions as approval-seeking socialites” (par. 2)? Explain what he means in this statement.
- In paragraph 4, Feys says, “society looks down upon freakish and extraordinary individuals alike and views them with suspicion.” Who is he talking about when he says “freakish and extraordinary individuals”?
- Are the sentences in this essay mostly long or short? Are they complex or simple? What effect might these choices of the author have on the reader?
Homework
- Read the article passed out in class and do both sets of annotations before class tomorrow.
- Finish the in-class assignment from today as well as analyzing words and sentences. BOTH sets of questions are due tomorrow.