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Youth Outlook!!

jrutigliano — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:58:28 CST

Yo Sophomores! Welcome to the page focused on YO! Youth Outlook !! YO! is a magazine geared toward youth from all over the world. This is a forum for young people to share and express different art forms including videos, poetry, illustrations, interviews, and of course music. One reason I admire this organization so deeply, is that YO! focuses on positive forms of self expression, using the aforementioned as ways to get the messages focused on positive change out to you! Check the links below, and watch for instructions.....
For Wednesday, October 4, 2006
YO! (Youth Outlook) Magazine

1. Click on the above link, and search for an article (it must be an article) that you find interesting. Please PRINT OUT the article, and using the Organziational Chart I gave you today (another copy is on School Loop) please apply all Argument Strategies and all Organizational Strategies you can, to your article. Be prepared to explain how these strategies are used. Go to the page titled "Terminologies" on the left side if you need a reminder about the definitions of the terms. See me with questions! Good Luck!

IRONIC?

jrutigliano — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:42:47 CDT

Students: Irony is defined as the opposite of what is expected. In this unit, I have tried to teach you about the persuasion of the media, and the power of words, whether written or spoken. What is ironic about this unit? Think deeply, and post your response in this section. Please print out your response in order to get credit. For EXTRA CREDIT: Respond to one peer's comments!

Culminating Assignments

jrutigliano — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:50:11 CDT

1. Create a Persuasive Speech.

We have examined the media from two significant standpoints:

1. We have examined how the Media Giants prey on teenagers; they sell you more than products, they sell you your identity.

2. We have examined the Media as a Political Machine that aims to also sell you something- political ideas.

Now your task is to combine the concepts learned, and create your own speech that sells an idea that will improve your community. Just as the people behind any product, or the president of our country have an "agenda" so do you. You are to sell your idea to your colleagues, and to your school. The students of Capuchino High School are your audience. Please follow these steps:

Step One: Decide on a concept you will sell. I have listed some concepts below that you may choose from.

Step Two: choose a product that you will use to help you sell this concept. I have listed concepts you may choose, and one example of a product you might use to “move” this concept. Once you choose your concept, please devise a product.

Step Three: The common goal is to improve life in San Bruno as we know it. You must make a connection about how your product and your concept will meet the common goal.

Here are possible ideas:

Concept	Product	Goal
1. An increase in political awareness	Music that focuses on raising political awareness	Improve quality of life in San Bruno by: making young people more worldly thinkers.
2. An increase in environmental conservation awareness.		Improve quality of life in San Bruno by:
3. A decrease in gang violence		Improve quality of life in San Bruno by:
4. An increase in the number of students who attend 4 year universities		Improve quality of life in San Bruno by:
5. An increase in after school programs for youth		Improve quality of life in San Bruno by:
6. An improvement in parent-child relationships		Improve quality of life in San Bruno by:

Step Four: You must include elements of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. Please include at least one clear example of each into your Persuasive Speech.

Organization and Delivery (1.3-1.9):

a. choose a logical pattern of organization: Cause and effect, Chronological, Topical.

b. begin your speech with either: a rhetorical question, an anecdote, or a reference to an authoritative source)

c. be certain that your thesis statement is clear in the introduction, and be certain this thesis is supported throughout your speech.

d. use a power point presentation with no less than five slides. Please include minimal text; font should be no smaller that 16 point font. Incorporate some graphics into your power point.

e. please include your speech on index cards that are numbered.

f. please include quiz in order to be sure the audience learned what you aimed to teach.

Note: All notes must be maintained, as you will use your Persuasive Speech to write a Persuasive Essay. The reason for this order of operations is so you can incorporate changes you encounter during your speech process into your paper. Essentially, your paper will be a perfected draft, but in this case your persuasive speech will serve as your rough draft…get it?

2. From this speech, you will create a Persuasive Essay.

3. Write a business letter to an individual who is in a position of authority regarding your proposal. Who might you turn to in order to set your proposed idea in motion? Consider individuals such as: the San Bruno Mayor, the San Bruno Lion's Club, the Chief of Police, the School Board, the UASB, etcetera. Yes, we will actually mail these letters.

Live Speech: President George W.Bush

jrutigliano — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:35:06 CDT

Students: Please watch this live speech from President George W. Bush as he addresses the current tragedies still affecting New Orleans.
Please click on the word "view" within the small box with a photo of President Bush.
President Bush Live from New Orleans

Next, answer the questions that follow. (1.1-1.3)

1. After viewing President Bush's speech, decide what his main message is:

2. What are his plans for New Orleans? Please quote his exact words:

3. Examine the visual aspects of appeal: a. What is the President wearing?
b. Describe the physical background of the speech:
c. Is the President trying to portray an image?
d. Explain the effect you think this will have on his audience.

4. Who is President Bush trying to appeal to? What is your evidence?

5. Please look at all those questions you answered after reading the transcript (this is in your binder) . Revisit your responses and consider which medium (reading the transcript or viewing the televised speech) was more PERSUASIVE for you. Please write an 11 sentence paragraph explaining why using clear examples.
FOR FRIDAY 10/13!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6. Post this paragraph in the comment section, and respond to one other person's paragraph. If you choose to agree with a point made, explain why; if you disagree with a point, please expalin why.

Live Broadcasts for analysis

jrutigliano — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:59:26 CDT

Students: watch the live broadcast from Amy Goodman of KPFA commemorating New Orleans one year later and answer these questions. Be prepared to defend your answers. (please: scroll to the top of the page, and then click on 128k stream. "RealPlayer" seems to work the best)
Hurricane Katrina Broadcast

After watching the broadcast, please determine the THESIS of Amy Goodman's broadcast.
What is the organizational pattern of this broadcast? Is it
a. Topical Organization
b. Chronological Organization
c. Cause and Effect Organization
d. Problem Solution Organization
Please explain your answer.
Which rhetorical devices make this broadcast memorable?
a. allusion
b. diction
c. metaphor
d. repetition
e. rhetorical question
f. parallelism
please explain your answer.
What type of argument is used by the speaker?
a. argument by causation
b. analogy
c. appeal to authority
d. appeal to emotion
e. appeal to logic
Please explain your answer
In your opinion, do you find this broadcast effective? Are you persuaded by the Amy Goodman's words? Please explain your answer:

For Monday Evening 10/2:
Below, please post one comment of your own, and reply to one other comment posed by a peer. You may respond to the one I posted if you wish.

Non Fiction Articles of Interest

jrutigliano — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:26:30 CDT

Sophs: Below are some articles of interest for you to use and refer to throughout our unit.

District Teacher Layoffs

`Terminolgies

jrutigliano — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:47:38 CDT

Argument Strategies

Argument by Causation: Demonstrates how a cause-and-effect relationship supports the speaker's point.
Analogy: Explains or illustrates a point by making a literal comparison between two unlike things.
Appeal to Authority: Cites an expert on a subject to support a point audience's emotional needs and values.
Appeal to Emotion: Uses examples or language that appeal to the audience's emotional needs and values.
Appeal to Logic: Gives facts, statistics, and examples that appeal to the listeners' minds.
Ethos: Trustworthy or credibility of a speaker or writer based on how others perceive his or her character.
Pathos: Appeal based on emotion ( creating an emotional reasons in others by using emotional charge.
Logos: Appeal based on logic or reason; it is rational persuasion of the argument.

Rhetorical Devices
Allusion: Speaker must provide reasons and evidence (facts, statistics , examples, and expert testimony) that show why listeners should change their minds or take action on an issue.
Diction: Choosing words to create a certain tone ( the attitude the speaker expresses toward the subject) or mood (the speech's overall impression on the audience).
Metaphor: Comparing 2 unlike things without using like or as.
Repetition: Repetition of an idea in order to make this stick in the mind of the listener.
Rhetorical Question: A question that does not really need an answer: ex. "Do want your environment to melt away?"
Parallelism: Using ideas of equal importance in an argument: ex. It is important to love your children, yet it is also crucial to discipline them.

Organizational Strategies
Deductive: Going from big to small; general to specific; developing specific predictions from general principals; depends on truth of generalizations it uses as basis for logic.
Inductive: Developing generalizations from a limited number of specific observations or experience; going from the small to big; specific to general.
Topical: An order that arises from the nature of the topic itself. Transitions in this pattern will be a little vague-- things like author factor, the second component. in addition, and so on. Parts to the whole; it doesn't matter what examples are used as long as they are driven by the topic.
Cause & Effect: A piece organized this way can begin with a general statement about the cause and follow with specific effects, or it can begin with a general statement about the effect and follow with specific causes. One can't prove it; one can only make a case for it.
Chronological: Presents ideas according to the time in which they occurred. This type of organization is especially effective if you are describing a process, relaying a series of actions, or telling a story.
Problem/Solution: State the dilemma and explain your possible way to fix it.

General Overview of this Unit

jrutigliano — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:46:04 CDT

According to Merchants of Cool, MTV is known as a "Marketing Monster," and they are said to be "addicted to their fans."
Do you watch MTV?? Are you being brainwashed by this monolithic force?

A general overview of this unit is as follows:

Step One: Watch The Merchants of Cool:
Look in the upper left hand corner of this page, and click on the words "Non Fiction & Media Unit." this will bring you to the proper page!!

Step Two: Answer the Merchants of Cool Questions .The questions are beneath the video, and in your binder, and in the school loop digital locker!

Step Three: Read the transcript of the speech given by George W. Bush and answer questions.

Step Four: Watch the televised broadcast of the same speech and answer the questions

Step Five: Watch the televised broadcast by Amy Goodman and answer the questions.

Step Six: Look at the "Culminating Assignment" page, and here you will find directions on the Persuasive Speech you are to give the class.

I will walk you through these steps as we go, but please read all directions on each page carefully.

Content Standards in this unit!!

jrutigliano — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:45:34 CDT

1.0 Listening and Speaking Strategies
Students formulate adroit judgments about oral communication. They deliver focused and coherent presentations of their own that convey clear and distinct perspectives and solid reasoning. They use gestures, tone, and vocabulary tailored to the audience and purpose. Comprehension
1.1 Formulate judgments about the ideas under discussion and support those judgments with convincing evidence.
1.2 Compare and contrast the ways in which media genres (e.g., televised news, news magazines, documentaries, online information) cover the same event.
Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication
1.3 Choose logical patterns of organization (e.g., chronological, topical, cause and effect) to inform and to persuade, by soliciting agreement or action, or to unite audiences behind a common belief or cause.
1.4 Choose appropriate techniques for developing the introduction and conclusion (e.g., by using literary quotations, anecdotes, references to authoritative sources).
1.5 Recognize and use elements of classical speech forms (e.g., introduction, first and second transitions, body, conclusion) in formulating rational arguments and applying the art of persuasion and debate.
1.6 Present and advance a clear thesis statement and choose appropriate types of proof (e.g., statistics, testimony, specific instances) that meet standard tests for evidence, including credibility, validity, and relevance.
1.7 Use props, visual aids, graphs, and electronic media to enhance the appeal and accuracy of presentations.
1.8 Produce concise notes for extemporaneous delivery.
1.9 Analyze the occasion and the interests of the audience and choose effective verbal and nonverbal techniques (e.g., voice, gestures, eye contact) for presentations.
Analysis and Evaluation of Oral and Media Communications
1.10 Analyze historically significant speeches (e.g., Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address," Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream") to find the rhetorical devices and features that make them memorable.
1.11 Assess how language and delivery affect the mood and tone of the oral communication and make an impact on the audience.
1.12 Evaluate the clarity, quality, effectiveness, and general coherence of a speaker's important points, arguments, evidence, organization of ideas, delivery, diction, and syntax.
1.13 Analyze the types of arguments used by the speaker, including argument by causation, analogy, authority, emotion, and logic.
1.14 Identify the aesthetic effects of a media presentation and evaluate the techniques used to create them (e.g., compare Shakespeare's Henry V with Kenneth Branagh's 1990 film version).
2.0 Speaking Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics)
Students deliver polished formal and extemporaneous presentations that combine the traditional rhetorical strategies of narration, exposition, persuasion, and description. Student speaking demonstrates a command of standard American English and the organizational and delivery strategies outlined in Listening and Speaking Standard 1.0.

2.6 Demonstrate use of sophisticated learning tools by following technical directions (e.g., those found with graphic calculators and specialized software programs and in access guides to World Wide Web sites on the Internet). Expository Critique

2.8 Evaluate the credibility of an author's argument or defense of a claim by critiquing the relationship between generalizations and evidence, the comprehensiveness of evidence, and the way in which the author's intent affects the structure and tone of the text (e.g., in professional journals, editorials, political speeches, primary source material).
Business Letters
a. Provide clear and purposeful information and address the intended audience appropriately.
b. Use appropriate vocabulary, tone, and style to take into account the nature of the relationship with, and the knowledge and interests of, the recipients.
c. Highlight central ideas or images.
d. Follow a conventional style with page formats, fonts, and spacing that contribute to the documents' readability and impact Listening and Speaking

Transcript of Katrina Speech by George W. Bush

jrutigliano — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:45:19 CDT

Students! Welcome: Please read this speech given by George W. Bush and answer the questions that follow.
President Discusses Hurricane Relief in Address to the Nation
Jackson Square
New Orleans, Louisiana

8:02 P.M. CDT
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. I'm speaking to you from the city of New Orleans -- nearly empty, still partly under water, and waiting for life and hope to return. Eastward from Lake Pontchartrain, across the Mississippi coast, to Alabama into Florida, millions of lives were changed in a day by a cruel and wasteful storm.
In the aftermath, we have seen fellow citizens left stunned and uprooted, searching for loved ones, and grieving for the dead, and looking for meaning in a tragedy that seems so blind and random. We've also witnessed the kind of desperation no citizen of this great and generous nation should ever have to know -- fellow Americans calling out for food and water, vulnerable people left at the mercy of criminals who had no mercy, and the bodies of the dead lying uncovered and untended in the street.
These days of sorrow and outrage have also been marked by acts of courage and kindness that make all Americans proud. Coast Guard and other personnel rescued tens of thousands of people from flooded neighborhoods. Religious congregations and families have welcomed strangers as brothers and sisters and neighbors. In the community of Chalmette, when two men tried to break into a home, the owner invited them to stay -- and took in 15 other people who had no place to go. At Tulane Hospital for Children, doctors and nurses did not eat for days so patients could have food, and eventually carried the patients on their backs up eight flights of stairs to helicopters.
Many first responders were victims themselves, wounded healers, with a sense of duty greater than their own suffering. When I met Steve Scott of the Biloxi Fire Department, he and his colleagues were conducting a house-to-house search for survivors. Steve told me this: "I lost my house and I lost my cars, but I still got my family ... and I still got my spirit."
Across the Gulf Coast, among people who have lost much, and suffered much, and given to the limit of their power, we are seeing that same spirit -- a core of strength that survives all hurt, a faith in God no storm can take away, and a powerful American determination to clear the ruins and build better than before.
Tonight so many victims of the hurricane and the flood are far from home and friends and familiar things. You need to know that our whole nation cares about you, and in the journey ahead you're not alone. To all who carry a burden of loss, I extend the deepest sympathy of our country. To every person who has served and sacrificed in this emergency, I offer the gratitude of our country. And tonight I also offer this pledge of the American people: Throughout the area hit by the hurricane, we will do what it takes, we will stay as long as it takes, to help citizens rebuild their communities and their lives. And all who question the future of the Crescent City need to know there is no way to imagine America without New Orleans, and this great city will rise again.
The work of rescue is largely finished; the work of recovery is moving forward. In nearly all of Mississippi, electric power has been restored. Trade is starting to return to the Port of New Orleans, and agricultural shipments are moving down the Mississippi River. All major gasoline pipelines are now in operation, preventing the supply disruptions that many feared. The breaks in the levees have been closed, the pumps are running, and the water here in New Orleans is receding by the hour. Environmental officials are on the ground, taking water samples, identifying and dealing with hazardous debris, and working to get drinking water and waste water treatment systems operating again. And some very sad duties are being carried out by professionals who gather the dead, treat them with respect, and prepare them for their rest.
In the task of recovery and rebuilding, some of the hardest work is still ahead, and it will require the creative skill and generosity of a united country.
Our first commitment is to meet the immediate needs of those who had to flee their homes and leave all their possessions behind. For these Americans, every night brings uncertainty, every day requires new courage, and in the months to come will bring more than their fair share of struggles.
The Department of Homeland Security is registering evacuees who are now in shelters and churches, or private homes, whether in the Gulf region or far away. I have signed an order providing immediate assistance to people from the disaster area. As of today, more than 500,000 evacuee families have gotten emergency help to pay for food, clothing, and other essentials. Evacuees who have not yet registered should contact FEMA or the Red Cross. We need to know who you are, because many of you will be eligible for broader assistance in the future. Many families were separated during the evacuation, and we are working to help you reunite. Please call this number: 1-877-568-3317 -- that's 1-877-568-3317 -- and we will work to bring your family back together, and pay for your travel to reach them.
In addition, we're taking steps to ensure that evacuees do not have to travel great distances or navigate bureaucracies to get the benefits that are there for them. The Department of Health and Human Services has sent more than 1,500 health professionals, along with over 50 tons of medical supplies -- including vaccines and antibiotics and medicines for people with chronic conditions such as diabetes. The Social Security Administration is delivering checks. The Department of Labor is helping displaced persons apply for temporary jobs and unemployment benefits. And the Postal Service is registering new addresses so that people can get their mail.
To carry out the first stages of the relief effort and begin rebuilding at once, I have asked for, and the Congress has provided, more than $60 billion. This is an unprecedented response to an unprecedented crisis, which demonstrates the compassion and resolve of our nation.
Our second commitment is to help the citizens of the Gulf Coast to overcome this disaster, put their lives back together, and rebuild their communities. Along this coast, for mile after mile, the wind and water swept the land clean. In Mississippi, many thousands of houses were damaged or destroyed. In New Orleans and surrounding parishes, more than a quarter-million houses are no longer safe to live in. Hundreds of thousands of people from across this region will need to find longer-term housing.
Our goal is to get people out of the shelters by the middle of October. So we're providing direct assistance to evacuees that allows them to rent apartments, and many already are moving into places of their own. A number of states have taken in evacuees and shown them great compassion -- admitting children to school, and providing health care. So I will work with the Congress to ensure that states are reimbursed for these extra expenses.
In the disaster area, and in cities that have received huge numbers of displaced people, we're beginning to bring in mobile homes and trailers for temporary use. To relieve the burden on local health care facilities in the region, we're sending extra doctors and nurses to these areas. We're also providing money that can be used to cover overtime pay for police and fire departments while the cities and towns rebuild.
Near New Orleans, and Biloxi, and other cities, housing is urgently needed for police and firefighters, other service providers, and the many workers who are going to rebuild these cities. Right now, many are sleeping on ships we have brought to the Port of New Orleans -- and more ships are on their way to the region. And we'll provide mobile homes, and supply them with basic services, as close to construction areas as possible, so the rebuilding process can go forward as quickly as possible.
And the federal government will undertake a close partnership with the states of Louisiana and Mississippi, the city of New Orleans, and other Gulf Coast cities, so they can rebuild in a sensible, well-planned way. Federal funds will cover the great majority of the costs of repairing public infrastructure in the disaster zone, from roads and bridges to schools and water systems. Our goal is to get the work done quickly. And taxpayers expect this work to be done honestly and wisely -- so we'll have a team of inspectors general reviewing all expenditures.
In the rebuilding process, there will be many important decisions and many details to resolve, yet we're moving forward according to some clear principles. The federal government will be fully engaged in the mission, but Governor Barbour, Governor Blanco, Mayor Nagin, and other state and local leaders will have the primary role in planning for their own future. Clearly, communities will need to move decisively to change zoning laws and building codes, in order to avoid a repeat of what we've seen. And in the work of rebuilding, as many jobs as possible should go to the men and women who live in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
Our third commitment is this: When communities are rebuilt, they must be even better and stronger than before the storm. Within the Gulf region are some of the most beautiful and historic places in America. As all of us saw on television, there's also some deep, persistent poverty in this region, as well. That poverty has roots in a history of racial discrimination, which cut off generations from the opportunity of America. We have a duty to confront this poverty with bold action. So let us restore all that we have cherished from yesterday, and let us rise above the legacy of inequality. When the streets are rebuilt, there should be many new businesses, including minority-owned businesses, along those streets. When the houses are rebuilt, more families should own, not rent, those houses. When the regional economy revives, local people should be prepared for the jobs being created.
Americans want the Gulf Coast not just to survive, but to thrive; not just to cope, but to overcome. We want evacuees to come home, for the best of reasons -- because they have a real chance at a better life in a place they love.
When one resident of this city who lost his home was asked by a reporter if he would relocate, he said, "Naw, I will rebuild -- but I will build higher." That is our vision for the future, in this city and beyond: We'll not just rebuild, we'll build higher and better. To meet this goal, I will listen to good ideas from Congress, and state and local officials, and the private sector. I believe we should start with three initiatives that the Congress should pass.
Tonight I propose the creation of a Gulf Opportunity Zone, encompassing the region of the disaster in Louisiana and Mississippi and Alabama. Within this zone, we should provide immediate incentives for job-creating investment, tax relief for small businesses, incentives to companies that create jobs, and loans and loan guarantees for small businesses, including minority-owned enterprises, to get them up and running again. It is entrepreneurship that creates jobs and opportunity; it is entrepreneurship that helps break the cycle of poverty; and we will take the side of entrepreneurs as they lead the economic revival of the Gulf region.
I propose the creation of Worker Recovery Accounts to help those evacuees who need extra help finding work. Under this plan, the federal government would provide accounts of up to $5,000, which these evacuees could draw upon for job training and education to help them get a good job, and for child care expenses during their job search.
And to help lower-income citizens in the hurricane region build new and better lives, I also propose that Congress pass an Urban Homesteading Act. Under this approach, we will identify property in the region owned by the federal government, and provide building sites to low-income citizens free of charge, through a lottery. In return, they would pledge to build on the lot, with either a mortgage or help from a charitable organization like Habitat for Humanity. Home ownership is one of the great strengths of any community, and it must be a central part of our vision for the revival of this region.
In the long run, the New Orleans area has a particular challenge, because much of the city lies below sea level. The people who call it home need to have reassurance that their lives will be safer in the years to come. Protecting a city that sits lower than the water around it is not easy, but it can, and has been done. City and parish officials in New Orleans, and state officials in Louisiana will have a large part in the engineering decisions to come. And the Army Corps of Engineers will work at their side to make the flood protection system stronger than it has ever been.
The work that has begun in the Gulf Coast region will be one of the largest reconstruction efforts the world has ever seen. When that job is done, all Americans will have something to be very proud of -- and all Americans are needed in this common effort. It is the armies of compassion -- charities and houses of worship, and idealistic men and women -- that give our reconstruction effort its humanity. They offer to those who hurt a friendly face, an arm around the shoulder, and the reassurance that in hard times, they can count on someone who cares. By land, by sea, and by air, good people wanting to make a difference deployed to the Gulf Coast, and they've been working around the clock ever since.
The cash needed to support the armies of compassion is great, and Americans have given generously. For example, the private fundraising effort led by former Presidents Bush and Clinton has already received pledges of more than $100 million. Some of that money is going to the Governors to be used for immediate needs within their states. A portion will also be sent to local houses of worship to help reimburse them for the expense of helping others. This evening the need is still urgent, and I ask the American people to continue donating to the Salvation Army, the Red Cross, other good charities, and religious congregations in the region.
It's also essential for the many organizations of our country to reach out to your fellow citizens in the Gulf area. So I've asked USA Freedom Corps to create an information clearinghouse, available at usafreedomcorps.gov, so that families anywhere in the country can find opportunities to help families in the region, or a school can support a school. And I challenge existing organizations -- churches, and Scout troops, or labor union locals to get in touch with their counterparts in Mississippi, Louisiana, or Alabama, and learn what they can do to help. In this great national enterprise, important work can be done by everyone, and everyone should find their role and do their part.
The government of this nation will do its part, as well. Our cities must have clear and up-to-date plans for responding to natural disasters, and disease outbreaks, or a terrorist attack, for evacuating large numbers of people in an emergency, and for providing the food and water and security they would need. In a time of terror threats and weapons of mass destruction, the danger to our citizens reaches much wider than a fault line or a flood plain. I consider detailed emergency planning to be a national security priority, and therefore, I've ordered the Department of Homeland Security to undertake an immediate review, in cooperation with local counterparts, of emergency plans in every major city in America.
I also want to know all the facts about the government response to Hurricane Katrina. The storm involved a massive flood, a major supply and security operation, and an evacuation order affecting more than a million people. It was not a normal hurricane -- and the normal disaster relief system was not equal to it. Many of the men and women of the Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the United States military, the National Guard, Homeland Security, and state and local governments performed skillfully under the worst conditions. Yet the system, at every level of government, was not well-coordinated, and was overwhelmed in the first few days. It is now clear that a challenge on this scale requires greater federal authority and a broader role for the armed forces -- the institution of our government most capable of massive logistical operations on a moment's notice.
Four years after the frightening experience of September the 11th, Americans have every right to expect a more effective response in a time of emergency. When the federal government fails to meet such an obligation, I, as President, am responsible for the problem, and for the solution. So I've ordered every Cabinet Secretary to participate in a comprehensive review of the government response to the hurricane. This government will learn the lessons of Hurricane Katrina. We're going to review every action and make necessary changes, so that we are better prepared for any challenge of nature, or act of evil men, that could threaten our people.
The United States Congress also has an important oversight function to perform. Congress is preparing an investigation, and I will work with members of both parties to make sure this effort is thorough.
In the life of this nation, we have often been reminded that nature is an awesome force, and that all life is fragile. We're the heirs of men and women who lived through those first terrible winters at Jamestown and Plymouth, who rebuilt Chicago after a great fire, and San Francisco after a great earthquake, who reclaimed the prairie from the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Every time, the people of this land have come back from fire, flood, and storm to build anew -- and to build better than what we had before. Americans have never left our destiny to the whims of nature -- and we will not start now.
These trials have also reminded us that we are often stronger than we know -- with the help of grace and one another. They remind us of a hope beyond all pain and death, a God who welcomes the lost to a house not made with hands. And they remind us that we're tied together in this life, in this nation -- and that the despair of any touches us all.
I know that when you sit on the steps of a porch where a home once stood, or sleep on a cot in a crowded shelter, it is hard to imagine a bright future. But that future will come. The streets of Biloxi and Gulfport will again be filled with lovely homes and the sound of children playing. The churches of Alabama will have their broken steeples mended and their congregations whole. And here in New Orleans, the street cars will once again rumble down St. Charles, and the passionate soul of a great city will return.
In this place, there's a custom for the funerals of jazz musicians. The funeral procession parades slowly through the streets, followed by a band playing a mournful dirge as it moves to the cemetery. Once the casket has been laid in place, the band breaks into a joyful "second line" -- symbolizing the triumph of the spirit over death. Tonight the Gulf Coast is still coming through the dirge -- yet we will live to see the second line.
Thank you, and may God bless America.
END 8:28 P.M. CDT

__________________________________________
Please answer the following questions: (1.10-1.14)
Refer to pages 898-899 in the Holt Anthology for a refresher on these terms.
1. After reading the speech, please determine the THESIS of Bush's speech:

2. What is the organizational pattern of this speech? Is it
a. Topical Organization
b. Chronological Organization
c. Cause and Effect Organization
d. Problem Solution Organization
Please explain your answer.

3. Which rhetorical devices make this speech memorable?
a. allusion
b. diction
c. metaphor
d. repetition
e. rhetorical question
f. parallelism
please explain your answer.

4. What type of argument is used by the speaker?
a. argument by causation
b. analogy
c. appeal to authority
d. appeal to emotion
e. appeal to logic
Please explain your answer

5. In your opinion, do you find this speech effective? Are you persuaded by the president's words? Please explain your answer:

Non-Fiction & Media Unit

jrutigliano — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:19:24 CDT

Welcome Students! This is our own web page and web journal (also known as a BLOG). Here, you will access information, and communicate with our entire class by posting comments, and replying to one another. You must adhere to Capuchino and Rutigliano rules, meaning RESPECT & MATURITY are key.

Do you notice the title of the book pictured here? In this book is the essay entitled "The Great Tween Marketing Machine." This was your in class essay and introductory assignment. How did you score on that essay?

Our next activity involves The Merchants of Cool. Click on the link to finish watching the video, and then answer the questions below. There is a hard copy of this document in our digital locker.

If you scroll to the bottom of the page, you will see an extra credit comment section. This will require you to look at the article on the Merchants of Cool page regarding EMINEM. Read the article, and post a comment focusing on the theme of the article: should Eminem have won a Grammy Award?

The Merchants of Cool Link

Frontline: Merchants of Cool

Step One: Apply each of the following terms to the film:

Terms:	According to the film:	Responses: record responses in the spaces below.
Logos: Appeals to consumers (teens) based on logic or reason	How might advertisers believe the term Logos influences teens?
Pathos: Appeals to consumers (teens) based on emotion	How might advertisers believe the term Pathos influences teens?
Ethos: Appeals to consumers (teens) based on the credibility of the speaker	How might advertisers believe the term Ethos influences teens?

Step Two: please answer the following questions:

1. According to the film, what is the main issue or problem?

2.What are the film makers suggesting as solutions to this issue or problem?

3. According to the film makers, why is this issue occurring?

4. What might be some persuasion techniques employed by the media? (Merchants of Cool offers several suggestions)

5. Are you controlled by the persuasion techniques of the media? Be honest.

Home

veronicaloves — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 23:13:58 CDT

A pound of flesh...

Click this link to see a modern film version of The Merchant of Venice

www.sonypictures.com/classics/merchantofvenice/

Portia in action... Shylock the Jew

Shakespeare Unit

jrutigliano — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:04:32 CDT

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Terminologies

jrutigliano — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:39:20 CDT

Here are the terminologies we will use in this unit:

Katrina Speech by George W. Bush

jrutigliano — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:25:22 CDT

Welcome students! Please print out the transcript below: Once you have printed it, I would like you to do the following:

1. Highlight one example of each of the following: Logos, Ethos, Pathos.

2. Explain why you think these are included in this speech.

3. How is the speech organized? (2.2) Is it
a. Chronological Organization
b. Cause and Effect Organization
c. Problem-Solution Organization
d. Topical Organization
Please write a well organized 11 sentence paragraph that answers this question.

For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary September 15, 2005 President Discusses Hurricane Relief in Address to the Nation Jackson Square 8:02 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:

Good evening. I'm speaking to you from the city of New Orleans -- nearly empty, still partly under water, and waiting for life and hope to return. Eastward from Lake Pontchartrain, across the Mississippi coast, to Alabama into Florida, millions of lives were changed in a day by a cruel and wasteful storm. In the aftermath, we have seen fellow citizens left stunned and uprooted, searching for loved ones, and grieving for the dead, and looking for meaning in a tragedy that seems so blind and random. We've also witnessed the kind of desperation no citizen of this great and generous nation should ever have to know -- fellow Americans calling out for food and water, vulnerable people left at the mercy of criminals who had no mercy, and the bodies of the dead lying uncovered and untended in the street. These days of sorrow and outrage have also been marked by acts of courage and kindness that make all Americans proud. Coast Guard and other personnel rescued tens of thousands of people from flooded neighborhoods. Religious congregations and families have welcomed strangers as brothers and sisters and neighbors. In the community of Chalmette, when two men tried to break into a home, the owner invited them to stay -- and took in 15 other people who had no place to go. At Tulane Hospital for Children, doctors and nurses did not eat for days so patients could have food, and eventually carried the patients on their backs up eight flights of stairs to helicopters. Many first responders were victims themselves, wounded healers, with a sense of duty greater than their own suffering. When I met Steve Scott of the Biloxi Fire Department, he and his colleagues were conducting a house-to-house search for survivors. Steve told me this: "I lost my house and I lost my cars, but I still got my family ... and I still got my spirit." Across the Gulf Coast, among people who have lost much, and suffered much, and given to the limit of their power, we are seeing that same spirit -- a core of strength that survives all hurt, a faith in God no storm can take away, and a powerful American determination to clear the ruins and build better than before. Tonight so many victims of the hurricane and the flood are far from home and friends and familiar things. You need to know that our whole nation cares about you, and in the journey ahead you're not alone. To all who carry a burden of loss, I extend the deepest sympathy of our country. To every person who has served and sacrificed in this emergency, I offer the gratitude of our country. And tonight I also offer this pledge of the American people: Throughout the area hit by the hurricane, we will do what it takes, we will stay as long as it takes, to help citizens rebuild their communities and their lives. And all who question the future of the Crescent City need to know there is no way to imagine America without New Orleans, and this great city will rise again. The work of rescue is largely finished; the work of recovery is moving forward. In nearly all of Mississippi, electric power has been restored. Trade is starting to return to the Port of New Orleans, and agricultural shipments are moving down the Mississippi River. All major gasoline pipelines are now in operation, preventing the supply disruptions that many feared. The breaks in the levees have been closed, the pumps are running, and the water here in New Orleans is receding by the hour. Environmental officials are on the ground, taking water samples, identifying and dealing with hazardous debris, and working to get drinking water and waste water treatment systems operating again. And some very sad duties are being carried out by professionals who gather the dead, treat them with respect, and prepare them for their rest. In the task of recovery and rebuilding, some of the hardest work is still ahead, and it will require the creative skill and generosity of a united country. Our first commitment is to meet the immediate needs of those who had to flee their homes and leave all their possessions behind. For these Americans, every night brings uncertainty, every day requires new courage, and in the months to come will bring more than their fair share of struggles. The Department of Homeland Security is registering evacuees who are now in shelters and churches, or private homes, whether in the Gulf region or far away. I have signed an order providing immediate assistance to people from the disaster area. As of today, more than 500,000 evacuee families have gotten emergency help to pay for food, clothing, and other essentials. Evacuees who have not yet registered should contact FEMA or the Red Cross. We need to know who you are, because many of you will be eligible for broader assistance in the future. Many families were separated during the evacuation, and we are working to help you reunite. Please call this number: 1-877-568-3317 -- that's 1-877-568-3317 -- and we will work to bring your family back together, and pay for your travel to reach them. In addition, we're taking steps to ensure that evacuees do not have to travel great distances or navigate bureaucracies to get the benefits that are there for them. The Department of Health and Human Services has sent more than 1,500 health professionals, along with over 50 tons of medical supplies -- including vaccines and antibiotics and medicines for people with chronic conditions such as diabetes. The Social Security Administration is delivering checks. The Department of Labor is helping displaced persons apply for temporary jobs and unemployment benefits. And the Postal Service is registering new addresses so that people can get their mail. To carry out the first stages of the relief effort and begin rebuilding at once, I have asked for, and the Congress has provided, more than $60 billion. This is an unprecedented response to an unprecedented crisis, which demonstrates the compassion and resolve of our nation. Our second commitment is to help the citizens of the Gulf Coast to overcome this disaster, put their lives back together, and rebuild their communities. Along this coast, for mile after mile, the wind and water swept the land clean. In Mississippi, many thousands of houses were damaged or destroyed. In New Orleans and surrounding parishes, more than a quarter-million houses are no longer safe to live in. Hundreds of thousands of people from across this region will need to find longer-term housing. Our goal is to get people out of the shelters by the middle of October. So we're providing direct assistance to evacuees that allows them to rent apartments, and many already are moving into places of their own. A number of states have taken in evacuees and shown them great compassion -- admitting children to school, and providing health care. So I will work with the Congress to ensure that states are reimbursed for these extra expenses. In the disaster area, and in cities that have received huge numbers of displaced people, we're beginning to bring in mobile homes and trailers for temporary use. To relieve the burden on local health care facilities in the region, we're sending extra doctors and nurses to these areas. We're also providing money that can be used to cover overtime pay for police and fire departments while the cities and towns rebuild. Near New Orleans, and Biloxi, and other cities, housing is urgently needed for police and firefighters, other service providers, and the many workers who are going to rebuild these cities. Right now, many are sleeping on ships we have brought to the Port of New Orleans -- and more ships are on their way to the region. And we'll provide mobile homes, and supply them with basic services, as close to construction areas as possible, so the rebuilding process can go forward as quickly as possible. And the federal government will undertake a close partnership with the states of Louisiana and Mississippi, the city of New Orleans, and other Gulf Coast cities, so they can rebuild in a sensible, well-planned way. Federal funds will cover the great majority of the costs of repairing public infrastructure in the disaster zone, from roads and bridges to schools and water systems. Our goal is to get the work done quickly. And taxpayers expect this work to be done honestly and wisely -- so we'll have a team of inspectors general reviewing all expenditures. In the rebuilding process, there will be many important decisions and many details to resolve, yet we're moving forward according to some clear principles. The federal government will be fully engaged in the mission, but Governor Barbour, Governor Blanco, Mayor Nagin, and other state and local leaders will have the primary role in planning for their own future. Clearly, communities will need to move decisively to change zoning laws and building codes, in order to avoid a repeat of what we've seen. And in the work of rebuilding, as many jobs as possible should go to the men and women who live in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Our third commitment is this: When communities are rebuilt, they must be even better and stronger than before the storm. Within the Gulf region are some of the most beautiful and historic places in America. As all of us saw on television, there's also some deep, persistent poverty in this region, as well. That poverty has roots in a history of racial discrimination, which cut off generations from the opportunity of America. We have a duty to confront this poverty with bold action. So let us restore all that we have cherished from yesterday, and let us rise above the legacy of inequality. When the streets are rebuilt, there should be many new businesses, including minority-owned businesses, along those streets. When the houses are rebuilt, more families should own, not rent, those houses. When the regional economy revives, local people should be prepared for the jobs being created. Americans want the Gulf Coast not just to survive, but to thrive; not just to cope, but to overcome. We want evacuees to come home, for the best of reasons -- because they have a real chance at a better life in a place they love. When one resident of this city who lost his home was asked by a reporter if he would relocate, he said, "Naw, I will rebuild -- but I will build higher." That is our vision for the future, in this city and beyond: We'll not just rebuild, we'll build higher and better. To meet this goal, I will listen to good ideas from Congress, and state and local officials, and the private sector. I believe we should start with three initiatives that the Congress should pass. Tonight I propose the creation of a Gulf Opportunity Zone, encompassing the region of the disaster in Louisiana and Mississippi and Alabama. Within this zone, we should provide immediate incentives for job-creating investment, tax relief for small businesses, incentives to companies that create jobs, and loans and loan guarantees for small businesses, including minority-owned enterprises, to get them up and running again. It is entrepreneurship that creates jobs and opportunity; it is entrepreneurship that helps break the cycle of poverty; and we will take the side of entrepreneurs as they lead the economic revival of the Gulf region. I propose the creation of Worker Recovery Accounts to help those evacuees who need extra help finding work. Under this plan, the federal government would provide accounts of up to $5,000, which these evacuees could draw upon for job training and education to help them get a good job, and for child care expenses during their job search. And to help lower-income citizens in the hurricane region build new and better lives, I also propose that Congress pass an Urban Homesteading Act. Under this approach, we will identify property in the region owned by the federal government, and provide building sites to low-income citizens free of charge, through a lottery. In return, they would pledge to build on the lot, with either a mortgage or help from a charitable organization like Habitat for Humanity. Home ownership is one of the great strengths of any community, and it must be a central part of our vision for the revival of this region. In the long run, the New Orleans area has a particular challenge, because much of the city lies below sea level. The people who call it home need to have reassurance that their lives will be safer in the years to come. Protecting a city that sits lower than the water around it is not easy, but it can, and has been done. City and parish officials in New Orleans, and state officials in Louisiana will have a large part in the engineering decisions to come. And the Army Corps of Engineers will work at their side to make the flood protection system stronger than it has ever been. The work that has begun in the Gulf Coast region will be one of the largest reconstruction efforts the world has ever seen. When that job is done, all Americans will have something to be very proud of -- and all Americans are needed in this common effort. It is the armies of compassion -- charities and houses of worship, and idealistic men and women -- that give our reconstruction effort its humanity. They offer to those who hurt a friendly face, an arm around the shoulder, and the reassurance that in hard times, they can count on someone who cares. By land, by sea, and by air, good people wanting to make a difference deployed to the Gulf Coast, and they've been working around the clock ever since. The cash needed to support the armies of compassion is great, and Americans have given generously. For example, the private fundraising effort led by former Presidents Bush and Clinton has already received pledges of more than $100 million. Some of that money is going to the Governors to be used for immediate needs within their states. A portion will also be sent to local houses of worship to help reimburse them for the expense of helping others. This evening the need is still urgent, and I ask the American people to continue donating to the Salvation Army, the Red Cross, other good charities, and religious congregations in the region. It's also essential for the many organizations of our country to reach out to your fellow citizens in the Gulf area. So I've asked USA Freedom Corps to create an information clearinghouse, available at usafreedomcorps.gov, so that families anywhere in the country can find opportunities to help families in the region, or a school can support a school. And I challenge existing organizations -- churches, and Scout troops, or labor union locals to get in touch with their counterparts in Mississippi, Louisiana, or Alabama, and learn what they can do to help. In this great national enterprise, important work can be done by everyone, and everyone should find their role and do their part. The government of this nation will do its part, as well. Our cities must have clear and up-to-date plans for responding to natural disasters, and disease outbreaks, or a terrorist attack, for evacuating large numbers of people in an emergency, and for providing the food and water and security they would need. In a time of terror threats and weapons of mass destruction, the danger to our citizens reaches much wider than a fault line or a flood plain. I consider detailed emergency planning to be a national security priority, and therefore, I've ordered the Department of Homeland Security to undertake an immediate review, in cooperation with local counterparts, of emergency plans in every major city in America. I also want to know all the facts about the government response to Hurricane Katrina. The storm involved a massive flood, a major supply and security operation, and an evacuation order affecting more than a million people. It was not a normal hurricane -- and the normal disaster relief system was not equal to it. Many of the men and women of the Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the United States military, the National Guard, Homeland Security, and state and local governments performed skillfully under the worst conditions. Yet the system, at every level of government, was not well-coordinated, and was overwhelmed in the first few days. It is now clear that a challenge on this scale requires greater federal authority and a broader role for the armed forces -- the institution of our government most capable of massive logistical operations on a moment's notice. Four years after the frightening experience of September the 11th, Americans have every right to expect a more effective response in a time of emergency. When the federal government fails to meet such an obligation, I, as President, am responsible for the problem, and for the solution. So I've ordered every Cabinet Secretary to participate in a comprehensive review of the government response to the hurricane. This government will learn the lessons of Hurricane Katrina. We're going to review every action and make necessary changes, so that we are better prepared for any challenge of nature, or act of evil men, that could threaten our people. The United States Congress also has an important oversight function to perform. Congress is preparing an investigation, and I will work with members of both parties to make sure this effort is thorough. In the life of this nation, we have often been reminded that nature is an awesome force, and that all life is fragile. We're the heirs of men and women who lived through those first terrible winters at Jamestown and Plymouth, who rebuilt Chicago after a great fire, and San Francisco after a great earthquake, who reclaimed the prairie from the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Every time, the people of this land have come back from fire, flood, and storm to build anew -- and to build better than what we had before. Americans have never left our destiny to the whims of nature -- and we will not start now. These trials have also reminded us that we are often stronger than we know -- with the help of grace and one another. They remind us of a hope beyond all pain and death, a God who welcomes the lost to a house not made with hands. And they remind us that we're tied together in this life, in this nation -- and that the despair of any touches us all. I know that when you sit on the steps of a porch where a home once stood, or sleep on a cot in a crowded shelter, it is hard to imagine a bright future. But that future will come. The streets of Biloxi and Gulfport will again be filled with lovely homes and the sound of children playing. The churches of Alabama will have their broken steeples mended and their congregations whole. And here in New Orleans, the street cars will once again rumble down St. Charles, and the passionate soul of a great city will return. In this place, there's a custom for the funerals of jazz musicians. The funeral procession parades slowly through the streets, followed by a band playing a mournful dirge as it moves to the cemetery. Once the casket has been laid in place, the band breaks into a joyful "second line" -- symbolizing the triumph of the spirit over death. Tonight the Gulf Coast is still coming through the dirge -- yet we will live to see the second line. Thank you, and may God bless America. END 8:28 P.M. CDT Return to this article at:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050915-8.html

Anti-Semitism

jrutigliano — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:42:23 CDT

Anti-Semitism- a term meaning having feelings of hatred toward people of Jewish descent. Click the Wikipedia Link for an extensive definition. Who are the victims of anti-semitism in acts 1-3?
In acts 4 &5?
wikipedia definition

Feminism

jrutigliano — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:01:35 CDT

Look at this play through the eyes of one who feels that women are powerful beings; the power they hold is equal to the power that men hold. Who in this play is an example of female strength? Think carefully...

Patriarchy

jrutigliano — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:55:52 CDT

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