Grade Reports, Swooshification, Extra Credit

Students had a substitute today.

1. Students turned in rough drafts of Anthem essays.
2. Students were given a packet with their grade reports, "Swooshification" active reading and logo commentary writing assignment for today, and information about grade reports and extra credit options.
   

"The Swooshification of the World"
Vocabulary
Ubiquitous – existing or being everywhere, esp. at the same time; omnipresent (ubiquitous fog)
Subliminal – existing or functioning below the threshold of consciousness (subliminal advertising)
Literary Term:
Tone: a writer’s attitude toward his subject and/or audience
Hyperbole: exaggeration (I’m so hungry I could eat a horse)

Assignment: Logo Commentary. What is a commentary? It is anything serving to illustrate a point or prompt a realization.

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• Brainstorm: jot down (make a list or draw) as many logos as you can think of.

• Choose one and write about it with an exaggerated tone as Rick Reilly does in “Swooshification.”

– 100 word minimum

• Illustrate. Draw (with detail) or find at least 3 images that express your tone.

GRADE REPORTS AND EXTRA CREDIT: See this link for information, instructions, and due dates.