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During the first half of second quarter, our class discussed and read about whether or not teens should be sentenced as adults for violent crimes.

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The Juvenile Justice and the Controversial Issues Project we are doing deal with youth issues. The controversial things that involve us, like whether or not CSE should be taught to all schools.

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M is for main thesis. The main thesis is the overall argument and all of the CD's and CM's  have to prove your MT.
L is for Lead in. The lead in can either carry ethos or kind of introduce the CD without saying what the CD said.

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M is for proper MLA - the proper writing and citation format to use when writing essays, articles, and other documents.
S is for Symbolism - both the ability to identify an item's symbolism, and the ability to take an item that is important or symbolic to me and work around it.

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N is for noodle tools. Noodle tools is a good way to help keep my sources organized and it helps me properly cite my sources.
C is for credibility. In the acronym CARP, the C stands for credibility of sources, authors, etc.

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K: Key Idea - Throughout many articles, passages, and stories we've read, we always had to identify the key (main) idea. This allowed us to understand what the article was centered around and answer any questions based on it.

N: Night - We read Elie Wiesel's book Night and learned about the Holocaust as well as many hidden symbols throughout the story, such as the night itself.

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Literary devices are used in all types of writing to enhance the story. Some examples of devices are similes, metaphors, and symbolism. A is for annotating articles. The use of annotating articles is so you, the reader, can a deeper understanding of the writing. Annotating articles is also used so that you can take away key knowledge from the article and remember it better.

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L is for lit. devices: we learned how a character's words described them as a person, analyzed the setting they were in, and what it says about the characters in the story, which helped my understanding and analysis of books and articles.
B is for bringing to class the current book we were reading which taught us about privilege and the experiences each person has because of factors in their life. We learned about the Holocaust, the stereotypes people of color face, the juvenile justice system, and much more.

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During our short story unit, we learned about a variety of literary devices such as a metaphor. A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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G is for gest. Gest is a root word we learned and it means carry or bear. One example word is gesticulate, which means using dramatic gestures to emphasize one's words.

F is for finding good evidence. We learned that good evidence supports our MT and ST. Good evidence also comes from sources that are credible and enhance pathos, logos, or ethos.

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L is for learning how to write a good lead-in. Throughout this class, I've learned how to write a good and proper lead-in that introduces an argument or idea.

O is for opposing arguments. I've learned how to address opposing arguments and make a good argument. We've also learned that making a good argument includes addressing the argument of the opposition.

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C - CD. CDs are very important for an essay and they explain the quote and tie it back to the reason and overall main thesis of an essay.
H - Handwriting. Turns out coherent and eligible handwriting is very important for writing an essay on paper. So it is important to slow down more when writing an essay on paper

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A is for Annotating: I learned how to properly annotate sources and learned what to look for, such as rhetorical appeals to find good evidence.
P is for Parenthetical Citations: I have enhanced my ability to properly cite evidence and can now cite credible sources to enhance my ethos.

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A-Auschwitz was the largest Nazi concentration camp during the holocaust. Over 1.1 million men and women lost their lives there. In the book Night, writer Eli Wiesel recounts his time in Auschwitz.

S-Sweet Potato Pie was a short story about a poor family who has to overcome poverty and other challenges. We learned how to find the symbolism in the story. We learned how to find the theme as well.

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M is for MLA citation-a way to cite and source evidence. J is for Jewish History-While reading the book Night by Elie Weisel, we learned about the holocaust which is a significant part in Jewish history.

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M: Main Message, when reading anything in English you have to analyse the topic and come up with what you think the message of the writting.
S: Social injustice, when learning about the differences between people in different social classes and how some people can have an advantage in life.

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S is for symbolism. When a symbol is used to represent an idea or quality

M is for main thesis. The main argument in an essay that is split into two support thesis.

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A is for analyzing. You taught us how to analyze and search for perfect sources.

S is for structure. When writing you need a good structure to write in the correct format.

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K is for key points
During each of our assignments we learned how to address key points in our CDs with commentary
K is for Knowledge
During our first essay in quarter 1, I gained knowledge about how to write a coherent literary analysis

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B is for bonding. I learned about the bond between Eliezer and his father during the holocaust and how strong it was until death separated the two.

S if for sentencing. I learned about the difference in between sentencing a child to prison the same way an adult would versus having kids sentenced differently than adults while in court.

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S is for stit/stat. This is a root that I learned for Week 13 Vocab, which means "to stand". A word that contains this root is stature, which means "level of achievement, authority, or stature".
Z is for zigzag. This is symbolic of how to achieve a goal, one must go through multiple obstacles, and how there's no straight, easy path to accomplish it. This is similar to writing essays in English 3-4 because you have to focus on multiple elements that are challenging, such as finding good evidence, writing the different levels of commentary, and having an engaging intro.

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In our short story unit, we wrote essays utilizing many literary devices, which included similes. A simile is a figure of speech including the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind. Similes are used to enhance a text or description and typically include the words like or as.

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I is for improper citations. Proper citations were reinforced through each of the writing units, for instance, Juvenile Justice & Night, and when Mrs. Tomboc came to class. Articles are italicized or quoted depending on whether it's on the works cited page, in text.
F stands for formatting. Proper formatting was also reinforced during both of the units, especially when writing the Annotated List of Works Cited.

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A - Annotated works cited: For our controversial issues project, a paragraph summarizing our sources and why they are reliable is required for every source that we chose to utilize.
T - The House on Mango Street: In The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, we learned in Q1 to analyze and imitate vignettes and the structure of how they are formed.

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T is for The House on Mango Street. The House on Mango Street is a story with many novellas being put together. Following the life of Esperanza and the many things that she goes through once she moved to the house on mango street.

L is for literary analysis. Literary analysis is reading the authors work and then an interpretation of the authors work. An argument of what the author wanted the readers to perceive their writing.

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J is for Juvenile Justice. For English 4 it was a big part of the quarter and we started by learning about how to write a persuasive essay, how to correctly annotate a text, and how to find reliable sources.
T is for The House on Mango Street. For this book of vignettes we learned about poetic devices, and how to find them in the vignettes and then use them to write are own with the same format.

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M is for the main thesis. The main thesis states the general and overall message of your paper, and should connect all of the CDs and evidence.
L is for Literary devices. Literary devices are tied into every great story in order to help draw in the reader.

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L it for lead ins. A lead is an opening paragraph that gives readers the important info of the story in a clear manner, while still keeping the readers interested.
H for hyperbole. Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech.

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M is for MLA format, properly formatting manuscripts and citing research in writing.
G is for Guests as we had mrs Tombac come in and teach us all about Noodle Tools