Mrs. Turnmire Online: 2013

Monday, May 27, 2013

Volleyball Team

Please see REVISIONS below. The wrong list was posted earlier.

Important Information

Camp: Belmont University July 21-24. ASAP, please register for camp. We have registered as a team, but you will need to give your individual information to Belmont.You MUST bring the risk and release form with you to camp. You will also need to pay the remaining $225 before attending camp. We are ALL staying onsite as a team, so register as a resident.

Practices: Practices start July 8. The times and exact dates will be distributed in a few weeks. Summer practices are MANDATORY. If you cannot commit to beginning the season in July, you need to contact Coach Raiford ASAP.

Freshman Team: If you will be in 9th grade next year and did NOT make the JV team, please attend the freshman tryouts in August. MLK participates in the Metro Freshman League during the fall.

Coach

Cristina Raiford (craiford16@gmail.com)

Varsity

Bailey Vernon
Kelly Caviness
Fallan Lloyd
Courtney Brown
Ariel Manuel
Jacorah Beasley
Courtney Brooks
Dani Hazlehurst
Alexx Stevenson
Courney Grisham
Kristen Rolston
Tone Gill
Sophie Kacki

Junior Varsity

Destiney Hill
Jessica Uhles
T'anna Williams
Mariah Allison
Abigail Rafter
Taylor Atkinson
Nautica Merrell
Chloena Hopper
Savannah Belton

Thursday, May 9, 2013

1) Take the MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES TEST to determine your strongest learning styles
2) Use the results to complete your FINAL PROJECT, which will be due on exam day
3) Here is the rubric. Ultimately, each category will be multiplied by 5 to equal 100 points. Remember, honors-level means TYPED, EDITED, THOROUGH, INSIGHTFUL, ETC.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

4/25 EOC Review

Common analogy types and practice
Lit term review

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

4/24 Poetry Review

Poetry Review: analyze the following texts for the themes, how the authors develop the theme, and how the texts treat the idea of freedom differently.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

EOC Review

EOC Study Guide--memorize this!!
Lit Term Review
Poetry Types Review

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

4/16: Commonly confused words

Remember, your complete rough draft and planning sheet are both due tomorrow!

Confusing word list
Confusing word practice

Persuasive speech rubric

Friday, April 12, 2013

4/12: Persuasive Speech

Please select your partner and topic by Monday.

Persuasive speech information.
Rubric

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

4/10: Rhetoric & Logic

Identify and analyze the rhetorical devices in the arguments that are presented. Then, identify any logical fallacies. Finally, evaluate which argument is the most persuasive and which argument is the most logical.
The Great Debaters clip
The Great Debaters text

If you are required to do homework, please write ONE logically sound deductive argument and ONE logically sound inductive argument.

4/9: Logic

Logic information and practice

Monday, April 8, 2013

4/8: More Agreement

More agreement practice
Homework: Write a short story that contains 7 underlined foreign phrases. The topic of the story: aliens and sloths (like the cute furry animal...not lazy people).

Friday, April 5, 2013

Lit Circle Groups by Period

Please purchase your book NO LATER THAN 4/15 (bring to class that day).

1st Period
Divergent: Lisa, Katherine, Mounika, Caroline
Uglies: Dani, Danielle, Lawrencia, Khara, Elizabeth, Desmond
Feed: Joe, Jerad, Tyler, Roger, Yibo, Dale
Hitchhiker's Guide group 1: Gray, Bushra, Cathy, Susannah, Sam
Hitchhiker's Guide group2: Kris, Stephen, Bryan, Able, Jake
The Road: Isaac, Chris

2nd Period
Brave New World: Lara, Sharon
Uglies group 1: Kelly, Doris, Lauren, Ana, Carly
Uglies group 2: Akeilo, Ehsan, Josh, Logan
The Road: David, Christopher, Efrain, Jonathan
Cats Cradle: Camron, Emma, Alex
Hitchhiker's Guide: Max, Akan, Acacia, Tyler
Feed: Sarah, Andi, Jack, Nadia

3rd Period
The Road: Frank, Thomas, Dalton, Jessica, Christian
Hitchhiker's Guide: Bryan, Michael, Sarah, Josh, Andrew
Snow Crash: Gabe, Jose, Yaman, Farhan
Feed: Jalen, Xavier, Carter, Andriana, Abrena
The Uglies: Kayla, Brianna, Molly, Kyrionna
The Host: Asha, Aliya, Pooja, Reagan

4th Period
Feed: Dedric, Brandon, Luke, Zaviera
The Uglies group 1: Anna, Madison, Nadia, Rubie
The Uglies group 2: Chelsea, Claire, Jordan, Justice
World War Z: Grace, Jeremiah, Aubrey, C. Reynolds, Ryan, Josh, Emma
Hitchhiker's Guide: Adair, Belinda, C. Ramos, Sydney, Akhila
Brave New World: Ethan, Sam, Zoe

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

4/3 Rhetoric

1) Review the rhetorical devices from yesterday
2) Identify each rhetorical device in the Julius Caesar speech
3) In-class 300 analysis + individual reflection questions + secret-homework-eliminating question
4) TV Homework #2

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

4/2 Rhetoric

Sci-fi Lit Circle List (list due 4/5; book due 4/15)
Rhetorical Appeals and Devices
Julius Caesar Speech--analyze for rhetorical appeals
TV Assignment #1 (due 4/3)

Monday, April 1, 2013

4/1 foreign phrases

Complete the pictures and memory tricks for the foreign phrases. There will be a quiz at the end of next week over the foreign phrases.

(Example memory trick: priMA DONA...Madona is a diva, or a prima dona)

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Essay Reminders

The essay is due NO LATER THAN 3:00 pm tomorrow (Thursday 3/14). This includes students who are absent from school.

You can use this checklist to edit your essay tonight.