Vocabulary Test Friday
Of Mice and Men Vocabulary, chapter 1
             Vocabulary, chapters 2, 3

Write a paragraph interpreting a poem
(telling me what the poem means)

To write an argumentative or expository paragraph, you will need the following:
1. A topic sentence (your idea stating why the point you're making is valid)
2. Evidence from the text (a quote or other example, that supports your argument)
3. Elaboration (explanation of how the evidence supports this argument)
4. Concluding sentence.

Poem: When I Heard the Learned Astronomer
Directions:
1. Underline all negative words
2. Double-underline all positive words 
3. Circle all nature references
4. Squiggly  underline one image (your favorite one)

WHEN I heard the learn’d astronomer;
When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me;
When I was shown the charts and the diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them;
When I, sitting, heard the astronomer, where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room,
How soon, unaccountable, I became tired and sick;	5
Till rising and gliding out, I wander’d off by myself,
In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time,
Look’d up in perfect silence at the stars. 1. "This poem  . . . says that true enlightenment comes from within and not from someone else." 2. For example, in the poem we read that "I wandered off by myself, in the mystical moist night air, and from time to time looked up in perfect silence at the stars." 3. He doesn't want to hear someone else's interpretation of what stars mean--he wants to figure it out for himself "in the mystical moist night air." 4. Enlightenment always come within. Example 2 (Abbey): "This poem  . . . says that true enlightenment comes from within and not from someone else." 2. You don't need to be lectured to be taught. In fact, when the professor "divides" and "charts" the sky, he strips it of all meaning In his poem "when I heard the Learn'd astronomer" Walt Whitman is saying that true understanding is not about finding the answer, but about creating your own personal feelings towards the subject. The answer in meaningless if there is no feeling between the subject and you. One piece of evidence from the poem is "when I, sitting, heard the astronomer, where he lectured with much applause in the lecture room, how soon, unaccountable, I became tired and sick." This demonstrates that the author is not interested in the astronomer's "lecture." Later in the poem, the author wandered off by himself, and started to feel the mystical, moist night-air and time while looking at the stars silently. One quote from the poem is "Till rising and sliding out, I wander'd off by myself, in the mystical, moist night-air, and from time to time. look'd up in perfect silence at the stars." This demonstrates that the author is making a connection with the mystical universe by becoming one with the universe by becoming one with nature. This is, shown when the author states "perfect silence" which it mimics the silence of the night. An answer that do not create a feeling with you is not a true answer.

1."In his poem 'When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer,' Walt Whitman is saying that we should find deeper meaning in the world and not just understand it intellectually."
2. "In his poem 'When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer,' Walt Whitman is saying that we don't need people to lecture to us because we can figure it out ourselves."
3. "In his poem 'When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer,' Walt Whitman is saying that to understand the universe without help and disregard information not needed."
4. "In his poem 'When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer,' Walt Whitman is saying that nothing in Nature has an exact meaning--that you have to figure it out for yourself."
5. "In his poem 'When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer,' Walt Whitman is saying that the ultimate way to find out something is to find out for yourself." 
For example, the speaker of the poem says that he "wander’d off by [him]self" and walked of the lecture because it was focusing on unimportant things like "figures" and "charts.

WHEN I heard the learn’d astronomer;
When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me;
When I was shown the charts and the diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them;
When I, sitting, heard the astronomer, where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room,
How soon, unaccountable, I became tired and sick;	5
Till rising and gliding out, I wander’d off by myself,
In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time,
Look’d up in perfect silence at the stars.--Walt Whitman Why is it important for him to be alone? Hint: Walt Whitman is a Transcendentalist You have to find the beauty of the world by yourself because what is beautiful to you might not be beautiful to me What is wrong with the way the professor experiences nature (the universe)? "He just wants to focus on reality, not all of the words and terms." Before you interpret a poem, be sure that  you understand the context of the entire poem.

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men Vocabulary, chapter 1
             Vocabulary, chapters 2, 3

Of Mice and Men vocabulary 39 terms

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Automatic License Plate Regognition--Pro's and Con's

TED The Dangerous Information the Police Track about You
American  Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) response to Automatic License Plate Recognition

Automatice License Plate Readers

Assignment:Write a paragraph convincing the reader of a benefit of Automatice License Plate Recognition use and a second paragraph arguing against the use of this technology.

Prewrite: watch the above videos and read the articles and take notes. To do this, make a T-chart
                         Automatice License Plate Recognition Use
     PRO                                                                       CON                                                           
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2
3, etc.
To write an argumentative paragraph, you will need the following:
1. A topic sentence (your idea stating why the point you're making is valid)
2. Evidence from the text (a quote or other example, that supports your argument)
3. Elaboration (explanation of how the evidence supports this argument)
4. Concluding sentence.