Mr. McLaughlin's Class

Welcome to this electronic resource for IWCC Public Speaking--an elective--and Speech I, English 10A--required classes for graduation at Lewis Central High School. On this site you will find daily essential questions, daily guiding questions, daily agendas, lab reports, links to rubrics, articles on essential concepts and enrichment materials. We hope you find it both useful, informative and important to your learning and understanding.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE: ACT Preparation--Grammar, Usage & Mechanics & Rhetorical Skills Quiz 2--Friday December 14, 2007 Quiz

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Daily Oral Language Assignments Each day of Mr. McLaughlin's English 10B Class will begin with a short "sponge" activity. On ...
Monday, December 3, 2007

The VOCABULARY FRAME Method of Learning Content Vocabulary

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VOCABULARY FRAMES: Vocabulary Learning Unit Strategy 2--Similar to The Frayer Model Top Right Corner: Write the word’s definition Top Lef...
Saturday, September 29, 2007

Opinion Speech Workshop

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Opinion Speech Partnered Workshop Students completed the Opinion Speech workshop with a partner today. Students took out the begin speeches ...
Friday, September 28, 2007

Speech Weekly Summary 10/1-10/4/2007

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Monday 10/1 Complete LATE Peer Biography Speeches. Follow-up reading from Friday in Glencoe's SPEECH book pp. 354-377 on persuasive s...
Saturday, September 15, 2007

The SPEECH (NOT ENGLISH) THESIS Made Easy: Fill in the Blanks

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THESIS STATEMENT MADE EASY The thesis statement is what you prove in your speech. It's not that difficult to write one. This should have...
Monday, September 10, 2007

Audience Analysis in a Speech

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AUDIENCE ANALYSIS STATEMENT: Several (at least three) sentences that analyze your audience and predict your success or failure in accompli...
Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Sample MLA Works Cited List

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A standard MLA paper requires a works cited list. This is the list of sources you used in your research. It is similar to a bibliography. 1....

MLA Image Page/Appendix Page

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Formatting a Page With a Figure MLA style guides can be confusing. This page shows you how to create a page with an image display. Images (f...

Alternate First Page

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This format the alternate format for papers that contain a title page. Use This Format If Your Paper Has a Title Page This format the altern...

Title Page in MLA

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If your teacher requires a title page, you can use this sample as a guide. Space 9 lines down from the one-inch top margin. This will give...

MLA Outline

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MLA style can be difficult to understand, but many students learn easily when they see an example. The outline follows the title page. The M...

MLA Sample First Page

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A title page is not required in a standared MLA report. The title and other information go on the first page of your report. Begin typing on...
Saturday, March 17, 2007

Interview Letter: Required for Interviews for Career Documented Essay

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Preparing Your Business Interview Letter Using the Correct Format: See pp. 298-299 in Your WRITER'S INC. Book PURPOSE OF THE LETTER W...
Thursday, March 15, 2007

Pre-Speaking or Pre-Writing Block General Purpose, Specific Purpose, Audience Analysis Statement

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FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE THE INFORMATION ASSOCIATED IN THIS BLOG ENTRY IS AVAILABLE BY CLICKING ON THE FOLLOWING LINK LISTED BELOW. ONCE YOU HIT...
Monday, February 19, 2007

English 10B Vocabulary: Unit 1 SAT/ACT Words

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1.1 ALOOF (uh LOOF) distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved Memory Link: Snowball, the cat, was so ALOOF when guests came she hid on the ROO...
Monday, February 12, 2007

Required Persuasive Speech Visual Aid

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TO MAKE YOUR REQUIRED VISUAL AID (IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO MAKE COPIES FOR YOU, PLEASE EITHER EMAIL THEM TO ME THE NIGHT BEFORE YOUR SPEECH o...

Sample Works Cited Format

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Here's a sample of what a Work's Cited page should look like for your paper or speech. There are other entries on the cite to answer...
Sunday, February 11, 2007

Julius Ceasar Project: A Creative Multi-Media, Music Video with Scenes from the Film

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FROM THE STUDENT CREATOR: "This is a video I made using scenes from the Julius Caesar movie, and using the song " Through Glass...
Saturday, February 10, 2007

Julius Caesar Enrichment: Study These Words to Prepare for the ACT/SAT

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ACT I servile barren countenance torrent infirmity blunt portentous ACT II taper spurn base augmented redress insurrection visage affability...
Friday, February 9, 2007

Julius Caesar: Writing Prompts/Homework

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Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Study Guide Homework Questions Directions: The following questions will be assigned for homework after each ...
Friday, January 5, 2007

Improvisation Exam

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Improvisation Summative Assessment Preparation & Final Project Selection We are at a transitional point in the course. We will be finish...
Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Five Paragraph Essay Style Sheet

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FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE THE INFORMATION ASSOCIATED IN THIS BLOG ENTRY IS AVAILABLE BY CLICKING ON THE FOLLOWING LINK LISTED BELOW. HIT THE LINK...

Drama I Trimester Performance Final

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You will be using all of the formative skills that we've learned in class so far: improvisation, vocal characterization, physical charac...
Saturday, December 2, 2006

Evaluating Print Sources

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Evaluating Print Sources Quantity Enough resources are needed to: Support your argument Include a variety of viewpoints and materials Divers...
Friday, December 1, 2006

Evaluating Web Pages

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Evaluating Web Pages for Credibility Authority Who wrote the page? Look for the author's name near the top or the bottom of the page. If...
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I am a 27 year teacher. I have a B.S. Ed. in English, speech and theatre from Northwest Missouri State University. I hold an MA in Theatre: Acting, Playwriting and Directing from KSU. I have also completed post-graduate work at Northwestern University and more... As a teacher I am deeply committed to the success of every student. All students deserve opportunity, good educators inspire student success and every student deserves a caring, qualified and committed teacher. I have been with my wife, Mrs. Kim Muta McLaughlin, for 18 wonderful years. I have three cats: Kohl, Opie and Teddy. I am also blessed with a great family and wonderful friends. Phony people, divas and suck-ups are a I believe that a quality public education has always been the cornerstone and great equalizer in our country. To that end, I do "the other part of my job" with advocacy and union work. Protecting schools by putting the student's interest as the center for our discussions is what the National Education Association, the Iowa State Education Association and the Lewis Central Education Association stand to protect and ensure.
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