Class+Notes

Here are the written notes for past classes.

Notes for 3/1/11

What issues are still open to investigation? What stuff is out there?

BRANCHES OF RHETORIC we have not covered arrangement yet left it for last because we know some of it from other branches

SEVEN PARTS OF A SPEECH introduction (longest) narration (setting) proposition (and/or division) confirmation (make your point) refutation (handle this a the end, talk about the naysayers) digression (optional) conclusion (tying it together)

THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE about Vogue business fashion set-up Who's head of what? who's important get an outline (what are the bare bones of their plan before they made the film?) what are the q's what are the main points proof commentary editing is the syntax of movies documentary makers ASK Q'S difference between live action vs. talking heads different setting commenting on live action different time gives structure makes points emphasizing points got the name "talking head" from the band the documentary maker has an argument they are trying to make need the CONCEPT

MOVIE NOTES people are frightened of fashion they have put it down people feel excluded this causes them to mock it fashion can make people nervous looks a lot like "THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA" crazy, rushed, hectic Anna signs off everything in Vogue she is the 'pope' Tom Florio is the publisher "famine of beauty"! Anna Wintour is the editor-in-cheif Vogue is the bible of the fashion world "it's all about Anna" Anna is the most powerful woman is the United States bossing around prominant designers head of Neiman Marcus with breakfast push on jackets no one wore fur until Anna put in back on the cover of Vogue the designers are not keeping up with the designers we need the goods "less is more" Anna isn't accessible to people she doesn't want to be acessible to she is doing her business 13 million people will recieve the September Issue 114 years of Vogue fashion meetings dissect collections decide what to feature need to find stories stories that have not been done in the September Issue there is always one disaster you got to be tough you have to demand dont't be too nice you have to withstand it people just took the criticism Starbucks run! Anna's father was the newspaper editor grew up of London is the sixties revolution of women he helped her decide what she wanted to do the first time you asked to go see Anna and show her your collection is intimidating (Thakoon) created fashion fund and mentors and finds new talent they design something for a major brand fashion editors don't the dress the girls anymore Grace stopped modeling after car crash offered a job at British Vogue and worked her way up "no one better" makes it seem like make-believe gets good pictures different versions of the "classic white shirt" by differnt designers Grace and Anna started working on the day twenty years ago they understand each other they often disagree Anna has a daughter who put the library of Sept. for her mother she doesn't want to work in fashion "weird industry" people over glorify fashion Grace has different taste in pics from "everyone else" Thakoon thanks Anna for getting him the Gap and then having a celebration party slight fight over content celebs on Vogue covers is because of Anna actresses stated thinking fashion was part of life people get "bored" of your pics if they are the first ones in the limited budget keeps changing its limit Anna is killing Grace's stories she is really mad whittling down the stories she cares a lot about it being cut, not that much about the money what Grace and Anna wear is important they have drastically different tastes Grace has comr to the Couture shows for over 40 years developing the idea of conflicting interests Anna is hard to pin down Grace never dreamt to be in fashion worked with Norman Parkinson anything can be inspiration Versailles Grace loves it calls herself a romantic shooting Sienna is quite complicated quite ostentatious to go play tennis hectic over pictures reshoot because they think some of the clothes are missing Mario didn't get enoufh pictures and Anna is stressing Anna has 3 siblings: two brothers and a sister they are amused by what Anna does as a career film makers create tone with music and fading Anna reflects on why her dad retired he got too angry Grace may have hated some of Anna's ideas but she acknowledges her success wasn't on the bandwagon for the celebrities

Anna doesn't talk about her motives build Grace up as contrast Thakoon is built up as agreement works with Gap Anna treated people differently in different situations daughter vs. clients toughness defended the toughness had to balance budget and art color is about trends and fueling the industry talking about different aspects via examples Anna vs. Charlie C wants to minimize conflict/A just wants to explicitly say her opinion Anna brought trends jackets/coats celbrities fur retailers concerned about length of production and delivery time range of arguments analogy comparison

Notes for 2/23/11

FCAT M/C

-make sure there is text support -read carefully -look at literal meaning, read it for what it says -changing method -STRATEGIES -time -reading -organization -re-evaluate your errors -find out what you did wrong -how can you improve? -go back and check your answers -annotate both text AND q's -underline major arguments -helps determine type of argument, what they are, and how they are presented -read the question carefully -can eliminate wrong answers -have something invested in the topic -you want to learn about the topic -link interesting things -things you know or want to know -other subjects -EVERYTHING is an argument -investigate topics -how is it developed? -recognize the genre -what type of writing is this? -where would you find it? -what is the feel of the passage? -how do you identify with the text? -what is the type of argument the piece is making? -most words mostly can only defined in context -wide array of definitions -can have a "standard" -CAUSE and EFFECT -most able to proved scentifically -A -> B -Categorization -pretty accurate, but still somewhat abstract


 * EXTRA CREDIT: find boring passage that "puts Ms. Cohen to sleep"***

-the passages are NOT literature -questions are NOT 100% accurate -read most interesting or easier passages first -get rid of the idea reading is ONLY to inform or entertain -reading can be used to persuade

FCAT Writing Prompts

-topic you can answer with just about everything -cear -in time -sophisticated writing -nothing too complicated -Can be an expert on anything -TV shows -Music -Afros -Pets -culture can play a part -exposure to different things -how it relates to trends -aesthetic properties -pick something where you can use a CLEAR argument structure -able to pick type of organization first -can use any "area of expertise" you have -take something broad or abstract -make it concrete -very specific -insight into the prompt -using a certain type of language -tells you how to write about it -understand the patterns in prompts -brainstorm three instant things -DO NOT USE THOSE -on persuasive, choose a interesting spin on the topic -take a different tilt -make it more interesting and fun -Expository -qualify -don't take too much of a stance -back up all statements
 * 5 areas of expertise you can "write a book on"

Research Topics -"trading activity" -find the topic that pleases you -try to find out all the topics you can -have discussion -trade and barter -can do the non-fiction project on your wanted research topic -Ms. Cohen can help pick books if you have questions -high level reading -start researching -see if you have q's -look for mostly primary sources -solidified TODAY -narrow down the topic to something more specific

Non-Fiction Project -one person per book -taken off the list, or you can find one and have it approved by Ms. Cohen -some books are "dense" -written in a different style -written in a technical style -length