WELCOME BACK! I know that you are all excited for the new year. I hope that you enjoyed your time off, but it is time to get back to work. Let's start you off with something relatively easy.
Assignment: Find a review on the Internet of a recently released (in theater or on DVD) movie that you have seen.
1. Write a summary of the review
include key points made by the author
include positives and negatives that the author makes
2. Write a one paragraph opinion on the review
Share 2 points that you agreed with
Share 2 points you disagreed with
3. Write a one-paragraph opinion of the movie.
What was your favorite scene in the movie?
Which actor/actress did you like the best?
Why would you recommend this movie to others?
4. Copy and paste the review into a word document and print it with your assignment.
BELOW, YOU WILL FIND SEVERAL OUTLINES FOR YOUR PAPER. IF YOU DECIDE TO USE ONE OF THEM, PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE A THESIS STATEMENT IN THE OPENING PARAGRAPH!!
SUGGESTION 1 -
POSSIBLE PAPER FORMAT:
PARAGRAPH 1: INTRODUCTION
PARAGRAPH 2: SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW
PARAGRAPH 3: YOUR OPINION OF THE REVIEW
PARAGRAPH 4: YOUR OPINION OF THE MOVIE
PARAGRAPH 5: CONCLUSION
SUGGESTION 2 -
POSSIBLE PAPER FORMAT:
PARAGRAPH 1: INTRODUCTION OF THE MOVIE/ SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW
**IN THIS OPTION, YOUR INTRODUCTION WILL FOCUS ON THE ACTUAL REVIEW
PARAGRAPH 2: YOUR OPINION OF THE REVIEW
PARAGRAPH 3: YOUR OPINION OF THE MOVIE
PARAGRAPH 4: CONCLUSION
POSSIBLE WEBSITES:
www.metacritic.com/film/
www.imdb.com/
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/
www.filmcritic.com/
Possible Points to include: (You do not need to include all points listed below.)
General Rules:
1) Write opinions with specific examples
2) Remember when you’re writing-be honest, use integrity, and open mindedness
3) You may use 1st person in a limited manner
4) Avoid quoting others
5) Make the reader want to become involved
6) Revoke opposing ideas
7) Keep permanent information
8) Avoid Clichés (word or saying used too much- ex: water under the bridge)
9) All reviews must begin with a motivator to introduce the subject being reviewed
Movie Reviews:
1) Always written in the compare/contrast format
2) Compare actors roles and previous roles other movies, old movies, and current movies
3) Reviews should surround all aspects of the entire movie
4) Tell what type of movie it is
5) Discuss the purpose of the movie
6) Talk about the acting
7) Talk about the sets and location
8) Talk about the camera work
9) Talk about the lighting
10) Talk about the musical score
11) Talk about the cast
12) Assess the storyline
13) Talk about any theme that’s carried in the movie
14) Stand out dialogue
15) Provide enough info to intrigue the reader and get their attention
16) What makes this film worth or not worth seeing
17) Never reveal the whole plot (don’t tell ending)
18) Tell human emotions portrayed
19) Use synonyms (use good word choices-Thesaurus)
20) What is purpose of movie?
21) Was it believable or interesting?
22) Include rating (G, PG, PG 13…etc)
23) Where it is playing or available?
24) Mention if there is any sequels coming up
25) Use synonyms and adjectives
This Review is due on Thursday
1.4.11B Write complex informational pieces
1.5.11A Write with a sharp, distinct focus
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Journal Day
Christmas is only two days away, but are you ready? Do you have all of your plans in order for the big day? Today you will be writing about your plans for the Christmas holiday. What do you plan to do on Christmas day? Christmas Eve? Are there any yearly rituals you observe on Christmas? Do you have a special place to visit every year? Etc. etc.
Or
Write a short creative story using mistletoe, a candy cane, Santa, reindeer, a sleigh, a present, a Christmas tree, and a chimney.
Or
Write on a topic of your choice.
(Journals MUST meet all page minimums)
Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization.
Or
Write a short creative story using mistletoe, a candy cane, Santa, reindeer, a sleigh, a present, a Christmas tree, and a chimney.
Or
Write on a topic of your choice.
(Journals MUST meet all page minimums)
Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Persuasive Writing Assignment
Goal: Students will be able to write a short, well-reasoned persuasive piece in response to a given prompt.
Definition of Persuasive Writing: Persuasive essays include material that tries to move a reader into taking an action, forming a new opinion or changing an opinion
Function of Persuasive Writing: requires writers to think critically and take a position on an issue of importance in school, work or the community
Types of Persuasive Writing: editorial, letter, proposal, explanation, defense of an issue, speech writing, persuasive essay, defense of a hypothesis, public service announcement, personal viewpoint essay, application/ resume and comparison/ evaluation
Read the famous editorial entitled “Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”
Discuss the various points that Francis Pharcellus Church makes in response to Virginia O'Hanlon’s childhood question.
What are the author’s key points?
Are they valid?
Does he give evidence to support his claim?
Author’s motive behind constructing his response in the manner he chose?
Most importantly of all, does he answer Virginia’s question?
Editorial Page, New York Sun, 1897
We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun:
I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? Virginia O'Hanlon
Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The external light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies. You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if you did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.
You tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived could tear apart. Only faith, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus?Thank God he lives and lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
From The People's Almanac, pp. 1358-9.
Francis P. Church's editorial, "Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus" was an immediate sensation, and became one of the most famous editorials ever written. It first appeared in the The New York Sun in 1897, almost a hundred years ago, and was reprinted annually until 1949 when the paper went out of business.
Thirty-six years after her letter was printed, Virginia O'Hanlon recalled the events that prompted her letter:
"Quite naturally I believed in Santa Claus, for he had never disappointed me. But when less fortunate little boys and girls said there wasn't any Santa Claus, I was filled with doubts. I asked my father, and he was a little evasive on the subject.
"It was a habit in our family that whenever any doubts came up as to how to pronounce a word or some question of historical fact was in doubt, we wrote to the Question and Answer column in The Sun. Father would always say, 'If you see it in the The Sun, it's so,' and that settled the matter.
" 'Well, I'm just going to write The Sun and find out the real truth,' I said to father.
"He said, 'Go ahead, Virginia. I'm sure The Sun will give you the right answer, as it always does.' "
And so Virginia sat down and wrote her parents' favorite newspaper.
Her letter found its way into the hands of a veteran editor, Francis P. Church. Son of a Baptist minister, Church had covered the Civil War for The New York Times and had worked on the The New York Sun for 20 years, more recently as an anonymous editorial writer. Church, a sardonic man, had for his personal motto, "Endeavour to clear your mind of cant." When controversial subjects had to be tackled on the editorial page, especially those dealing with theology, the assignments were usually given to Church.
Now, he had in his hands a little girl's letter on a most controversial matter, and he was burdened with the responsibility of answering it.
"Is there a Santa Claus?" the childish scrawl in the letter asked. At once, Church knew that there was no avoiding the question. He must answer, and he must answer truthfully. And so he turned to his desk, and he began his reply which was to become one of the most memorable editorials in newspaper history.
Church married shortly after the editorial appeared. He died in April, 1906, leaving no children.
Virginia O'Hanlon went on to graduate from Hunter College with a Bachelor of Arts degree at age 21. The following year she received her Master's from Columbia, and in 1912 she began teaching in the New York City school system, later becoming a principal. After 47 years, she retired as an educator. Throughout her life she received a steady stream of mail about her Santa Claus letter, and to each reply she attached an attractive printed copy of the Church editorial. Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas died on May 13, 1971, at the age of 81, in a nursing home in Valatie, N.Y.
"Yes, Virginia" -- One Hundred Years of Santa Claus By Rick Horowitz, September 21, 1997
She was a girl with a problem. He was a man with a job to do. Together, they produced a legend: perhaps the most famous piece of writing ever to appear in an American newspaper.
And it happened exactly 100 years ago today -- out of season, and out of nowhere. Are you up for a little time travel? Good! Grab your holiday hat and hold on tight.
Our tale begins in New York City, where in 1897 one Dr. Philip P. O'Hanlon, coroner's assistant, came face-to-face with a minor family crisis. It seems that O'Hanlon's daughter -- his only child -- had approached him in some confusion; she'd been talking to her friends, and what she'd heard from these friends worried her. Could her father help her out?
Her father, of course, did what any father would do under the circumstances, what fathers have done for generations: He passed the buck. Instead of answering her question himself, he suggested she write a letter to one of the local newspapers -- to The Sun. (After all, that's what he often did when he had a question.) The Sun would have an answer she could rely on, he told his daughter.
"If you see it in The Sun," he liked to say, "it's so."
So that's what she did: Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon sent her letter off to the newspaper.
Now, working at The Sun at that moment was a certain Francis Pharcellus Church. Once upon The New York Times, Church had been a Civil War correspondent; he'd also served as editor of The Army and Navy Journal and of the literary magazine Galaxy. In the fall of 1897, Francis Church was an editorial writer, commenting deftly, if anonymously, on a whole range of issues. (Not often on politics, though -- the man just didn't care for politics.)
When Church's boss handed him Virginia O'Hanlon's letter and suggested he draft a reply for the editorial page, Church was less than thrilled. In fact, his boss later reported, he "bristled." He "pooh-poohed." It's hard to blame him: After all, journalists have far better things to do with their time (or so they say) than responding to letters from eight-year-olds.
But he did it anyway; that was his job.
His response, written quickly, was no big deal. In fact, on the day it appeared in The Sun, it was the seventh(!) editorial on the page. It ran below editorials on New York State politics and New York City politics and even Connecticut politics. It ran below an editorial about increased British naval strength in the Atlantic. Below an editorial about plans for a railroad to help link eastern Canada with the newly discovered gold fields of the Yukon.
It even ran below an editorial about a newfangled "chainless" bicycle that would soon be available. ("(W)heelmen and wheelwomen," the writer declared, "have been impatient to know all about the new machine.")
Church's editorial ran below all of those. But it ran -- on September 21, 1897. And for its title, it used Virginia O'Hanlon's own question: "Is There a Santa Claus?"
You may have seen the thing once or twice.
You're not alone. Virginia's question, and Church's reply, struck a chord. A major chord.
"Yes, Virginia," Church assured the little girl, "there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist."
"Nobody sees Santa Claus," Church admitted a few lines later, "but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see."
And he ended this way: "No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood."
People were delighted at the news, at Church's little celebration of faith over skepticism. They wanted to read it again. And again. The Sun obliged them, reprinting the piece year after year (somewhat closer to December 25th, presumably) until the paper went out of business a half-century later. Other papers did the same even after The Sun went down.
For a century now, readers have loved what Church created -- but no more than journalists do. They're ecstatic that they don't have to crank out another Christmas essay of their own every year; they can just slap Francis Church and his "Yes, Virginia" up there on the page and go straight to the office party.
Of course, maybe they should take a crack at it anyway. Sure, it's been done to death, but you never know. You never know which of your efforts is going to touch someone, which of your thrown-together phrases might be headed for immortality.
Francis Pharcellus Church wasn't crazy about his assignment either. He didn't do too badly.
Your job is to construct your own well reasoned argument to prove to little Virginia that "Santa Claus" DOES exist. You will need to write your paper in the form of an editorial reply. In this editorial, you need to come up with a logical way to make Santa real. Your goal is to give Virginia as much information as possible to prove to her that "Santa Claus" is real, without lying. Find a way to use real world examples to prove to “Virginia” that Santa is alive and well, even if St. Nicholas has been dead for many years. You may use any kinds of facts, anecdotes, personal experiences, etc. to prove your point. Remember, this is not just a test of your creativity, but a test of your ability to support a difficult position as well.
This editorial must be a minimum of 5 paragraphs. It should be typed in Times New Roman, 12pt. font, double spaced.
Definition of Persuasive Writing: Persuasive essays include material that tries to move a reader into taking an action, forming a new opinion or changing an opinion
Function of Persuasive Writing: requires writers to think critically and take a position on an issue of importance in school, work or the community
Types of Persuasive Writing: editorial, letter, proposal, explanation, defense of an issue, speech writing, persuasive essay, defense of a hypothesis, public service announcement, personal viewpoint essay, application/ resume and comparison/ evaluation
Read the famous editorial entitled “Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”
Discuss the various points that Francis Pharcellus Church makes in response to Virginia O'Hanlon’s childhood question.
What are the author’s key points?
Are they valid?
Does he give evidence to support his claim?
Author’s motive behind constructing his response in the manner he chose?
Most importantly of all, does he answer Virginia’s question?
Editorial Page, New York Sun, 1897
We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun:
I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? Virginia O'Hanlon
Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The external light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies. You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if you did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.
You tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived could tear apart. Only faith, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus?Thank God he lives and lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
From The People's Almanac, pp. 1358-9.
Francis P. Church's editorial, "Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus" was an immediate sensation, and became one of the most famous editorials ever written. It first appeared in the The New York Sun in 1897, almost a hundred years ago, and was reprinted annually until 1949 when the paper went out of business.
Thirty-six years after her letter was printed, Virginia O'Hanlon recalled the events that prompted her letter:
"Quite naturally I believed in Santa Claus, for he had never disappointed me. But when less fortunate little boys and girls said there wasn't any Santa Claus, I was filled with doubts. I asked my father, and he was a little evasive on the subject.
"It was a habit in our family that whenever any doubts came up as to how to pronounce a word or some question of historical fact was in doubt, we wrote to the Question and Answer column in The Sun. Father would always say, 'If you see it in the The Sun, it's so,' and that settled the matter.
" 'Well, I'm just going to write The Sun and find out the real truth,' I said to father.
"He said, 'Go ahead, Virginia. I'm sure The Sun will give you the right answer, as it always does.' "
And so Virginia sat down and wrote her parents' favorite newspaper.
Her letter found its way into the hands of a veteran editor, Francis P. Church. Son of a Baptist minister, Church had covered the Civil War for The New York Times and had worked on the The New York Sun for 20 years, more recently as an anonymous editorial writer. Church, a sardonic man, had for his personal motto, "Endeavour to clear your mind of cant." When controversial subjects had to be tackled on the editorial page, especially those dealing with theology, the assignments were usually given to Church.
Now, he had in his hands a little girl's letter on a most controversial matter, and he was burdened with the responsibility of answering it.
"Is there a Santa Claus?" the childish scrawl in the letter asked. At once, Church knew that there was no avoiding the question. He must answer, and he must answer truthfully. And so he turned to his desk, and he began his reply which was to become one of the most memorable editorials in newspaper history.
Church married shortly after the editorial appeared. He died in April, 1906, leaving no children.
Virginia O'Hanlon went on to graduate from Hunter College with a Bachelor of Arts degree at age 21. The following year she received her Master's from Columbia, and in 1912 she began teaching in the New York City school system, later becoming a principal. After 47 years, she retired as an educator. Throughout her life she received a steady stream of mail about her Santa Claus letter, and to each reply she attached an attractive printed copy of the Church editorial. Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas died on May 13, 1971, at the age of 81, in a nursing home in Valatie, N.Y.
"Yes, Virginia" -- One Hundred Years of Santa Claus By Rick Horowitz, September 21, 1997
She was a girl with a problem. He was a man with a job to do. Together, they produced a legend: perhaps the most famous piece of writing ever to appear in an American newspaper.
And it happened exactly 100 years ago today -- out of season, and out of nowhere. Are you up for a little time travel? Good! Grab your holiday hat and hold on tight.
Our tale begins in New York City, where in 1897 one Dr. Philip P. O'Hanlon, coroner's assistant, came face-to-face with a minor family crisis. It seems that O'Hanlon's daughter -- his only child -- had approached him in some confusion; she'd been talking to her friends, and what she'd heard from these friends worried her. Could her father help her out?
Her father, of course, did what any father would do under the circumstances, what fathers have done for generations: He passed the buck. Instead of answering her question himself, he suggested she write a letter to one of the local newspapers -- to The Sun. (After all, that's what he often did when he had a question.) The Sun would have an answer she could rely on, he told his daughter.
"If you see it in The Sun," he liked to say, "it's so."
So that's what she did: Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon sent her letter off to the newspaper.
Now, working at The Sun at that moment was a certain Francis Pharcellus Church. Once upon The New York Times, Church had been a Civil War correspondent; he'd also served as editor of The Army and Navy Journal and of the literary magazine Galaxy. In the fall of 1897, Francis Church was an editorial writer, commenting deftly, if anonymously, on a whole range of issues. (Not often on politics, though -- the man just didn't care for politics.)
When Church's boss handed him Virginia O'Hanlon's letter and suggested he draft a reply for the editorial page, Church was less than thrilled. In fact, his boss later reported, he "bristled." He "pooh-poohed." It's hard to blame him: After all, journalists have far better things to do with their time (or so they say) than responding to letters from eight-year-olds.
But he did it anyway; that was his job.
His response, written quickly, was no big deal. In fact, on the day it appeared in The Sun, it was the seventh(!) editorial on the page. It ran below editorials on New York State politics and New York City politics and even Connecticut politics. It ran below an editorial about increased British naval strength in the Atlantic. Below an editorial about plans for a railroad to help link eastern Canada with the newly discovered gold fields of the Yukon.
It even ran below an editorial about a newfangled "chainless" bicycle that would soon be available. ("(W)heelmen and wheelwomen," the writer declared, "have been impatient to know all about the new machine.")
Church's editorial ran below all of those. But it ran -- on September 21, 1897. And for its title, it used Virginia O'Hanlon's own question: "Is There a Santa Claus?"
You may have seen the thing once or twice.
You're not alone. Virginia's question, and Church's reply, struck a chord. A major chord.
"Yes, Virginia," Church assured the little girl, "there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist."
"Nobody sees Santa Claus," Church admitted a few lines later, "but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see."
And he ended this way: "No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood."
People were delighted at the news, at Church's little celebration of faith over skepticism. They wanted to read it again. And again. The Sun obliged them, reprinting the piece year after year (somewhat closer to December 25th, presumably) until the paper went out of business a half-century later. Other papers did the same even after The Sun went down.
For a century now, readers have loved what Church created -- but no more than journalists do. They're ecstatic that they don't have to crank out another Christmas essay of their own every year; they can just slap Francis Church and his "Yes, Virginia" up there on the page and go straight to the office party.
Of course, maybe they should take a crack at it anyway. Sure, it's been done to death, but you never know. You never know which of your efforts is going to touch someone, which of your thrown-together phrases might be headed for immortality.
Francis Pharcellus Church wasn't crazy about his assignment either. He didn't do too badly.
Your job is to construct your own well reasoned argument to prove to little Virginia that "Santa Claus" DOES exist. You will need to write your paper in the form of an editorial reply. In this editorial, you need to come up with a logical way to make Santa real. Your goal is to give Virginia as much information as possible to prove to her that "Santa Claus" is real, without lying. Find a way to use real world examples to prove to “Virginia” that Santa is alive and well, even if St. Nicholas has been dead for many years. You may use any kinds of facts, anecdotes, personal experiences, etc. to prove your point. Remember, this is not just a test of your creativity, but a test of your ability to support a difficult position as well.
This editorial must be a minimum of 5 paragraphs. It should be typed in Times New Roman, 12pt. font, double spaced.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Journal Day
This is the time of year when there are Holiday specials and movies on almost every day. Just flipping through the channels at night you are bound to find one somewhere. Some channels even go as far as to spend the 25 days up to Christmas running multiple specials every day. Out of all of these made for TV specials and movies, which are your favorites? Which ones are your least favorites? Why do you like/dislike the movies/specials that you chose? Do you think they run too many of these specials? Do they start running them too soon? Are you one of those people that will watch every Christmas show they can find?
Or
Write a short creative story using a factory, a fairy tale, a felon, a flea, foam, a fortune cookie, and a fiddle
Or
Write on a topic of your choice.
(Journals MUST meet all page minimums!)
Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization.
Or
Write a short creative story using a factory, a fairy tale, a felon, a flea, foam, a fortune cookie, and a fiddle
Or
Write on a topic of your choice.
(Journals MUST meet all page minimums!)
Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Journal Day
There are only 15 shopping days left until Christmas. Many Americans get very stressed around this time of year with all of the shopping and preparation for the holiday season. Today you will write about your own holiday shopping and preparation routine. Are you or anyone in your family one of the people that falls into this stressed out category? Do you spend lots of time trying to find just the right gifts for a very large shopping list, or do you take the easy way out by buying lots of gift cards? How do you decide who to buy for?
Or
Write a short creative story using an eclair, an elephant, an eight ball, an evergreen and an equestrian.
Or
Write on a topic of your choice.
(Journals MUST meet all page minimums!)
Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization.
Or
Write a short creative story using an eclair, an elephant, an eight ball, an evergreen and an equestrian.
Or
Write on a topic of your choice.
(Journals MUST meet all page minimums!)
Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Journal Day
Congress has just passed a law to regulate the volume that commercials are allowed to play at. The law is off for final approval from the President. What this means for you is that commercials will no longer blast at uncomfortable levels when they come on during your favorite shows. What are your thoughts on this law? Is it about time they did something about this major nuisance? Did the volume ever bother you? Do you think this should have been done long ago? Have you ever had a bad experience with an extremely loud commercial?
Or
Write a short creative story using a dartboard, a dragon, a deep freezer, diamonds, Disneyland, and Donald Duck.
Or
Write on a topic of your choice.
(Journals MUST meet all minimum page requirements.)
Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization.
Or
Write a short creative story using a dartboard, a dragon, a deep freezer, diamonds, Disneyland, and Donald Duck.
Or
Write on a topic of your choice.
(Journals MUST meet all minimum page requirements.)
Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
PowerPoint
Project: Create a visual presentation of the word. Using PowerPoint as your medium, create a project that includes words, pictures, etc. that expresses the meaning of your word.
Directions:
Introduction to the presentation.
Requirements for PowerPoint Presentation:
1) Minimal: 12 total slides.
2) Two of those slides will include your title page and works cited page.
3) One slide (somewhere in the beginning) should give a brief background of your word.
4) You will present one slide for each source. The slides should depict the information found in your research
5) In order to make those three reasons valid, you must back them up with authentic evidence and examples. Use examples from your research.
6) Overall, the PowerPoint must explore the meaning of your word. Approach your word from different aspects. Explain different perspectives of your word.
7) You must have some visuals within your PowerPoint.
- Pictures that represent your word and your research.
8) One slide must include your conclusion/ idea of your word
Set Up (Slides 1-12)
1. Name / Title
2. One slide (somewhere in the beginning) should give a brief background of your word
3. Unabridged Dictionary
4.Thesaurus
5. Quote
6. Shakespeare
7. Bible
8. Poem
9. Omni File - Online article
10. 3 interviews
11. Your conclusion/ idea of your word
12. Works Cited
• other interesting details that make your report complete
• photos or illustrations of your word
• snippets of or samples of your word(photos, article excerpts, etc.)
• a works cited page: MLA format- use http://www.noodletools.com/
to cite your sources (you need a minimum of ten sources); this page should be your last slide.
* As you present your report, be sure that you are not merely reading what is on the slide, but that you are speaking to your audience (that's us) and developing the ideas fully.
* Do not make your slides difficult to read or see. Use color schemes that are easy on the eye.
*Do not add too many bells and whistles, but do make your presentation visually appealing. *Make the tone of the slide match the tone of your person. (Serious=serious).
* Save your PowerPoint in your comp folder. It's a good idea to make a back up copy.
Specifics:
Must include a minimum of 12 slides (1= intro slide; 12= Works Cited Slide)
2. In text citations on slides
3. follows 6x6 rule
4. Contrasting colors
5. Readable font
6. May use a note card for the presentation
7. Must expand and explain each slide
8. May not read from PowerPoint or note card
9. Strong eye contact
10. Min. 2 minute presentation
11. Missing requirements will result in an entire grade deduction
Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization
Directions:
Introduction to the presentation.
Requirements for PowerPoint Presentation:
1) Minimal: 12 total slides.
2) Two of those slides will include your title page and works cited page.
3) One slide (somewhere in the beginning) should give a brief background of your word.
4) You will present one slide for each source. The slides should depict the information found in your research
5) In order to make those three reasons valid, you must back them up with authentic evidence and examples. Use examples from your research.
6) Overall, the PowerPoint must explore the meaning of your word. Approach your word from different aspects. Explain different perspectives of your word.
7) You must have some visuals within your PowerPoint.
- Pictures that represent your word and your research.
8) One slide must include your conclusion/ idea of your word
Set Up (Slides 1-12)
1. Name / Title
2. One slide (somewhere in the beginning) should give a brief background of your word
3. Unabridged Dictionary
4.Thesaurus
5. Quote
6. Shakespeare
7. Bible
8. Poem
9. Omni File - Online article
10. 3 interviews
11. Your conclusion/ idea of your word
12. Works Cited
• other interesting details that make your report complete
• photos or illustrations of your word
• snippets of or samples of your word(photos, article excerpts, etc.)
• a works cited page: MLA format- use http://www.noodletools.com/
to cite your sources (you need a minimum of ten sources); this page should be your last slide.
* As you present your report, be sure that you are not merely reading what is on the slide, but that you are speaking to your audience (that's us) and developing the ideas fully.
* Do not make your slides difficult to read or see. Use color schemes that are easy on the eye.
*Do not add too many bells and whistles, but do make your presentation visually appealing. *Make the tone of the slide match the tone of your person. (Serious=serious).
* Save your PowerPoint in your comp folder. It's a good idea to make a back up copy.
Specifics:
Must include a minimum of 12 slides (1= intro slide; 12= Works Cited Slide)
2. In text citations on slides
3. follows 6x6 rule
4. Contrasting colors
5. Readable font
6. May use a note card for the presentation
7. Must expand and explain each slide
8. May not read from PowerPoint or note card
9. Strong eye contact
10. Min. 2 minute presentation
11. Missing requirements will result in an entire grade deduction
Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization
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