Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Extra Credit Assignment [All Grades]

Listen to the following song:


Write a reflection about it, that is at least one paragraph [10 - 13 sentences] long.
Your reflection should answer some, though not all, of the following questions:
- What is the song about?
- What does the "feeling" of the song tell you about the mood of the songwriter?
- What do you think he means in the line "No cruxifix could ever fix enough"?
- How does the song make YOU feel?
- What does the songwriter say about life in this song?
Due by: 03/15/09

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Paragraph Assignment [10th Grade Grammar]

Hey guys, here are the essays I told you about in class. You need to pick ONE of them, and write me a paragraph telling me whether you agree with it or not, and WHY you feel that way. It's pretty simple. Remember, it needs to be 10 - 13 sentences long and you need to pick a specific way to develop your argument. Good Luck!




Monday, February 9, 2009

Extra Credit Assignment [All Grades]

Read the following story:  

Write a reflection about it, that is at least one paragraph [10 - 13 sentences] long.
Your reflection should answer some, though not all, of the following questions:
- How does the imagery used in the story make you feel?
- What do you think the story tells you about the author?
- Have you ever been in a situation that feels like the one the messenger is in?
- What do you think the story says about life and society?
- Since the story has an open end, what would you add to it, if anything at all?
Due by 03/06/09

About the author:
Franz Kafka (IPA[ˈfʀanʦ ˈkafka]) (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was one of the major fiction writers of the 20th century. He was born to a middle-class German-speaking Jewish family in Prague, Austria-Hungary, presently the Czech Republic. His unique body of writing—much of which is incomplete and which was mainly published posthumously—is considered by some people to be among the most influential in Western literature.
His stories, such as
The Metamorphosis (1915), and novels, including The Trial (1925) and The Castle (1926), concern troubled individuals in a nightmarishly impersonal and bureaucratic world. 

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Outline Assignment [10th Grade]

Here is the article/video for your outline assignment. Choose one and write an outline with the information given in the article/video. Good luck. Leave a comment/E-mail me if you have any questions, and I'll try to reply ASAP.
If you have limited internet access, talk to me at least 3 days before the assignment is due.

Barack Obama's Biography:

Article: http://www.biography.com/featured-biography/barack-obama/index.jsp [SKIP THE BREAKING NEWS SECTION]

Video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3545343528928314588

If you feel like you have a story/article/video that you would rather write an outline about, e-mail/message me and I'll have a look at it and decide whether you can use it or not. I'm pretty flexible, so don't be afraid to ask.

Here is a website giving you a few tips on making better and more effective outlines: