Sunday, December 12, 2010

11th Grade Grammar Period Exam

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose one of the following topics to write a Compare/Contrast Essay about. There are many options to choose from, but if you would rather use a topic of your own, submit it for approval by Wednesday December 15. Use the cover page given in class. Remember, any research used MUST be cited and listed in a bibliography. If you need any help during the holidays, contact me via email (mr.rafaelsans@gmail.com). The due date for this essay is January 25, 2011.

Topics:

-Films:
1) The Karate Kid (1984) v. The Karate Kid (2010)


-Articles:
1) “Why Wikileaks is Good for America” (http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/wikileaks-editorial/) v. “Why Wikileaks Cable-Dump is a Bad Thing” (http://rationalistsblog.net/2010/12/09/why-wikileaks-cable-dump-is-a-bad-thing/)

-Music:*
1) The Beatles – Rubber Soul (1965) v. Various Artists – This Bird Has Flown (2005)
2) U2 – Joshua Tree (1987) v. Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)

-Other:
1) Communism v. Socialism
2) Japanese Animation v. Western Animation
3) El Salvador’s Civil War v. America’s Civil War
4) Dubbed Movies v. Subtitled Movies
5) Xbox 360 v. PS3 v. Wii

*Important Links:
Instructions: 1.Right Click each link and choose Save Target As/Save Link As
                      2.Add each file to your music player of choice

- VA - This Bird Has Flown: http://www.mediafire.com/?nemzjgywjog
Instructions:  1.Open the link and click on "Click here to download file." If you cannot open the file, download the following program (http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sevenzip/7z920.exe) and install it         
                       2. Extract the files into a folder
                       3. Add each file to your music player of choice


Instructions: 1.Right Click each link and choose Save Target As/Save Link As
                      2.Add each file to your music player of choice

Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head: http://www.mediafire.com/?jjzsmv2jjw2
Instructions:  1.Open the link and click on "Click here to download file." If you cannot open the file, download the following program (http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sevenzip/7z920.exe) and install it         
                       2. Extract the files into a folder
                       3. Add each file to your music player of choice