Go to this site: http://kwiksurveys.com/s.asp?sid=2jp8osq062rp2q5353413.
Take the survey there.
Before you click finish, pick one of the questions and write about it and your thoughts on it for at least one paragraph in your writer's notebook.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Website Reliability
Here are the four sites:
}http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3943187&page=1#.UW6gR6I3uSo
When evaluating the sites, check for the following information:
When evaluating the sites, check for the following information:
- Author
- – Publisher or affiliated group
- –commercial site (business, selling something, etc)
- – Bias
- –Last updated (more recent=best)
- Advertisements
- Address
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Online Romeo and Juliet
If you are in need of the Romeo and Juliet text, go to this site:
From there you can navigate to all acts and scenes.
From there you can navigate to all acts and scenes.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Romeo and Juliet's Fast Moving Relationship
Pick the top reason you believe Romeo and Juliet are in such a rush to get married. This should be a reason that you have at least one piece of textual evidence to prove. Write a paragraph on your blog that explains why they are in such a rush, using TIQA paragraph format.
You need a topic sentence (where you say what the reason is), an introduction to the quote (where you say when it is said and who says it), a quote (the piece of textual evidence you found to support the reason), and analysis (an explanation of why that quote proves your reason.
When you put in a quote, you need to have after it a citation (Act, Scene, line #). So it would look something like this: "It is my soul that calls upon my name" (II, ii, 165).
You need a topic sentence (where you say what the reason is), an introduction to the quote (where you say when it is said and who says it), a quote (the piece of textual evidence you found to support the reason), and analysis (an explanation of why that quote proves your reason.
When you put in a quote, you need to have after it a citation (Act, Scene, line #). So it would look something like this: "It is my soul that calls upon my name" (II, ii, 165).
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Commenting Assignment
Step One: Pick a story to comment on in depth (it could be one of the ones that you read yesterday but try to find one you haven't commented on).
Step Two: Check the previous post on my blog for the assigned story you will be commenting on.
Step Three: Begin with the one you are assigned and answer these prompts for their story:
1. Overall, what is the best quality/characteristic of this story? It could be its characters, the conflict, the resolution, the description of the setting, the story arc, use of dialogue, etc. Use specific details and references to the story (quotes from the story/textual evidence) to fully explain yourself.
2. What is the story's theme? What details does the author include throughout that leads to the fully expressed theme in the end? (Give examples of how you see the theme in the beginning, middle and end of the story; if you don't, comment that you don't see examples in a section)
Step Two: Check the previous post on my blog for the assigned story you will be commenting on.
Step Three: Begin with the one you are assigned and answer these prompts for their story:
1. Overall, what is the best quality/characteristic of this story? It could be its characters, the conflict, the resolution, the description of the setting, the story arc, use of dialogue, etc. Use specific details and references to the story (quotes from the story/textual evidence) to fully explain yourself.
2. What is the story's theme? What details does the author include throughout that leads to the fully expressed theme in the end? (Give examples of how you see the theme in the beginning, middle and end of the story; if you don't, comment that you don't see examples in a section)
3. What is your personal reaction to the story? How do you feel after reading it? What do you remember? What images do you see? What did you learn about the situation/place/conflict? (You don't have to answer all of these, just write a paragraph of reflection/reaction to the story)
4. What was your favorite part of the story? Pick a line that you liked, put it into the comment box, put quotes around it, and explain what it was about it that stood out to you.
5. If the author were to make this better, they could... (finish this statement with as much specific detail as possible)
Each of your answers should be a short paragraph or so in length (this means you will be writing five answers/ five paragraphs). You need to use proper spelling and grammar when writing your answers/critiques of your classmates' writing. You will be picking one story to comment on and you will be randomly assigned another (this means you will write full comments on two different people's stories). Make sure your comments, even if they are more critical, are phrased in a positive manner. Be as specific as possible in your comments, both for your commenting grade and for the benefit of the author.
You should, to be safe, write your responses in a document (word or google doc) and then paste them into a comment on their blog. This way, if Blogger thinks you are a robot, all of your work won't be lost.
Step Four: Do the same thing for the story you chose.
Step Five: Make sure this is done by Friday when you walk in to class.
Each of your answers should be a short paragraph or so in length (this means you will be writing five answers/ five paragraphs). You need to use proper spelling and grammar when writing your answers/critiques of your classmates' writing. You will be picking one story to comment on and you will be randomly assigned another (this means you will write full comments on two different people's stories). Make sure your comments, even if they are more critical, are phrased in a positive manner. Be as specific as possible in your comments, both for your commenting grade and for the benefit of the author.
You should, to be safe, write your responses in a document (word or google doc) and then paste them into a comment on their blog. This way, if Blogger thinks you are a robot, all of your work won't be lost.
Step Four: Do the same thing for the story you chose.
Step Five: Make sure this is done by Friday when you walk in to class.
You need to have your comments done by Friday, before class begins.
content adapted from http://bgexemplar.blogspot.com
content adapted from http://bgexemplar.blogspot.com
Who's story are you commenting on?
Kayla and Holly
Nicholas and Austin
Rhiana and Tyler
Kasja and Maddie
Devin and Matthew
Adam reads Garrett's
Garrett reads William's
William reads Adam's
If your story is posted and you are not listed here, please let me know. If your story isn't done, please work on it.
Nicholas and Austin
Rhiana and Tyler
Kasja and Maddie
Devin and Matthew
Adam reads Garrett's
Garrett reads William's
William reads Adam's
If your story is posted and you are not listed here, please let me know. If your story isn't done, please work on it.
Friday, March 21, 2014
Monday's Commenting Homework
Today you need to read through four of your peers' stories. You can pick who you read, but if you could, try to make it so everyone has at least one person comment on their story.
For each story that you read, you should leave a short comment. You should tell them one thing that you liked and one thing that you think they could continue to work on as they head toward the final draft.
Tomorrow we will get a more in depth commenting assignment, so make sure this gets done before then.
For each story that you read, you should leave a short comment. You should tell them one thing that you liked and one thing that you think they could continue to work on as they head toward the final draft.
Tomorrow we will get a more in depth commenting assignment, so make sure this gets done before then.
Friday, March 14, 2014
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Shakespeare Intro Quiz
This is a quick open notes quiz on the basic background of Shakespeare. *******When you are done, please copy and paste the entire quiz (your answers as well as your score) into a document and share it with me.*********
http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/shakeback_beg.htm
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Shakespeare Preview
Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet
Use the following sites and videos to help you answer the five questions below. You can watch the videos as many times as needed. Make sure your answers are complete, many answers will come from more than just one of these sources.
Websites and YouTube videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_0hdTa92HM&list=PL0E6A588915AE953A
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/william_shakespeare.htm:
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/william_shakespeare.htm:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhZeaSH_IaA: folger video stop at 3:10ish:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMkuUADWW2A:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMr3sqWLqxM not working at the moment...
replacement video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4URqr6x4UIk
1. Who is Shakespeare?
2. Why are his works read and performed so many years after they were written?
3. How did he influence the English Language?
4. Why does he write the way he does (images, words)?
5. How could things written hundreds of years ago connect to today?
***You received these questions on a sheet in class, please write your answers on that sheet, but use this post as a way to easily access the sites and videos.
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