Directions:
You have an opportunity to earn up to 5% extra credit for your overall grade in the class by creating your own soundtrack to life and writing about it. In order to get the extra credit you must do the following and submit your results to Mr. Hall by Monday, June 7th.
All songs must fit on one cd (the cd must be full—the equivalent of 80 minutes worth of music)
You cannot have more than one song by a single artist. For example, if I have one song by U2 on my playlist I cannot put another U2 song on the list.
The songs must have some sort of significance to your life—either the lyrics relate to some aspect of your life or the song reminds you of a particular experience or time.
You must list your playlist in sequential order.
You must write one paragraph for each song explaining what the song is basically about and why it is significant to your life.
Optional: you may burn a cd if you want Mr. Hall to listen to your soundtrack. This is not required.
Example : Mr. Hall’s Sountrack to Life Playlist
1. I’m From Barcelona—Treehouse
2. Death Cab For Cutie—Summer Skin
3. The Blue Van—Silly Boy
4. Savoy—Foolish
5. Frou Frou—Only Got One
6. Magne F—Time and Place
7. Bad Lieutenant—These Changes
8. The Whitest Boy Alive—Figures
9. Acid House Kings—A Long Term Plan
10. Club 8—Jesus, Walk With Me
11. Kate Havnevik—New Day
12. Peter, Bjorn, and John—Nothing To Worry About
13. Smashing Pumpkins—That’s The Way (My Love Is)
14. The Radio Dept.—I Don’t Like It Like This
15. Røyksopp—You Don’t Have A Clue
16. Regina Spektor—Eet
17. Ingrid Michaelson—Mountain and the Sea
18. Kings of Convenience—Summer On The Westhill
19. Carmen Rizzo—Ecouter
20. A-ha—The Summers Of Our Youth
1. I’M FROM BARCELONA--TREEHOUSE
I have chosen this song to begin my soundtrack because it reminds me of my earliest memories from childhood. All of the neighborhood kids used to get together every summer and build different forts, huts, and tree-houses either at people’s homes or more commonly out in the lemon grove or “jungle” which were two wooded areas near our homes. My favorite hut was a secret underground structure that we built in the lemon grove. We had dug two huge holes with a little crawl space between, then took huge boards to place over it. We then covered the boards with dirt so that nobody could tell that anything was there. We would then remove a small board that covered up the opening in order to get in and out of the little hut.
*To complete the assignment I would have to write a paragraph for each of the twenty songs (totaling 20 paragraphs).
Friday, June 4, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
Book Report Questions
Directions: You must read a book that is appropriate of your grade level and has at least 200 pages that you have never read before and complete a book report on it. Identify or answer the necessary information from the following questions.
1. Your name, class period, and date.
2. Title of the book and number of pages.
3. Author
4. Identify the theme of the book and explain how the author supports this particular message.
5. Identify the main characters, give a brief description of each and identify whether they are the protagonist, antagonist, foil, static or dynamic character. Explain how they receive this title.
6. Describe the setting of the story.
7. Identify five examples of figurative language from a fiction story (e.g. metaphor, symbol, ironic statement, foreshadowing, etc.) or five examples of objective writing (facts) and subjective writing (opinions) from a nonfiction text.
8. Give a brief summary of the beginning of the story.
9. Give a brief summary of the middle of the story.
10. Give a brief summary of the ending of the story.
11. My favorite part of the story was. . .
12. My favorite character was _____ because. . .
13. Write four memorable quotes from the story (be sure to include page numbers).
14. I do/do not recommend this story because. . .
15. Draw a picture to illustrate a favorite part. Write one sentence to explain the picture.
1. Your name, class period, and date.
2. Title of the book and number of pages.
3. Author
4. Identify the theme of the book and explain how the author supports this particular message.
5. Identify the main characters, give a brief description of each and identify whether they are the protagonist, antagonist, foil, static or dynamic character. Explain how they receive this title.
6. Describe the setting of the story.
7. Identify five examples of figurative language from a fiction story (e.g. metaphor, symbol, ironic statement, foreshadowing, etc.) or five examples of objective writing (facts) and subjective writing (opinions) from a nonfiction text.
8. Give a brief summary of the beginning of the story.
9. Give a brief summary of the middle of the story.
10. Give a brief summary of the ending of the story.
11. My favorite part of the story was. . .
12. My favorite character was _____ because. . .
13. Write four memorable quotes from the story (be sure to include page numbers).
14. I do/do not recommend this story because. . .
15. Draw a picture to illustrate a favorite part. Write one sentence to explain the picture.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Research Paper (Due June 7th)
Directions: You will be researching information on either one or two careers that may interest you and writing a paper on your findings. You will receive handouts that are supposed to work as a guide to the type of information for which you should be looking. When writing your research paper you must do the following:
1. Record all researched information on note cards.
2. Must use and cite at least 6 sources in your paper, including at least one source from the internet, a book, and a journal (the other three sources can be any source of your choosing).
3. The paper must be 5-7 page in length, typed, MLA format.
4. The paper must include a works cited page, arranged in alphabetical order by author’s last name.
Tips for Research:
Plan ahead. Research is a time consuming process that cannot be done effectively on a whim or completed last minute. Access a good library. The best libraries to use for research are four-year university. Take time to travel to and visit a university library. The library staff will be extremely helpful to you in locating books, journals, and other sources that you will need to complete the assignment. It is also a good idea that you become familiar with a university library system as you will be using it quite frequently if you attend college.
Be sure to record citation information from any possible sources at which you look. Nothing is worse than having a quote that you would like to use and you cannot remember the source or citation information.
Develop organizational skills. Effective research will require you to be extremely organized.
Guidelines for Research:
Note Cards: Purchase some index cards which you will use to organize information. For every source that you use (internet, book, journal article, interview, etc.), record the citation information on one card and number the card. The first source is #1. The second source is #2. The third source is #3. And so on. Every quote or paraphrase that you may use should be recorded on an index card. Instead of writing the source citation for each quote, simply put the number of the source card in the upper right hand corner of the card that you have written the quote. Keep all numbers together in the initial stages of research (while this seems like it will be a bit of work, this will keep you organized and save you time in the long run).
When looking for information to use in your paper, consider the following topics within a career: Education, training, job skills, talents, experience, earnings, benefits, health factors, employment, and a typical day. Be sure to refer to the handouts titled, “Career essay outline” and “Career research questions”.
1. Record all researched information on note cards.
2. Must use and cite at least 6 sources in your paper, including at least one source from the internet, a book, and a journal (the other three sources can be any source of your choosing).
3. The paper must be 5-7 page in length, typed, MLA format.
4. The paper must include a works cited page, arranged in alphabetical order by author’s last name.
Tips for Research:
Plan ahead. Research is a time consuming process that cannot be done effectively on a whim or completed last minute. Access a good library. The best libraries to use for research are four-year university. Take time to travel to and visit a university library. The library staff will be extremely helpful to you in locating books, journals, and other sources that you will need to complete the assignment. It is also a good idea that you become familiar with a university library system as you will be using it quite frequently if you attend college.
Be sure to record citation information from any possible sources at which you look. Nothing is worse than having a quote that you would like to use and you cannot remember the source or citation information.
Develop organizational skills. Effective research will require you to be extremely organized.
Guidelines for Research:
Note Cards: Purchase some index cards which you will use to organize information. For every source that you use (internet, book, journal article, interview, etc.), record the citation information on one card and number the card. The first source is #1. The second source is #2. The third source is #3. And so on. Every quote or paraphrase that you may use should be recorded on an index card. Instead of writing the source citation for each quote, simply put the number of the source card in the upper right hand corner of the card that you have written the quote. Keep all numbers together in the initial stages of research (while this seems like it will be a bit of work, this will keep you organized and save you time in the long run).
When looking for information to use in your paper, consider the following topics within a career: Education, training, job skills, talents, experience, earnings, benefits, health factors, employment, and a typical day. Be sure to refer to the handouts titled, “Career essay outline” and “Career research questions”.
Debate
Debate Terminology
Argument—A position or statement of opinion to be supported
Contention—As part of an argument, a contention is a statement to be proven
Affirmative—The positive side (pro) of the debate that supports the resolution statement
Negative—The side of the debate that is against the affirmative position (con)
Resolution—A specific statement of what is to be proven or refuted; the formal resolution statement begins: “Be it resolved that. . .”
Refute—To disprove
Rebuttal—Questions to challenge points made by opposition
Summation—Conclusion, the last appeal to the audience/jury
Brief—Pre-planned statements of position before rebuttal
Questions to Consider When Researching for Debate on Abortion:
Research Roe vs. Wade
What problems existed that led to Roe vs. Wade?
Which problems (if any) did Roe vs. Wade solve?
Which problems (if any) did Roe vs. Wade create?
Do the same reasons for originally passing Roe vs. Wade exist today?
Statistics: Number of abortions per year (or decade) in the United States
Statistics: Demographics of abortions in the United States
Philosophy: Value of Life
Philosophy: Value of Choice
Is the value of life and choice mutually exclusive or can they co-exist?
Types of abortion
Testimonials: why people are grateful they have had an abortion or why people are regretful they have had an abortion
Research: Arguments for keeping abortion legal
Research: Arguments for making abortion illegal
Research: Different perspectives on abortion (i.e. religious, philosophical, social, psychological, ethical, governmental, medical, etc.)
Develop opening and closing statements
Develop arguments
Develop counter-arguments
Develop logical chains
Develop aggressive questioning
Search Engine: “Debate + Abortion”
Review fallacies (and try to avoid them)
Use Costa’s Levels of Questioning to develop questions
Visit: www.don-lindsay-archive.org/skeptic/arguments.html
Debate Structure:
Affirmative Opening Statement (3-5 minutes)
Negative Opening Statement (3-5 minutes)
Negative Argument #1 (1-2.5 minutes)
Affirmative Counter-Argument #1 (1-2.5 minutes)
Affirmative Argument #1 (1-2.5 minutes)
Negative Counter-Argument #1 (1-2.5 minutes)
Affirmative Argument #2 (1-2.5 minutes)
Negative Counter-Argument #2 (1-2.5 minutes)
Negative Argument #2 (1-2.5 minutes)
Affirmative Counter-Argument #2 (1-2.5 minutes)
Negative Argument #3 (1-2.5 minutes)
Affirmative Counter-Argument #3 (1-2.5 minutes)
Affirmative Argument #3 (1-2.5 minutes)
Negative Counter Argument #3 (1-2.5 minutes)
Negative Open-Ended Questioning of Affirmative Members (3 minutes)
Affirmative Open-Ended Questioning of Negative Members (3 minutes)
Affirmative Closing Statement (3-5 minutes)
Negative Closing Statement (3-5 minutes)
Argument—A position or statement of opinion to be supported
Contention—As part of an argument, a contention is a statement to be proven
Affirmative—The positive side (pro) of the debate that supports the resolution statement
Negative—The side of the debate that is against the affirmative position (con)
Resolution—A specific statement of what is to be proven or refuted; the formal resolution statement begins: “Be it resolved that. . .”
Refute—To disprove
Rebuttal—Questions to challenge points made by opposition
Summation—Conclusion, the last appeal to the audience/jury
Brief—Pre-planned statements of position before rebuttal
Questions to Consider When Researching for Debate on Abortion:
Research Roe vs. Wade
What problems existed that led to Roe vs. Wade?
Which problems (if any) did Roe vs. Wade solve?
Which problems (if any) did Roe vs. Wade create?
Do the same reasons for originally passing Roe vs. Wade exist today?
Statistics: Number of abortions per year (or decade) in the United States
Statistics: Demographics of abortions in the United States
Philosophy: Value of Life
Philosophy: Value of Choice
Is the value of life and choice mutually exclusive or can they co-exist?
Types of abortion
Testimonials: why people are grateful they have had an abortion or why people are regretful they have had an abortion
Research: Arguments for keeping abortion legal
Research: Arguments for making abortion illegal
Research: Different perspectives on abortion (i.e. religious, philosophical, social, psychological, ethical, governmental, medical, etc.)
Develop opening and closing statements
Develop arguments
Develop counter-arguments
Develop logical chains
Develop aggressive questioning
Search Engine: “Debate + Abortion”
Review fallacies (and try to avoid them)
Use Costa’s Levels of Questioning to develop questions
Visit: www.don-lindsay-archive.org/skeptic/arguments.html
Debate Structure:
Affirmative Opening Statement (3-5 minutes)
Negative Opening Statement (3-5 minutes)
Negative Argument #1 (1-2.5 minutes)
Affirmative Counter-Argument #1 (1-2.5 minutes)
Affirmative Argument #1 (1-2.5 minutes)
Negative Counter-Argument #1 (1-2.5 minutes)
Affirmative Argument #2 (1-2.5 minutes)
Negative Counter-Argument #2 (1-2.5 minutes)
Negative Argument #2 (1-2.5 minutes)
Affirmative Counter-Argument #2 (1-2.5 minutes)
Negative Argument #3 (1-2.5 minutes)
Affirmative Counter-Argument #3 (1-2.5 minutes)
Affirmative Argument #3 (1-2.5 minutes)
Negative Counter Argument #3 (1-2.5 minutes)
Negative Open-Ended Questioning of Affirmative Members (3 minutes)
Affirmative Open-Ended Questioning of Negative Members (3 minutes)
Affirmative Closing Statement (3-5 minutes)
Negative Closing Statement (3-5 minutes)
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Upcoming Due Dates
Make Up Work: May 28th
Debate: June 3rd
Research Paper: June 7th
Book Report #3: June 9th
Extra Credit--Soundtrack to Life: June 11th
Debate: June 3rd
Research Paper: June 7th
Book Report #3: June 9th
Extra Credit--Soundtrack to Life: June 11th
Friday, May 21, 2010
Make Up Work (Due Friday, May 28th)
You may make up any missing or "0" score assignments so long as it is submitted to me by Friday, May 28th. I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY LATE OR MAKE UP WORK AFTER THIS DATE.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Midterm Exam (Study Guide)
Your Midterm Exam will be an in class essay. You will choose one of four essay prompts on which to base your essay. The exam is open book and open note, so be sure to prepare accordingly. The four prompts will be based upon one of the following works of literature that you should have already read:
--"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
--The Poems of Laurence Dunbar
--"Winter Dreams" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
--"A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty
--The Poems of Carl Sandburg
--"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Anne Porter
--The Works of William Faulkner
--The Poems of Robert Frost
--"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
--The Poems of Laurence Dunbar
--"Winter Dreams" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
--"A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty
--The Poems of Carl Sandburg
--"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Anne Porter
--The Works of William Faulkner
--The Poems of Robert Frost
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