Wednesday, May 27, 2009

GO GREEN PSA

For the FINAL POL

We are focusing in on Green Schools.

Scenario: In your assigned groups you will focus on Recycling and Green Schools.

Your campaign will be assigned a question that should be addressed in your PSA

CREATE YOUR COLOR AD AND HAVE IT PRINTED FOR YOUR PRESENTATION

Content Block One

Group One- Reusing recyclable materials
Dunbar
Thomas Mullen
Redmond

Group Two- The importance of recycling
Tucker
Duncan
White
Davis
Woods

Group Three- What happens when we don't recycle? ( Carbon foot print)
Hodge
Johnson
Whitfield
Carter

Group Four- Reducing Energy Output
Vanderbilt
Ward
Watson
Hines

Content Block Two

Group One- How to reuse recycled materials
Williams
Carter
Coles
Shelton

Group Two- Importance of Recycling
Collins
Copeland
Toland
Simpson

Group Three- What happens when you do not recycle?
Miller III
Finch
Gates
Tolbert
Winston

Group Four- How to recycle
Arnold
Calvin
Johnson
Williams
McCall

Content Block Three

Group 1- How to use Recyclable products
Campbell
Gouch
Townsend
Tyson

Group 2- Reducing Energy Output
Brown
Clack
Edwards
Elcock

Group 3- The importance of recycling
Carter
Bulley
Bussey
McCall

Group 4- What happens when you don't recycle? (carbon footprint)
Berry
Nichols
Watts
Whitfield

Group 5 ( House 2)- Importance of Recycling
Espie
Lucas
Patton
Perry

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Abstract

In this paper I will focus upon and discuss themes associated with three novels that I have read in my English 9 Humanities class. The three novels that I have chosen are ___________, ___________, and _______________. I have chosen these novels because their themes have had a major impact on my life. Also, I will demonstrate mastery of the objectives that required me to discover myself and how I relate to society, through the literature that I have read in English 9. The essential questions that I have responded to in this paper are _____________, _____________, and ______________.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Insight for the final: Quotations

Quotes MUST be introduced, especially the first time a source is used.
Note that all the examples below refer EXPLICITLY to the source of the material.

Dr. Fetherhed, who is an expert in seagull behavior, states clearly in The Journal of Dumpster Feeders that "The seagull is continually attracted to garbage."An excellent example of this is recounted by Dr. Thenks vor Nauthen on the website Dirty Diapers and You. There, she says that "Once the parent has understood the job needs to be done, it generally gets done."

The origins of mud wrestling are unknown. Dr. Slipskin, however, believes he has a clue. In his book Sports of the Trailer Park, he states that "in Philadelphia, mud wrestling occurred as early as 1890." Dr. Sokunshu believes that there is an excellent reason that Eskimos do not wear socks. She states in The Journal of Polar Undergarments that "Early explorers often had frozen feet, and this was the first time natives of those regions had seen stockings."



Quotes MUST be discussed.

Robert Harris, a teacher with over twenty-five years of experience, advises students with the following: Do not quote someone and then leave the words hanging as if they were self explanatory. What does the quotation mean and how does it help establish the point you are making? What is your interpretation or opinion of it? To assist students in starting a discussion of their quote, he gives four phrases that provide easy starting points. Here we see that…. This statement shows…. Clearly, then, …. We can conclude from this that…The writer could also begin with many other phrases, such as: This example is important because... This statement is difficult to accept, however, because…

Harris, Robert. "Using Quotations Effectively." Virtual Salt. Version Date: February 13, 2001. http://www.salt.com/ virtualquotehlp.htm

Monday, May 4, 2009

Objectives for the Week

Complete the following 3 journal entries-



Do you believe that the media portrays young black students in a positive light? 100 words.



Do you feel you have grown since the beginning of the year? What are some of the things that caused this to happen? What caused it to not happen? 100 words.



Who was your most influential teacher?



All Journal Entries are due before Friday @ 8pm





Author Research Assignment.



On Monday you will be assigned a poet. Your job is to use your resources to locate biographic information about your Poet and present one of their poems. You will also have to explain the significance of the poem. A reference slide is necessary.

And yes, this is a powerpoint presentation.

*Note- It would be wise to check 3 sources when looking up information about yoru author*





Presentations will take place on Friday.