What Are You Thinking?

What did the 2016 Did You Know? presentation make you think? How might this impact your academics and view of the world? Please respond to this blog post by 2:30p.m. Friday, August 25th, 2017.

Summer Reading Reflection?

Over the summer, you were asked to read at least two novels of your choice.

1) Briefly tell me what you read, including the titles and authors.

2) I want to know what you liked about the books, what you learned and, more importantly, what matters to you about the books' content.

*Make sure to adhere to proper conventions and proofread your response. If, for some reason, you did not read two novels, tell me about two novels you have read and answer the above. This blog post must be completed by 2:30p.m. on Friday, August 25th, 2017.

"CTW" Paper Revisions

Concerning your Change The World Paper, please review your paper rubric and paper to answer the following revision questions. Please answer specifically. (You could earn up to 25 points for these responses).

1. What did you did you do well regarding the process and final writing of your CTW paper?

2. What is an area that you could improve upon regarding your CTW paper?

3. What writing strategy will you try to use next year when you write for any class?

4. When you write next year, what steps will you take to turn in a more complete and polished final writing product?

5. What word of writing advice would you give to your future self for next year?

"Romeo, Gnomeo, And Juliet?"

After reading Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, what connections or satirized elements do you see employed within the brief clips we viewed in Gnomeo and Juliet?  Please be specific regarding play's characters and plot elements: Capulets, Montagues, balcony scene, Nurse, etc...  This blog response is due by Wed., May 17th at 2:30p.m.

Nextel And "Romeo And Juliet?"

How does the Nextel Romeo And Juliet commercial satirically update the "classic" Romeo and Juliet? What does it make you contemplate and consider? Please reference, quote, and analyze the drama and commercial. Please complete this blog response today.

Significant Other? Perfection? "Romeo And Juliet?" Really?

What is essential to share regarding your completion of the "Perfect Match " handout? How does your experience relate to what you know about Romeo and Juliet's situation? What does this make you think? Reflect? Contemplate? Don't forget to include references to our class discussion. This blog response should be completed in class on 4-12-17.

Reflecting Upon Writing?

Upon completion of your CTW Paper, what are you thinking about writing persuasively? What specific writing strategies and resources will you continue to implement when you write in the future? In looking back at your persuasive writing from earlier in the semester, what differences do you notice regarding your growth and awareness as a writer? Please specify. This blog response is due during class today.

"Farewell To Manzanar" Internment Web Link Background Information?

Regarding the Densho Internment Link Resource, what are some ideas or trends that profoundly struck you that are addressed regarding this period in American History? Please use any quotes or specific references to materials that validate your argument. Due by 2:30p.m. on Wed., March 8th, 2017.