As you all know you have created your very own blog which will be used to complete your English II assignments for the rest of the school year (8 Days if you DON'T take finals!!). Here are the instructions:
-Each blog is worth 25 points
-5 points for the title
-20 points for meeting the amount requirement and creativity
-Each blog must be posted by the designated date in the prompt title line.
-Blog posts must be school appropriate
-You may work ahead just remember to post them by the designated due date
-This assignment will go in the grade book as: Blog Posts 200 pts so it is important to keep up!
-Have fun with this assignment, be creative, write freely (school appropriately), and get things done IN CLASS!!!
All writing prompts are currently posted so that you may work ahead and get done before you leave if you are not taking finals. If you are absent a day then you can also work form home or work ahead or catch up the next day. Just make sure you post all EIGHT (8) blogs by Monday May 13th!
The blog shows the last assignment posted first so you will need to scroll down and look through the older posts until you find the one you need to work on. Again there are 8 all together. Use the list below that includes the Blog Title and Due Date linked to the prompt instructions on this blog to aide you in keeping track of your completed assignments.
Here is the blog list in order of due date:
1. Likes & Dislikes - Due Friday May 3
2. Valuable Lessons - Due Monday May 6
3. Creating a List and Checking it Twice - Due Tuesday May 7
4. Synetics - Due Wednesday May 8
5. Personal Metaphors - Due Thursday May 9
6. Gone but Never Forgotten - Due Friday May 10
7. Yellow Star - Due Monday May 13
8. One Medium Suitcase - Due Monday May 13
Thursday, May 2, 2013
One Medium Suitcase - Due by Monday May 13
Title: One Medium Suitcase
Scenario:
You must pack your things and leave this place forever, never to return to your home, friends, and family. You have one hour to pack everything that you can into a medium sized suitcase before they come and take you away. There are some rules however, you cannot take anything electronic or technology driven. Where you are going there are no means to connect to internet much less power. What will you take with you?
Make a list of at least 10 things you would take with you and explain why you would take the item in at least two sentences. Remember that you must have room for everything so large items may not be as important as smaller things.
Suitcase size: 24 inches tall by 18 inches wide by 10 inches deep!
Get to filling! .
Check out my suitcase on my personal blog! http://laneseslagle.blogspot.com/2013/02/one-medium-suitcase-please.html
Scenario:
You must pack your things and leave this place forever, never to return to your home, friends, and family. You have one hour to pack everything that you can into a medium sized suitcase before they come and take you away. There are some rules however, you cannot take anything electronic or technology driven. Where you are going there are no means to connect to internet much less power. What will you take with you?
Make a list of at least 10 things you would take with you and explain why you would take the item in at least two sentences. Remember that you must have room for everything so large items may not be as important as smaller things.
Suitcase size: 24 inches tall by 18 inches wide by 10 inches deep!
Get to filling! .
Check out my suitcase on my personal blog! http://laneseslagle.blogspot.com/2013/02/one-medium-suitcase-please.html
Yellow Star: Due Monday May 13
Title: Yellow Star
You have lived on this earth long enough to be able to recognize some of your most rewarding and beautiful experiences. In elementary school these experiences were rewarded with a “yellow star” sticker. Make a list of your ten most rewarding and beautiful experiences. Write a sentence explaining why each experience was special to you. When you are finished put them in ranked order starting with your most rewarding as number 1.
Check out mine below:
You have lived on this earth long enough to be able to recognize some of your most rewarding and beautiful experiences. In elementary school these experiences were rewarded with a “yellow star” sticker. Make a list of your ten most rewarding and beautiful experiences. Write a sentence explaining why each experience was special to you. When you are finished put them in ranked order starting with your most rewarding as number 1.
Check out mine below:
1. Coca-Cola Scholarship Trip – This weekend was the
opportunity of a life time because I met so many wonderful people and got to
see life outside of Pierce City when I traveled to Atlanta, Georgia all on my
own.
2. Student Council Summer Leadership Camp – This is the most
exciting week of the year for me even though now I am no longer a kid but an
advisor to all the wonderful kids involved in MASC.
3. Attending the University of Arkansas – Though I didn’t
want to go there initially I am forever grateful that my mom forced me to
attend the U of A because I made the most amazing friends and made the most
wonderful memories.
4. My Wedding Day – Everyone who is married probably says
this because it is a life-changing day, I can finally call Kyle my Husband which
means that he will forever be in my life and there are many more memories to be
made.
5. Graduating with a Masters in Secondary Counseling- The
entire graduate school experience was a whirlwind for me because I was working
as a teacher while I went to school but the outcome is the greatest feeling
because it means that I can finally do the work that I was put on this earth to
do, I can’t wait to get started.
6. Buying a house – Buying a house is probably the biggest
purchase I will every make in my life and it is also the first thing that Kyle
and I bought together that was a major investment in our future.
7. Getting my drivers license – A driver’s license is like
the first step to true adulthood it meant that I was able to go when I wanted
and gave me new adventures to travel with friends.
8. Running a marathon – At the end of the race I felt a rush
of energy and excitement because I had accomplished such a great feat and I
can’t wait to do it again.
9. Being Class Valedictorian – It was like the icing on the
cake after all the scholarship I had received, it was the title that told me
all my hard work in HS had paid off.
10. Birth of little ones – I may not have my own kids but
some of the best things in my life come from my relationship with Roo, M, Doe,
Payton, and Colton. Watching these kids grow has been very rewarding and makes
me proud.
My Ranking:
1. My Wedding Day
2. Graduating with a Masters in Secondary Counseling
3. Running a Marathon
4. Birth of Little ones
5. Attending the U of A
6. Buying a House
7. Attending MASC Camp
8. Coca-Cola Scholarship
9. Getting my license
10. Being Class Valedictorian
Gone but Never Forgotten - Due Friday May 10
Title: Gone but Never Forgotten
Today you are a high school student just living the life but in twenty years where will you be and most importantly what are some things that you have done today, pieces of who you are today, things that you enjoy and value today, or ways in which you fill your time that you will want to remember twenty years from now? Imagine what will be important to your memory of yourself down the road. How do you want to remember yourself? Make a list of all the things you want to remember about yourself twenty years from now. List needs to be TWENTY ITEMS & COMPLETE SENTENCES!
Check out my post at: http://laneseslagle.blogspot.com/2013/04/gone-but-never-forgotten-april-19.html
Today you are a high school student just living the life but in twenty years where will you be and most importantly what are some things that you have done today, pieces of who you are today, things that you enjoy and value today, or ways in which you fill your time that you will want to remember twenty years from now? Imagine what will be important to your memory of yourself down the road. How do you want to remember yourself? Make a list of all the things you want to remember about yourself twenty years from now. List needs to be TWENTY ITEMS & COMPLETE SENTENCES!
Check out my post at: http://laneseslagle.blogspot.com/2013/04/gone-but-never-forgotten-april-19.html
Personal Metaphors - Due Thursday May 9th
Title: Personal Metaphors
A metaphor is a comparison between two objects not using the words “like” or “as” to make that comparison. For this blog post you will be comparing yourself to different objects. You will be asking yourself, “If I were a/an __________________, what kind of __________________ would I be?” For each item listed below you must come up with your personal metaphor for the item. Your responses need to be realistic and honest. You must be able to explain your choices if asked about them. As an example, I wouldn’t say, “If I were a musical instrument I would be the drums.” I wouldn’t say this because I have no rhythm and drums are a rhythmic instrument.
A metaphor is a comparison between two objects not using the words “like” or “as” to make that comparison. For this blog post you will be comparing yourself to different objects. You will be asking yourself, “If I were a/an __________________, what kind of __________________ would I be?” For each item listed below you must come up with your personal metaphor for the item. Your responses need to be realistic and honest. You must be able to explain your choices if asked about them. As an example, I wouldn’t say, “If I were a musical instrument I would be the drums.” I wouldn’t say this because I have no rhythm and drums are a rhythmic instrument.
Your statements should be formatted as follows:
If I were a __________________, I would be a
_________________ because …… and finish the statement.
So, here is your list of items to make personal metaphors
for:
1. Animal
2. Car
3. Article of Clothing
4. Day of the Week.
5. Food
6. Color
7. Movie
8. Fragrance
9. Type of Building
10. Plant
11. Musical Instrument
12. Geometric Shape
13. Piece of Furniture
14. Song
15. Appliance or Machinery
16. Television Character
17. Season of the Year
18. Natural Phenomenon
19. Cartoon or Comic Character
20. Word
Check out mine at: http://laneseslagle.blogspot.com/2013/04/personal-metaphors-april-5.html
Check out mine at: http://laneseslagle.blogspot.com/2013/04/personal-metaphors-april-5.html
Synetics - Due Wednesday May 8th
Title: Synetics
Synetics makes the
familiar strange and the strange familiar. It is the basis of all
metaphor and involves the process of creative problem solving. Each of
the following sets of questions ask for choices between unrelated
answers, answers which can be logically related somehow and yet,there is
no single correct answer. BUT correct answers could rephrase the
question as part of the answer.
Think
carefully about the choices offered, make a choice,and then explain
your reasons for choosing as you have in two sentences. It is your
explanation which proves your answer “right” or “wrong.” Answer at least
TEN
Which is wiser? a pen or pencil?
Which is easier to forgive? a street or a sidewalk?
Which is smarter? A clock or a calendar?
Which is easier to teach? a question or an answer?
Which is like a contest? a cloud or a sunset?
Which is more fearful? new or old?
Which is like a promise? Mathematics or science?
Which is more difficult? a dream or a nightmare?
Which is braver? an hour or a year?
Which has more pride? an entrance or an exit?
Which is easier to close? a road or a map?
Which is like a legend? A mirror or glass?
Which is more suspenseful? rain or snow?
Which has less charm? a signature or an autograph?
Which is more useful? a friend or an enemy?
Which is more trustworthy? history or literature?
Which is sadder? seek or find?
Which costs more? a home or a house?
Which is happier? music or art?
Which is like a valentine? the truth or a lie?
Check out mine at: http://laneseslagle.blogspot.com/2013/03/synetics-april-15th.html
You must use your own definitions, don't copy my examples!!
Check out mine at: http://laneseslagle.blogspot.com/2013/03/synetics-april-15th.html
You must use your own definitions, don't copy my examples!!
Creating a List and Checking it Twice - Due by Tuesday May 7th
A list can be made up of many things such as a Honey-Do
list, list of favorite movies, list of vacation spots, etc. Today you will be
making your very own lists of some more personal topics to add to your Personal
Writing Portfolio. Below you will find the topics for your lists. You must list
from six to ten specific items under each category. Signify the topic of you list by either
bolding or underlining the topic.
1.
People who have influenced me
2.
Places that make me happy
3.
Places I would like to go
4.
Things in people that I like
5.
Things in people that I dislike
6.
Things that worry me
7.
Things I would like to know how to do
8.
Things that have moved me
9.
Ideas that intrigue me
10. My
personal favorites
Check my lists out at http://laneseslagle.blogspot.com/2013/04/creating-list-and-checking-it-twice.html
Check my lists out at http://laneseslagle.blogspot.com/2013/04/creating-list-and-checking-it-twice.html
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