Thursday, September 24, 2009

Vocabulary Review in Wiki

Go to class wiki
Click on the Period 3 tab. Go down to either #6 or #7 of the Practice Test (don't do the one your group did). Copy and paste the vocabulary story into your blog. Make sure the Edit Html button is clicked, so you can paste properly. Fill in the answers. Check the key afterwards.

Nota Bene: Remember to review the Practice Tests tonight. You can use your computer or copies of the Wiki Practice Test on the Crucible Test Friday.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Review of Roots

Review the roots:
act- do
aud- hear
cred- believe
dic- speak
graph- write
loc- place
man- hand
mot- move
ped- foot
pop- people
port- carry
sign- mark
spec- see
tract- pull, drag
vid- see
volve- roll

Think of one word for each root. Write a poem using these 16 words.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

English Handbook Questions

1. Where does the heading go? What goes in the heading?
2. Give an example of a comma splice?
3. What is the difference between a comma splice and a fused sentence?
4. What are two uses of the comma?
5. How is a semicolon used?
6. What numbers should be spelled out?
7. Are plays underlined?
8. What is the difference between "affect" and "effect?"
9. Explain the difference among "there," "their," and "they're."
10. What is parallel structure?

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Citing Photos for Keynote

According to the book The Curious Researcher, "Online images often don't give you much to go on. If there is a name of the artist and title of the image, include them. If not, at least describe the image, and include the name of the sponsoring organization or site, and when you downloaded it" ( Ballenger 306).

Here's an example:

"China Town Engulfed." Online image. 12 May 2008.
BBC News. 8 June 2008
WEB ADDRESS HERE>.

Look at one of the photo web addresses you saved. Post an online citation for one of your photos.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Are Ideas Worth a Life?


Can you think of any situation or idea that is important enough to you that you would die for it?

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Quest for Periods 2 and 6


Use your textbook to answer these questions:

1. What kind of Writing Workshop does The Moderns chapter have?
2. What is the name of the Puritan poem in Chapter 1?
3. How is Don Henley connected to Henry David Thoreau?
4. In Chapter 3, what is the title of the Pablo Neruda poem in Spanish?
5. What does Emily Dickinson mean when she writes, "Tell all the Truth but tell it slant?"
6. Write the lyrics to the first stanza of one of the Spirituals from Chapter 4.
7. In Chapter 4, what does the root of "theory" mean?
8. In the Resource Center at the back of the book, what's one tip for writing a Resume?
9. In the Writer's Handbook at the back of the book, what are the four stages of the writing process?
10. What are three tips in Test Smarts?

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Project Reflection

Reflect on the group project. How well did you work together? How did you feel about your performance? What could you do better next time?