Sunday, October 5, 2008

Entry #6 - "I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died"

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Entry #5 - "I Never Saw a Moor"

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Entry #4 - "Glory and Hope"

Your task:
  1. Provide a a brief explanation of "Apartheid"
  2. This speech by Nelson Mandela has been dubbed "Glory and Hope."  Using specific examples from the speech, explain how this title is appropriate for Mandela's message.
Post your entry by commenting to this post.  Your entry must be posted no later than 11:59 pm October 21st.

Entry #3 - "I Have a Dream"

In his speech, Martin Luther King, Jr. gives many "instructions" to his listeners.  Choose one example, paraphrase what he is saying, and explain how these particular words contribute to his overall message in the speech.

Post your entry by adding a comment to this post.  This entry must be posted no later than 11:59 pm on October 20th.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Night by Elie Wiesel Entry #2

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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Night by Elie Wiesel Entry #1

In the first few pages of the book, Eliezer describes his family: he goes to school, he has three sisters, and his parents run a shop.  How is his life similar to yours?  How is it different?

Response Journal Blog

What is a response journal?  Response journals require students to write about what they felt while reading a book, short story, or poem.  The purpose of the response journal is to encourage students to think deeply about the texts that they read and to relate the information to their prior knowledge and experience.  This interaction between reader and text extends the reading experience into "real life" application of information.

What do I do? Each entry that you will make will begin with a prompt.  You must respond substantially to the prompt.  This means that your response should be AT LEAST a lengthy paragraph, perhaps more than one paragraph.  THINK before you write.  Don't worry too much about format - no thesis statement required!