Friday, November 30, 2007

Pre AP ELA Playing GO

We're going to read 1,2 and 3 of this page:

http://playgo.to/interactive/

Senior English Writers Workshop

Having read your blogs I've seen that most of you don't follow up after Writers Workshop. Your laziness has brought me to grade your writers workshop projects. This will start today and end in January. What you do not finish in WW you must finish at home before the next WW.

Today we'll be working on passive voice. Togethere we'll read a mini-lesson, then you'll be given some exercises that must be copy and pasted into your blog.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html

Correct these sentences, then check yourself. You can only copy and paste correct sentences.
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/reading/exercises/dogqz.htm

When finished correct these sentences, without the check option:
Level 1: Directions: Change the sentences below to the passive voice.

Children cannot open these bottles easily.

The government built a road right outside her front door.

Mr. Ross broke the antique vase as he walked through the store.

When she arrived, the changes amazed her.

The construction workers are making street repairs all month long.

The party will celebrate his retirement.

His professors were discussing his oral exam right in front of him.

My son ate all the homemade cookies.

Corrosion had damaged the hull of the ship.

Some children were visiting the old homestead while I was there.

Monday, November 26, 2007

Pre AP ELA 9th Grade Homework Sheet 11.26.07 - 11.30.07

Monday
Read Night and write one blog entry.

Tuesday
Finish Night and write one blog entry.

Wednesday
Complete your papers by incorporating your paraphrasing, summaries and quotations into your speeches.

Thursday
Read Tao Te Ching 1-15 and write one blog entry.

Friday
Read Tao Te Ching 16-37 and write one blog entry.
Incorporate the following video clip into your blog-
http://video.google.com/url?docid=-9128827406902307787&esrc=sr2&ev=v&len=320&q=Jet%2BLi%2Bfrom%2BOnce%2Bupon%2Ba%2Btime%2Bin%2Bchina&srcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DgU_j1wu81DU&vidurl=%2Fvideoplay%3Fdocid%3D-9128827406902307787%26q%3DJet%2BLi%2Bfrom%2BOnce%2Bupon%2Ba%2Btime%2Bin%2Bchina%26total%3D147%26start%3D0%26num%3D10%26so%3D0%26type%3Dsearch%26plindex%3D1&usg=AL29H22QrJ89cZZRfr5Kz4M9UofkEFBJqg

Pre AP ELA 9th Grade Homework Sheet 11.26.07 - 11.30.07

http://video.google.com/url?docid=-9128827406902307787&esrc=sr2&ev=v&len=320&q=Jet%2BLi%2Bfrom%2BOnce%2Bupon%2Ba%2Btime%2Bin%2Bchina&srcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DgU_j1wu81DU&vidurl=%2Fvideoplay%3Fdocid%3D-9128827406902307787%26q%3DJet%2BLi%2Bfrom%2BOnce%2Bupon%2Ba%2Btime%2Bin%2Bchina%26total%3D147%26start%3D0%26num%3D10%26so%3D0%26type%3Dsearch%26plindex%3D1&usg=AL29H22QrJ89cZZRfr5Kz4M9UofkEFBJqg

Senior English Homework Sheet 11.26.07 - 11.30.07

Monday
Read and write a blog entry for The Selfish Gene.

Tuesday
Read and write a blog entry for The Selfish Gene. Write about the Prisoner's Dilemna in regards to your reading.

Wednesday
Based on our work today, publish the incorporation of paraphrases, summaries, and direct quotations from your sources.

Thursday
Read and write a blog entry for The Selfish Gene.

Friday
Read and write your final blog entry for The Selfish Gene.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Senior English Writers Workshop

Today we'll be completing the research we began last week.

Go to the following address, read the passage to then write instructions of how to select an article to publish on your blog:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/553/03/


Now, go to EBSCO host, as we did last week.
http://www.cng.edu/login_students.php

You will need five secondary sources from EBSCO
that you might be able to use. Also, identify primary sources your secondary sources cite that might be relevant to your topic. Publish you sources in the following format:

Tangen, Jesse (2007) Seniors: Students Who Want to Graduate. Bogota: CNG prensa.

What you do not finish in class you must complete this weekend as well as the regular assigned homework.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Senior ELA Homework Sheet #13

Senior English 11.19.07 – 11.21.07
Homework Sheet #13

Monday
Write one blog entry for The Selfish Gene.

Tuesday
View
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciFe8JmR-nY
and post a response on youtube.com that will be copy and pasted into your own blog.

Wednesday
Write on blog entry for The Selfish Gene.