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Author Archives: mrshawke
Animoto E/C Opportunity
I know how much everyone enjoyed making their own Animoto video earlier in the year, so I think another one would be an excellent extra-credit opportunity! The free Animoto accounts (http://animoto.com/pricing) only allow for 30-second videos, so that’s what you’ll … Continue reading
Video/Poetry: Touchscreen
Here’s the video we watched today, Marshall Soulful Jones’ “Touchscreen”: [youtube]GAx845QaOck[/youtube]
Shakespeare Twitter competition – National Library of Scotland
Shakespeare Twitter competition – National Library of Scotland. You could win a Kindle by tweeting a summary of one of Shakespeare’s plays in 140 characters.
Student Opinion | How Do You Feel About Zoos?
Here’s the question: Students: Tell us about your zoo memories: when and where have you visited zoos, and how did they affect you? Do you agree with Mr. Siebert that we’re attracted to zoos to feel our kinship and commonality … Continue reading
Student Opinion | Do Social Media Campaigns Like Kony 2012 Stunt or Stimulate Real Change?
Many of my students have come up to me in the last couple of weeks, wanting to know if I knew about Kony. Well, if you haven’t seen the video, you should. Here’s the student opinion question: Students: Tell us … Continue reading
MLA Source Formats
Here is the handout on formatting source information in MLA style: MLA Source Formats
How to Write Note Cards
Here is my packet on how to write note cards, since a lot of people have *misplaced* the one I gave you earlier: Writing Note Cards
ENG 9: F451 Test Study Guide
Here’s the study guide for Thursday’s Fahrenheit 451 Test: F451Test Study Guide
ENG 10: Novel Materials
Novel Plans These are the novel plan sheets that describe the days of reading and which chapters are on each quiz: A Long Way Gone novel plan The Color of Water novel plan Skeeter novel plan Study Questions These are … Continue reading
Student Facebook Chat With a Times Reporter – NYTimes.com
The New York Times is sponsoring a student chat on Facebook Wednesday. (Their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/nytimeslearning.) The topic is New York Times reporting on violence in hockey. And our guest is a sports reporter, John Branch, who will be taking … Continue reading
Prompt: Dusting Slippers
PROMPT: Write from the point of view of someone who sees these slippers while waiting to checkout at Walmart, thinks they are pure genius, and can’t wait to try them out when they get home.
Calendars: January 9-13
Better late than never! AD English 9 – January 9-13 English 10 – January 9-13 We’re settling into our new year back in C106, reflecting on the past and looking forward to a successful 2012.
Memory Work
Handouts English 9 Memory Work Selections English 10 Memory Work Selections During each of the last three grading periods, all my sophomores and freshmen will be adding memorization to their oral-communications skills. We’ve been doing dramatic presentations, which focused on … Continue reading
Video: John Goddard
Today’s video corresponds to a lesson in life goals, in which we will analyze (and be COMPLETELY AMAZED by) John Goddard’s Life List, which he created as a teenager, and create a list of our own. Here are handouts of … Continue reading
Student Opinion | What New Emoticons Does the World Need? NYTimes.com
I can still remember the first time I saw an emoticon. It was around 1996, and my old friend Mike was showing me the website he had put up for our rock band, The Flaming Blue Iguanas (don’t hate :D). … Continue reading
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