Essay Reflections on the Vietnam War

The war surrounding vietnam created a huge impact to the societies involved and the individuals who participated or were present during this time period. Please read an essay by one of these people at the Vietnam Online experience. Many different people created writings that allow us to have first hand imagery of what a piece of this war or time was like. After reading one of the essays you chose, please create a Glog showcasing your author's work and include the PUBLISHED link along with the author, title of essay and why you chose to read the essay in the comment of this post. Some things to include in the glog are:

1. Author, Title and Link to reach essay (Big and bold)

2. Summary of essay. (Include one, properly punctuated quote at least) Should be around 1 to two paragraphs.

3. Include other characters, places in vietnam, things that interested you in the essay (need at least one of these to meet the requirement.)

4. Add images, wallpaper, music, graphics, or anything else that will make your showcase interesting.

Finding a Poet

Students, please research a poet and poem and showcase your information here!
I will be looking for:

1. Poet's short Biography (about 2/3 sentences)
   


2. Poem you like from the poet



3. Short Poetry Analysis (2 paragraphs - write about your TPCASTT and poetic devices found within the poem)
   


4. Cited source where you found your poet's biography and poem

I have provided you with an example in my comments (I chose to do 3 paragraphs so you could see a couple of poetic devices that I used). The activity is worth 10 points - 2/bio, 2/poem, 4/analysis, 2/source.

Learning a Limerick!

A limerick is a five-line poem written with one couplet and one triplet. If a couplet is a two-line rhymed poem, then a triplet would be a three-line rhymed poem. The rhyme pattern is a a b b a with lines 1, 2 and 5 containing 3 beats and rhyming, and lines 3 and 4 having two beats and rhyming. Some people say that the limerick was invented by soldiers returning from France to the Irish town of Limerick in the 1700's.

https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#mbox

Limericks - The History
Variants of the form of poetry referred to as Limerick poems can be traced back to the fourteenth century English history. Limericks were used in Nursery Rhymes and other poems for children. But as limericks were short, relatively easy to compose and bawdy or sexual in nature they were often repeated by beggars or the working classes in the British pubs and taverns of the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventh centuries. The poets who created these limericks were therefore often drunkards! Limericks were also referred to as dirty.: http://www.poetry-online.org/limericks.htm

Limerick
There was an Old Person whose habits,
Induced him to feed upon rabbits;
When he'd eaten eighteen,
He turned perfectly green,
Upon which he relinquished those habits.

--Edward Lear

Identify how word choice, tone and is used to illicit more emotion and importance in Haikus

Bellwork: Circle or underline words or ideas strike emotion or imagery in "little snail"

Snail, my little man,

slowly, oh, very slowly

climb up Fujisan!

Discuss in groups why this words or ideas are important.

Read: Read about Issa on this website: http://haikuguy.com/issa/aboutissa.html

Writing Haikus: The haiku is a Japanese verse in three lines. Line one has 5 syllables, line 2 has 7 syllables and line three has 5 syllables.

Haiku is a mood poem and it doesn't use any metaphors or similes.

Create own Haiku for check out, share Haiku's with group, and post at least one Haiku from your team to my blog (you can post all of them if you want.) Write about what word choices were strong in "little snail" and why. (I want to see everyone's Haiku tomorrow!!)

How do you think poetry could assist in your mental development?

“The brain shapes "what's the matter with kids today," says the Harvard Mental Health Letter”. Harvard Mental Health Letter. Havard Health Publications. March 26, 2011. July 2005. http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/brain_development.

There are plenty of explanations for teenage turmoil. The newest theory is that uneven brain development may be responsible for the changeable moods and unsettling behavior of adolescence, reports the July issue of theHarvard Mental Health Letter.

Although many teens have fairly advanced intellectual and reasoning ability, recent research has shown that human brain circuitry is not mature until the early 20s. Among the last connections to be fully established are the links between the prefrontal cortex — the seat of judgment and problem-solving — and the emotional centers of the brain. These links are crucial to emotional learning and high-level self-regulation, explains theHarvard Mental Health Letter.

Another circuit still under construction in adolescence links the prefrontal cortex to the midbrain reward system, where addictive drugs and romantic love exert their powers. Brain scans hint at why most addictions get their start in adolescence. Teenagers and adults process reward stimuli differently; adolescent brains react intensely to novel experiences, making those experiences more enticing.

Hormonal changes are at work, too. The adolescent brain pours out stress hormones, sex hormones, and growth hormone, which in turn influence brain development.

Teenagers’ problems have many causes — social and individual, genetic and environmental.

What Is Poetry?
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/intro.html

Poetry really has no one set definition. Shadow Poetry defines poetry as the art of writing thoughts, ideas, and dreams into imaginative language which can contain verse, pause, meter, repetition, and rhyme.

Short Story Analysis Edit BEFORE Final Grade

Hello Sophomores

I have reviewed any prezi posted and most need a little work. Take today to revise your prezi BEFORE I put a grade into the grade book. (I have included an extra grade assignment for being on time. If you attempted to post your prezi by Monday, you received that grade. Please re-comment your prezi's intro and url to THIS post, thank you.

AUSTIN'S GROUP is a great example of the work necessary to complete the task (although they may need to check on the possibility of plagerism).

Highlighted are issues that I saw prevelant in your prezi uploads you may want to consider changing before I actually grade your work:

1. Make sure you are including the PUBLISHED url (web address) not the edited version (it says edit in the address)

2. Check for GRAMMAR and PATHS (All online material should sound literate and prezi's need to flow through a path.)

1. Have group member go online and find this answer: Why is this author an important person in literature? Use literature terms (setting, plot, imagery, symbolism, theme...etc...) to explain your answer.

2. Create a prezi highlighting your author and why someone should check his/her work out. Include: info about author, how the work reflects the time period (Wednesday's question), why they are important, and what makes the story you read interesting: 25 points (5 points for each part)

Post Prezi url (address) to my blog with a little intro comment and your teams' initials and class

SWBT to illustrate the importance of the author they read by creating a product designed to interest others.

1. Have group member go online and find this answer: Why is this author an important person in literature? Use literature terms (setting, plot, imagery, symbolism, theme...etc...) to explain your answer.

2. Create a prezi highlighting your author and why someone should check his/her work out. Include: info about author, how the work reflects the time period (Wednesday's question), why they are important, and what makes the story you read interesting: 25 points (5 points for each part)

Post Prezi url (address) to my blog with a little intro comment and your teams' initials and class

Promoting Growth for Pre A. P. Students

1. Read two books that could help you in your career, interests or personal life.

(ex. The Peace Book, Having Hard Conversations, Life of the Incas)

2. Answer this question for each book: What benefits or experiences did the book give you, and how will you use the information to better your or another's life? (Use examples and details from the book - at least 3 - to prove your points)

3. Answer this question keeping BOTH books in mind: What parallels, imagery, contradictions, symbolism, do both these books represent for your life? (How do this two books, in some way, define or not define you. Look at them as a unit, not separately.)

4. Creatively write a short response using prezi, glogster, google docs/ presentations and comment a short blog introduction including the url to your work.

Question 1: 10 points, Question 2: 10 points, Interest: 5 creativity: 5 points, Depth of information: 5 points, Grammar: 5, - Total: 40 points

The Censorship of Huck Finn

1. Read a description of Huck Finn and write why Huck Finn would be considered a classic

2. Read an article either 'for' the censorship of Huck Finn, or against it.

3. Create an argument from the article (include author's name, Title of Article, publisher, date, url)

4. Complete classroom t-chart 'for' and against the censorship of Huck Finn

5. Post a comment about the censorship of Huck Finn on my Blog

Against:
John. About Huckleberry Finn and the “n”-Word. 1/6/11. http://7fff.com/2011/01/06/about-huckleberry-finn-and-the-n-word/

Ravitch, D. Huckleberry Finn and The Wire. 1/11/11. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/2011/01/huckleberry_finn_and_the_wire.html

Stockinger, J. Hey Tom they’re updating ol’ Hucks Vocabulary. 1/5/11
http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2011-01-05/hey-tom-theyre-updating-ol-hucks-vocabulary

For:
Heintzelman, A. New ‘teachable’ edition of ‘adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ to drop offensive Language. 1/4/11. http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/news/education/new-edition-of-'adventures-of-huckleberry-finn'-to-drop-offensive-language

Bosman, J. New York Times Article: Publlisher Tinkers with Twain. 1/4/11. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/05/books/05huck.html

Schultz, M. Upcoming NewSouth ‘Huck Finn’ Eliminates the ‘N’ Word. 1/3/11. http://bit.ly/dFZona

Extra:

Etymology
Online etymology dictionary. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=&searchmode=none

Great Style Example!

Wow, Arlene and Sydni do a fantastic job of utilizing vocabulary, pop-culture phrases, and sentence structure to create a stylish, interesting blog post. Their work really entices you to take a deeper look into what they are discussing. If anyone would like to see an example of style, here's a "razzle-dazzle" one!

Vacaroo

Hulk Acorns from second hour found a really fun website. I just tried it with really good results. They have a good idea on how to incorporate it into the classroom as well.

http://vacaroo.com

This website allows you to record your voice. This could come in handy when a teacher is going to give a big lesson. You could record what they say instead of trying to keep notes and possibly missing some information. We could have a lesson over this by: Mrs. Bottoms teaching a lesson, and half the class keep notes, while the others record it on Vacaroo. At the end of the hour we can see who likes their information better.

READMEO

A sixth hour student found Readmeo and it looked so helpful I went right ahead and signed up! There are so many sites that I just don't have time to look into when I first see them. What an excellent solution! Thank's Hadley.

Readmeo is website that saves links you don’t have time to check out at the moment. You just find links you want to check out, save them to Readmeo, and come back later to finish what you started! Simple! I think teachers especially would love Readmeo. They can search websites, save links, and plan the lesson when they had more time in their busy day.This would be helpful to students too. Students can save links for projects, essays, research and homework. This would help students plan better and they wouldn’t loose a good website after hours of searching. It would cut research time in half, and would be easy for students to cite where they found their information. Readmeo is the perfect school website!

UJAM

The following message comes from one of my talented students in eighth hour. She found a cool side and great possible idea for it's use in Education. Way to go Candace!!

The UJAM site comes very interesting to me mainly because I really love music, it helps me concentrate on things and to be able to relax. Its a way for people to have a blast and get their minds off of things. There are plenty of different kinds such as country, pop, techno, screamo, rock, and jazz ect. This site shows how people are having fun jamming out having a blast. "Makes me excited to go home and listen to some music with some friends." It also says how everyone can make great music fast and easy. We can use this in a lesson because we can talk about how there are different kinds of music used in different places and how to compare them with others. Such as the star spangled banner has been around for a while and we can compare on what they resemble or how they were created.

Was it The Lady or the Tiger?

YOU MAY WORK AS PARTNERS: NO MORE THAN 3 PEOPLE

1: Read "The Lady or the Tiger" by Frank R. Stockton - http://bit.ly/dYiYcZ

2. Answer these questions:

• What culture(s) have used the "public arena" to illustrate justice OR religion and how was either shown to the public? Use examples to illustrate answer and acknowledge youR source.
• According to the culture's laws, rules and/or social standing would the door open on the lady or the tiger? Use examples to illustrate answer and acknowledge your source.

3. In each question use a word or phrase previously unknown before this short story and include a definition of the word.

4. Include a visual that represents each answer.

5. Publish your response's web address (URL) as a comment on my blog (remember to not use full names please)

* Grading: Grammar = 4, Explanations with examples = 6, Visual = 3, creativity = 2

* Due Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 11:59 pm

* Possible sites or software you can utilize: mindomo, mindmeister, glogster, iMovie, Google docs, evernote

* My example is the first comment.

** Bonus(2): List something you know about Frank Stockton and what might have been his inspiration for writing this story.