Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Taking It Global - Online Class Registration
Please go to Taking It Global's website and sign in as a new member for Advanced Composition 2008. Your registration code will be "advancedcomposition2008."
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Critical Essay Review
1. Find and read an essay written by a critic about either your poem or poet.
2. Record URL or source information in your Works Cited Document that you saved your sites for your bibliography research. Make note of author(s) of your essay(s).
3. Take notes on a note card about information that you would like to use in your essay (ideas that you like, new perspectives, interpretations with which you disagree).
Please limit your search to the following sites because of time:
Rumi:
http://www.armory.com/~thrace/sufi/life.html
Dickinson, Elliot, Cummings
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets.htm
2. Record URL or source information in your Works Cited Document that you saved your sites for your bibliography research. Make note of author(s) of your essay(s).
3. Take notes on a note card about information that you would like to use in your essay (ideas that you like, new perspectives, interpretations with which you disagree).
Please limit your search to the following sites because of time:
Rumi:
http://www.armory.com/~thrace/sufi/life.html
Dickinson, Elliot, Cummings
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets.htm
Monday, December 17, 2007
Poetry: Seamus Heaney
Last week we read Seamus Heaney's poem that captures the main theme of most of his work: digging. This week we will explore two of his later poems that explore this idea of digging.
Please complete the following steps by the end of today's class:
1. On this post I would like each of you to post your new vocabulary words and definitions for Antaeus and Bog Queen as a comment. (10 points)
2. Using the internet explore the term "bog bodies" and how it relates to northern Europe, particularly Ireland. Also research allusions from "Antaeus. "Report your findings on this post as a comment. Be sure to read and respond to others students as they share their findings. (10 points)
*Note: You can make as many comments as you like in response to other's findings. Treat this assignment as a chat environment. You can share and learn from each other.
3. On your own blogs answers the questions related to interpreting and responding to poetry from Monday's handout. Be sure to answer all 9 questions for each poem. I would prefer it you responded to each poem in a separate post. Please title your posts: My Interpretation of Seamus Heaney's Poem "Antaeus" and My Interpretation of Seamus Heaney's Poem "Bog Queen." (20 points)
Questions related to interpreting and responding to poetry:
1. Who is speaking?
2. What characterizes the speaker? What is the speaker like?
3. To whom is he or she speaking?
4. What is the speaker's emotional state?
5. Why is he or she speaking?
6. What situation is being described?
7. What are the conflicts or tensions in this situation?
8. How is the setting--social situation, physical place, and time--important to the speaker?
9. What ideas does the speaker communicate?
Please complete the following steps by the end of today's class:
1. On this post I would like each of you to post your new vocabulary words and definitions for Antaeus and Bog Queen as a comment. (10 points)
2. Using the internet explore the term "bog bodies" and how it relates to northern Europe, particularly Ireland. Also research allusions from "Antaeus. "Report your findings on this post as a comment. Be sure to read and respond to others students as they share their findings. (10 points)
*Note: You can make as many comments as you like in response to other's findings. Treat this assignment as a chat environment. You can share and learn from each other.
3. On your own blogs answers the questions related to interpreting and responding to poetry from Monday's handout. Be sure to answer all 9 questions for each poem. I would prefer it you responded to each poem in a separate post. Please title your posts: My Interpretation of Seamus Heaney's Poem "Antaeus" and My Interpretation of Seamus Heaney's Poem "Bog Queen." (20 points)
Questions related to interpreting and responding to poetry:
1. Who is speaking?
2. What characterizes the speaker? What is the speaker like?
3. To whom is he or she speaking?
4. What is the speaker's emotional state?
5. Why is he or she speaking?
6. What situation is being described?
7. What are the conflicts or tensions in this situation?
8. How is the setting--social situation, physical place, and time--important to the speaker?
9. What ideas does the speaker communicate?
Friday, December 7, 2007
Découvrez les Fêtes et Personnes Français
Your task today is to research a famous French person or French holiday or festival. I would like you to answer the 5 W's of Writing on the graphic organizer. I would also like for you to only select sites with .ORG, .NET, or .EDU in their web address. In other words, do not visit websites that are hosted by .COM. I have provided a few links below that will help you get started identifying the holidays celebrated in France and get linked to other websites that offer information on French culture.
You may also research a holiday or person from the French-speaking country you researched earlier.
Les Fêtes Français
La Culturelle Français
You must record all information for the 5 W's of Writing on the handout.
You must copy and paste the web addresses that you use and save them in a word document in your student folder. Please title this document "French Research."
You need to number these sites in your word document and record the corresponding number for your site on your graphic organizer for any information you use.
Example:
1. http://www.musee-rodin.fr/biotx-e.htm
Qui? Rodin was a famous French artist who sculptured Adam, Eve, and The Thinker. [1]
If you want to copy and paste any images from the web into your word document, you must also copy and paste the web address into your word document as well.
You may also research a holiday or person from the French-speaking country you researched earlier.
Les Fêtes Français
La Culturelle Français
You must record all information for the 5 W's of Writing on the handout.
You must copy and paste the web addresses that you use and save them in a word document in your student folder. Please title this document "French Research."
You need to number these sites in your word document and record the corresponding number for your site on your graphic organizer for any information you use.
Example:
1. http://www.musee-rodin.fr/biotx-e.htm
Qui? Rodin was a famous French artist who sculptured Adam, Eve, and The Thinker. [1]
If you want to copy and paste any images from the web into your word document, you must also copy and paste the web address into your word document as well.
Monday, December 3, 2007
AdvComp: Monday, December 3
Your assignments for the next two days include the following:
1. Revise and post your Toothpaste essay.
2. Edit your short story post so that it is divided into separate paragraphs or sections.
3. Set up an account at Quizlet.com and create a new set titled "Lesson 7" and enter vocabulary words and definitions.
4. Complete the assignment on Ms. Turcotte's blog titled "Frost Analysis." Answer questions as comments to that post.
No vocabulary exercises this week because of the Quizlet activity.
If you finish early, you have two options: 1) read your peer's short stories by visiting their blogs and post valuable comments including specifics, or 2) create vocabulary sets at Quizlet for previous lessons. There is a review test coming up that will include lessons 1-7.
1. Revise and post your Toothpaste essay.
2. Edit your short story post so that it is divided into separate paragraphs or sections.
3. Set up an account at Quizlet.com and create a new set titled "Lesson 7" and enter vocabulary words and definitions.
4. Complete the assignment on Ms. Turcotte's blog titled "Frost Analysis." Answer questions as comments to that post.
No vocabulary exercises this week because of the Quizlet activity.
If you finish early, you have two options: 1) read your peer's short stories by visiting their blogs and post valuable comments including specifics, or 2) create vocabulary sets at Quizlet for previous lessons. There is a review test coming up that will include lessons 1-7.
Frost Analysis
Please read at least one of the following commentaries on Frost's poem. And answer the questions as a comment to this post.
E-Notes
Sparknotes
1. Identify one point in which you agree with the author. Explain.
2. Identify one point in which you disagree with the author. Explain.
3. Identify and define (using the internet) to define two words from the article with which you are unfamiliar.
4. Many students get frustrated with analyzing and interpreting poetry because it seems that it detracts from the enjoyment of reading poetry. What might be one possible benefit of taking a closer look at poetry?
E-Notes
Sparknotes
1. Identify one point in which you agree with the author. Explain.
2. Identify one point in which you disagree with the author. Explain.
3. Identify and define (using the internet) to define two words from the article with which you are unfamiliar.
4. Many students get frustrated with analyzing and interpreting poetry because it seems that it detracts from the enjoyment of reading poetry. What might be one possible benefit of taking a closer look at poetry?
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