Thinking for myself

In a culture with many different pressures, how do people make decisions for themselves?

Why do we celebrate?

Do people fully understand the meaning behind their holiday experiences?

Role in society

What does it mean to be an "insider" or an "outsider"?

Conference Week (Oct. 25-28th) Activities

CNN Kids

• Clauses (English Notes) 25 minutes (www.brainpop.com: username: eisenms, password: dwight)
  


• or
  


• Analysis of your favorite clip on Edublog (25 minutes)
  


• You must answer every question posed on page one (within your favorite clip)
  


• Minimum of three paragraphs or 3 sentences per question
  


• If you do not have a blog, type your analysis in Word (print it or upload your data to http://chuk14-think.blogspot.com)
  

Or

Blog response: Why is it important for people and cultures to tell stories about their experiences?

Homework: All three assignments are due Friday, October 28^th. You will have an English Notes quiz on Friday over clauses.

Your Story

Why is it important for people and cultures to tell stories about their experiences?

Revisions

Step One: review perfect paragraph notes; make sure your essay paragraphs follow the rules in the notes.

 

Step two: make sure you correct all sentence fragments and run-ons. Look at your notes on fragments and run-ons to help you with this process.

 

Step three: edit at least two sentences in your paper; turn those sentences into truisms.

 

Step four: add at least one simile or metaphor

 

Step five: correct conventions like capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

Assignment reminders

The rough draft of your compare and contrast essay on storytelling is due this week. For Pre-AP, the rough draft is due on Thursday. For level, the rough draft is due on Friday.