Wednesday's Assignment

If any of you were gone, I've posted the assignment on scribd and embedded it below. The examples of the poppletts from students done in class are below this entry.

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Sticky-Note Book Report Popplets

Here is what we came up with. These kids amaze me all the time.

Chicken Soup / Tuesdays with Morrie



The Great and Only Barnum



Freakonomics



Reviving Ophelia



The Crucible





The Diary of Ann Frank



The Man With a Million Ideas



The Last Lecture



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Voices from Chernobyl



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The Devil'S Cup




Out of Our Minds



Night





Where Good Ideas Come From



Chariots of the Gods



The Ghost Map

Stick-Note Book Report Check #1

Okay. I know some of you are killing your books. And others (you know who you are) are waiting for Thanksgiving break to actually read. Well, forget that!

Please go to this wallwisher site and leave at least one interesting fact or idea from your novel. Also include a link to something about your book or author. I've done both for an example.

Have this done by Tuesday.

Stick-Note Book Report

Now that you (hopefully, all of you) have your book(s) for the Stick-Note Book Report, here are the assignments for you.

First, here is a copy of the assignment sheet.

There is one change here, though. This is incorrect in that NOW you need to have 50 Stick-Notes for full credit.

Sticky-Note Book Report and other assignments.



Second, here is a copy of the reader response starters you can use to complete your Stick-Notes on.

Reader Response Starters for Stick-Note Book Report

Happiness videos

Here are the videos you may choose to respond to for you happiness daily.

First, Barry Schwarz and the paradox of choice. Apparently, all those possible choices do not lead to happiness. At all.



Next, Denmark is the happiness place on earth. Here is the episode from 60 Minutes.

Finally, here is a Harvard professor telling us how we may make ourselves happy. It's that easy! Just follow these five easy steps.

Monday's Assignment

Please read this article for Monday. Be ready to discuss in depth.

Speaking of beautiful

Just came across this -

At 6 in the morning, though I'm half awake from being up with my son at 11 and 4, and the coffee is still brewing - when I saw this video, a smile broke out across my face. A simple sign of something beautiful and spectacular.

Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.

Sample Definition Essays

Here are several definition essays from last year.

A Universal Language

Homework Definition

Chirping

Wednesday's Assignment

Sorry, but Cash is running a high fever again and he needs is Dad. I am sorry that I cannot be there. I love this class and would be there in a second if I could be. In light of that, here is the assignment for today.

Part 1 -

With a partner (or alone if you wish), please generate your own blog dedicated to your definition of beauty. On this blog I want you to create your own wikipedia article illustrating your personal definition of beauty (obviously, this is a fictitious wikipedia article. I don't expect you to actually log on and create your own wikipedia article. You may mimic the format of wikipedia though).

Part 2 -

Include the things from the beauty scavenger hunt on your blog. You may upload the pictures, imbed the music and video. You may insert links, embed a prezi . . . whatever you wish. This will be due on Friday.

Wow me with your inventiveness!

Here is the embedded scavenger hunt if needed:

Beauty Scavenger Hunt

1.1.11 assignments

Here are the two essays for today.

Daily Essay on Beauty

Beauty Quotes