FEEDBACK FRIDAY

It's that time again to give some feedback to your classmates. Try to provide useful or factual information. "It rocks!" is only good if you explain why.

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Prepositional Phrases

On the pleasant shore of the French Riviera, about halfway betweenMarseilles and the Italian border, stands a large, proud, rose-colored hotel.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Your assignment is to create a paragraph about a place using three prepositional phrases and adjectives. Try to end your paragraph with the place.

Check here for prepositional phrases.

Thanks to Ms. T. Seale for this quote and an inspirational lesson

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NAMES

"It was my luck to have few good teachers in my youth, men and women who came into my dark head a lit a match." Life of Pi After twelve years in school there have been many teachers that have crossed your path.

Write about one or two that "lit a match" in you.

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Since we are beginning a new semester it is time to review the blogging rules you agreed on way back in August.

Blogging Rules

You are required to agree to some simple rules designed to keep you, our school, and other students safe. You are expected to follow these rules at all times whether at school or at home working on your blog.

Ø Do not use last names, school names, addresses, email addresses or pictures of students. No personal information should be included anywhere in your blog. This parallels what the school district's policy is regarding these matters.

Ø Keep your password secure and do not share it with anyone. This also means that you are responsible for anything others write under your ID if you share your password (That means if you leave your password lying around, you will take the consequences).

Ø Do not link to your personal blog from your school blog. You might reveal information on there that you don't want to reveal on your school blog. Make sure that anything you write in your blog or link to your blog is something that you understand and want to be associated with.

Ø Check over your post for spelling errors, grammar errors, and your use of words. Remember that this IS a class, so it should be grammatically correct. That doesn’t mean you can’t use slang, for example, but at least spell it correctly!

Ø All writing should be school-appropriate, respectful, and free from harmful, hateful, or offensive language. Keep it academically oriented. Don’t discuss your out-of-school plans for the week. Information and ideas on the blog should only be on school-related topics.

Ø Keep your comments friendly and encouraging. If you disagree, do it politely.

Ø Consistently check your blog, and if any comments come up from people you don't know, report it to your teacher right away. Students and teachers have the right to delete any comments posted by someone else on their blogs that they do not feel comfortable with. Do not reply to those comments.

Ø Do not plagiarize. Do not copy and paste. Make sure all your posts are yours. You may quote or use pictures if you have permission, but give credit where it is due.

Ø Only post photos that are school appropriate and correctly cited. When posting a photo or video, be sure to cite where it came from.

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FEEDBACK FRIDAY

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It's time to read the thoughts of your classmates and write comments or suggestions. You can also post your thoughts about Life of Pi, your presentation or whatever equals 15 lines.

Please place a copy of your artist presentation and your illustrated poem in my drop box. I'd also like you to post it on your blog.

NICKNAMES

Write about a nickname you've been given at some point in your life. How did you feel about that nickname? Who gave it to you? Have you had more than one? Make a connection between your nickname and Life of Pi.

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SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY

She walks in Beauty

SHE walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that 's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellow'd to that tender light 5
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impair'd the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o'er her face; 10
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.

And on that cheek, and o'er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow, 15
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!

Post your version of the poem that you wrote in Ms. Ladd's class.

MAJOR STRENGTHS

What are you good at? What are your major strengths? What do people depend on you to do? What skills do you have?

Give examples and brag about yourself.

BEST OF THE DECADE

There have been many new inventions created since 2000. What do you think is the best new thing of the decade and why?