Watch the following presentation by Beau Otto on optical illusions (website link is in the sidebar). Comment on the ultimate purpose of his presentation, and make connections to other issues besides the physical ones he is presenting. The presentation is 16 minutes long.
Your assignment is to state the theme of his presentation and connect it to TWO other issues besides the physical ones that he is presenting. You may connect it to a current event, something in your own life, or something you have read in a book or watched in a movie. Please give specific details about how you are linking your connections to this presentation.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Novel Journal Entry
I am only assigning 1 journal entry for the novel unit, and I usually find this one of the most interesting assignments as I get to have a bit of a dialogue with you about your novel. Please keep the following in mind when it comes to journal writing:
1. Writing in response to reading without a goal of deeper understanding is a waste of time (yours and mine)
2. Your goals are to:a) personalize the story (make it more meaningful for you) b) gain insights about characters c) see the world in a different way
3. The main point of journal writing is to clarify your thoughts by committing your thinking to paper. Please choose a quote or a passage from your novel (include page number) and explain the connection you have made to it. How does the connection you have made help you understand more about the book?
Today you need to post your own journal entry, and respond to one other people in your LIT circle group. As always, proper grammar, spelling, punctuation etc. applies. Finally, make sure you are linked to everyone else who is reading the same novel.
Please include your novel title in your blog title. Example: Journal #1: The Kite Runner
1. Writing in response to reading without a goal of deeper understanding is a waste of time (yours and mine)
2. Your goals are to:a) personalize the story (make it more meaningful for you) b) gain insights about characters c) see the world in a different way
3. The main point of journal writing is to clarify your thoughts by committing your thinking to paper. Please choose a quote or a passage from your novel (include page number) and explain the connection you have made to it. How does the connection you have made help you understand more about the book?
Today you need to post your own journal entry, and respond to one other people in your LIT circle group. As always, proper grammar, spelling, punctuation etc. applies. Finally, make sure you are linked to everyone else who is reading the same novel.
Please include your novel title in your blog title. Example: Journal #1: The Kite Runner
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