On your blog, please post a response to the following:
You can use http://www.random.org/dice/ to roll dice.
Atonement
"There is a way to be good again..."
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
R.A.F.T. Argentina
Monday, February 14, 2011
Glenn Beck Video Post
Watch the following You tube video...
On your blog, post an answer to the following:
What is your reaction to this video?
What causes that reaction?
Describe Glenn Beck's 'style.'
What is Glenn Beck's point/argument and how does he get it across to the audience?
On your blog, post an answer to the following:
What is your reaction to this video?
What causes that reaction?
Describe Glenn Beck's 'style.'
What is Glenn Beck's point/argument and how does he get it across to the audience?
Friday, February 11, 2011
TMD Preview
On your blog, post a response to the following:
- The book we are about to read is considered a 'travel diary.' In terms of writing style, what do you expect from this type of book?
- Based off the clip, 180 South, your research, the preview, and the timeline/bio you looked over, what are some of the major issues you expect to read about?
- How will this differ from the previous 2 books we've studied?
- The book we are about to read is considered a 'travel diary.' In terms of writing style, what do you expect from this type of book?
- Based off the clip, 180 South, your research, the preview, and the timeline/bio you looked over, what are some of the major issues you expect to read about?
- How will this differ from the previous 2 books we've studied?
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Themes #4 Reflection
On your blogs, please post a response to the following:
1. How did you do with this Theme? How did you feel about how you thought you did compared to the grade you received? What did you do well?
2. What are some opportunity areas for you with your writing? (specific to FCA's)
3. What can you improve for next time? (Overall- process, amount of time, etc.)
Labels: Digital Portfolio, Theme 3, writer's notebook
Labels:
Digital Portfolio,
Theme 4,
writer's notebook
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
180' South Reflection
On your blog, please post a response to the following:
Choose 1 of the following quotes from the documentary and reflect on its' meaning in terms of:
1. the film & Jeff Johnson's journey
2. your own life and what journeys lie ahead beyond high school
Quotes:
" The end is useless...but I find I learn something along the way....If you take a spiritual journey & you compromise the process you have failed...you are an [jerk] when you start and an [jerk] when you finish."
" The best journeys answer questions that in the beginning you didn't even think to answer."
"Books are a great start, but there is no substitute for just going there."
"Men do not learn from history...that is the most important lesson history teachers us." - A. Huxley
"Work hard. Live simply. Have great respect for the ocean."
"Fear of the unknown is the greatest fear of all."
"Growth is inevitable, but can we sustain this pace for long?"
"When you live your life outdoors, you get a sense that you have a responsibility to protect these wild places."
"It's like the quest for the holy grail. Who gives a [darn] what the grail is, its the quest that counts...its the transformation that is within you that is important."
"If you love a place, you have a duty to protect it."
"The hardest thing in life is to simplify your life...leading an examined life, most of the damage caused by humans is caused unintentionally."
Choose 1 of the following quotes from the documentary and reflect on its' meaning in terms of:
1. the film & Jeff Johnson's journey
2. your own life and what journeys lie ahead beyond high school
Quotes:
" The end is useless...but I find I learn something along the way....If you take a spiritual journey & you compromise the process you have failed...you are an [jerk] when you start and an [jerk] when you finish."
" The best journeys answer questions that in the beginning you didn't even think to answer."
"Books are a great start, but there is no substitute for just going there."
"Men do not learn from history...that is the most important lesson history teachers us." - A. Huxley
"Work hard. Live simply. Have great respect for the ocean."
"Fear of the unknown is the greatest fear of all."
"Growth is inevitable, but can we sustain this pace for long?"
"When you live your life outdoors, you get a sense that you have a responsibility to protect these wild places."
"It's like the quest for the holy grail. Who gives a [darn] what the grail is, its the quest that counts...its the transformation that is within you that is important."
"If you love a place, you have a duty to protect it."
"The hardest thing in life is to simplify your life...leading an examined life, most of the damage caused by humans is caused unintentionally."
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