Your last day to live...

This may be an uncomfortable topic to some of you, but the reality is, death happens.

A former student of mine died last summer right before school started. I was able to go in and copy and paste her writing submissions into a word document that I was able to print and give to her mother. Although I knew the writings would probably make her cry, the mother wrote me a letter expressing how grateful she was to know that her daughter would have wanted to spend her last day on earth with her mother.

Writing situation: Today is the last day of your life.

Writing direction: Explain how you want to spend the last day of your life. Please be respectful of others when writing your response.

Try out Angel Web!

If anyone checks out this website during the break, go to www.sarasota.k12.fl.us and click on the student portal.

From there, click on Angel Web and use your FCAT explorer password and your pin to log in and try out the two things I've added under content.

I'm working on trying to get lessons online.

Let me know what you think.

Happy Holidays! =-)

Happy Holiday Adventure!

Pick from one of the following two prompts and respond.

1. Explain an adventure that you have with Santa Claus!



OR

2. If you were an elf, what would do or make while working in Santa's workshop?


Have fun!

Scooby Doo! Where are you!?

Write an adventure for a pair of characters from some of the most popular cartoons.

Choose either of these pairs:

Scooby Doo and Shaggy

or

Sponge Bob and Patrick

Include the following: plot, conflict, setting. You may also use foreshadowing and backflash if you can work them in.

You ARE what you eat! =-)

What if the saying "you are what you eat" suddenly came true??!!

Describe what you would be and problems that might create!

Describe humorous changes that might occur.

Post due by Monday, November 24.

What did I see today???

What if you were a store mannequin?

Describe TWO sights you might see during a day.

(Remember to "think outside the box.")


This blog due by Monday, November 17.

Resuming the blog...

Many of you were in favor of resuming the blog and for that, I thank you. I enjoy doing this over the internet (saves me having to lug home papers and I can do it from anywhere).

Use the following sentence to begin your blog. Please tell two personal anecdotes (personal stories) to support your choice.

"___________ (fill in the blank) is the smartest person I know."

Please read the model I have provided.

Have a nice three day weekend!

Go RAYS!

I bet AM100 had a GREAT time at the game tonight!

I think he should come in to school wearing a Mohawk on Monday.

Why should we do our schoolwork?

I want you to write a paragraph with at least seven sentences listing 10 reasons why you need to do your assignments.

Due on Wednesday, October 8.

Writing: Computer or by hand?

Compare and contrast time!

Remember what we did in class with M&Ms and gum?

I want you to compare writing by computer to writing by hand. THEN, contrast writing by computer to writing by hand. As always, details and support, please. You may become the next class example!

Remember to use BOTH and YET in your explanation.

Here, there, anywhere!?

Some students in my third class requested this topic.

Where is somewhere that you would like to be?

Think outside the box: it doesn't have to be a place; it could be a time (which of course would put you somewhere else possibly)!

Once you choose the "place/time" you want to be, make sure you explain WHY you want to be there so anyone who reads it would understand why you want to be there.

This is due by Sept. 24.

But I can't live without it!

There are so many things in the world that we think we need to "survive" or "get through the day."

Choose the two things that you think you could not live without.

Write at least two well developed paragraphs giving detailed support and examples about why you could not "live" without these two things.

Due on September 17.

Please use proper puncutation.

If you could change the world...

If you could change the world, what three things would you start with?

Explain, explain, explain!!!

I need details, details, details and support, support, support!!!

Should they stay or should they go?

Prompt:

Should old people be forced to go to nursing homes?

Pick a position (yes or no) and defend it using support, details and/or examples.

Suggestion: compose in a word document then copy and paste to the comment box.

Also, please use proper punctuation, grammar and the best spelling you can.

Post is due by Wednesday morning, September 3.

Expectations for the blog assignment

August 26, 2008

The prompt: Not every prompt will be to your liking, but you must get in practice so that you can learn to write about anything!

The length: I'm not counting the number of sentences, but I DO expect every blog you write to have support for what you say. Its like I said in class: your opinion is fine, but you MUST support it in order for it to be valid.

Spelling, punctuation, word choice: If you don't know how to spell something, it's okay to use creative spelling (or you COULD look it up or ask someone). Use capital letters and punctuation. I expect you to use the best word choices that you can.

Due date: The new writing topic will be posted each Wednesday afternoon and the response will be due by the following Wednesday morning. This gives you SEVEN DAYS to complete this assignment.

IF your computer is not working or you have been temporarily barred from using it at home, you can always ask to use the computer at school OR you can write your response on paper and hand it in to me. Do not wait for me to ask you for the work...it won't happen!

If you have questions, ask me in class or respond to this post.

Fire!

If you had to flee from your burning house, what would you want to save?

Explain your choices.