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5/31/2015

Instructions: Consider this quote by Benjamin Franklin then answer all the following questions:

What are some of the lessons we did this year that helped you learn more?
What academic things should I keep doing?
What can I do to better serve you academically?

Next, under your answers, post the link to your online digital portfolio.

Respond in no more than 1 or 2 lines per question. You DO NOT need to reply to a classmate's post.

CAUTION!! Do NOT embarrass me, yourself, your class, the English department, the school or your parents with tasteless, meaningless comments. This is for a grade.

Due: May 22, 2016 11:59 p.m. CST.

Digital Citizenship

5/21/2015

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"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently." ~Warren Buffet

You've come to the end of the road. It's been a long 12 years, however the journey is just beginning. Hopefully, you have left an everlasting impression that will give a glimpse of who you are and who you intend to become. It is imperative for the 21st century that you make yourself marketable in the competitive workforce that you are about to face.

Instructions: Prove that you are worthy of the career, college, university, social organization, Greek organization, loan, proposal or raise that you wish to become a part of or deserve to obtain by posting your digital resume that tells the world who you are!

Only post the link in the comments section. No words. No explanation. Just the link. (Of course be sure to include your name and class period in the space provided for that.)

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Family Ties

5/3/2015

OUR history begins before we are born. We represent the hereditary influences of our race, and our ancestors virtually live in us. ~James Nasmyth

Instructions: Defend or challenge whether the tools we are handed down from the past are sufficient to compete in a world that is different from the one our parent's knew.

Respond in no more than 10 sentences and no less than five. You must also reply to a classmate's post. You cannot post identical comments on different classmates' posts. Posting shallow comments such as "I agree" or "I disagree" will not earn you a passing grade. Make sure your posts address the reply that you are responding to.

Be sure to--
Be clear about your position
Provide specific support for your argument
Use rhetorical devices and other grammar elements
Write EPIC Content-Engaging, Powerful, Informative, Creative

CAUTION!! Do NOT embarrass me, yourself, your class, the English department, the school or your parents with tasteless, meaningless comments. This is for a grade.

Due: May 8, 2015 11:59 p.m. CST

Mixed Ink

Mixed Ink is our class blog, the window into our souls. It was designed to improve students' writing, critical thinking and communication skills by giving them a platform to provide meaningful content based on their interpretation of what they see.

Although the students receive a grade based on a rubric for completing this assignment, they are not graded on complexity of thought. This is a place where students of all levels can freely, confidently and creatively express themselves and their opinions in a nonjudgmental platform. They are required to respond to and critique each other, but degradation, slander, lewdness, etc., will not be tolerated.

Bridge Builders

All subjects are vital to learning, but English is the bridge of communication. So let's build the arch, one word at a time...

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Learning Objectives

Communicate effectively
Be aware of current events
Write concisely
Boost critical thinking skills
Be accountable
Follow directions
Have a voice about what goes on in the world around you

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