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Change, Changing, Changed!

9/30/2015

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. ~George Bernard Shaw

Before you respond, make sure you include your first AND last name AND class period.

Instructions: Explain what kind of change is scary to you and why. 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: October 1, 2015 11:59 p.m. CST

Myths & Fables

9/22/2015

Instructions: Look at the picture. Add to the legend about what's happening, what's going to happen or what has happened in a five-sentence continuation of the piece before yours. Your contribution has to flow seamlessly, be descriptive and give life to the image. The only way to pull that off is to use figurative language, literary techniques, and definitely punctuation. The final result will be ONE full legend about the image. I will start. If you go over or fall under five sentences, you will get a zero.

Before you respond, make sure you include your first AND last name AND class period.

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

Change Gonna Come

9/14/2015

Instructions: You have been granted a potentially life-changing opportunity. Describe a change you could make in 24 hours and the impact that change would have on you and others.

Before you respond, make sure you include your first AND last name AND class period.

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

Do the Right "Thang"

9/8/2015

Instructions: Respond to the prompt in the picture by answering the question, then evaluating the consequences of your decision.

Before you respond, make sure you include your first AND last name AND class period.

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

Not As It Seems

9/3/2015

Writing 7-word stories are fun, brain-squeezing writing exercises. But not only that, they are a profound, creative way to think. They are a challenging strategy for self-expression and a brilliant way to write your story, process your emotions and think about your life.

Instructions: Analyze the image above, then write a 7-word story about what you see, infer and/or think about why the door is so much smaller than the chair, or why the chair seems so much larger than the room or what's behind that door. You CANNOT go beyond the 7 words. Your story will not be graded.

Before you respond, make sure you include your first AND last name AND class period.

You must also reply to a classmate's post IN 7 WORDS OR LESS. 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

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...

Grading Rubric

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