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Quest English 9: September 2014
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Sunday, September 7, 2014. Saturday, September 20 and the end of the day. Quotations and Specific Text References: 4. Please come up with a better title than "Hamlet". And start with a strong thesis or claim. You've been working on this blog post for the past week. It's based on the essential question that fate selected for you. If you need a reminder about your question or a copy of the outline sheet that you got in class, click here. Here's how you cite examples and lines from the play:.
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Quest English 8: November 2014
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Post #4: Happiness and the American Dream. Monday, November 17. Minimum Links to outside sources:. We all want to be happy, right? But, what happens once we get there? Happiness is a huge topic. It's the subject of movies, books, music and countless conversations. You think about it when you pick your friends, your hobbies, and how you relate to others. Writing this blog prompt is difficult for me, because my friends came up with over 100 important questions.
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Quest English 8: Blog #8: To Kill a Mockingbird - Reader's Notebook #1
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Blog #8: To Kill a Mockingbird - Reader's Notebook #1. This blog post should cover the events of Chapters 1-10 in. To Kill a Mockingbird. Minimum Text References and Citations. 4 (Including works outside of. To Kill a Mockingbird. Sunday, May 10 at midnight. It must be done before large group discussion. You are very welcome to include references to other works, including books, stories, videos, music, and other things. Helpful links: Sample Reader's Notebook from CIS Literature.
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Quest English 9: December 2014
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Friday, December 19, 2014. Blog #23: Lord of the Flies. Minimum Text References and Citations. 3 (Including works outside of. The Lord of the Flies. Tuesday, December 22 at midnight. Actually, it can be done any time before the end of break. You are very welcome to include references to other works, including books, stories, videos, music, and other things. Helpful links: Sample Reader's Notebook from CIS Literature. Try to apply a critical lens. Who is the protagonist in the novel? Who is the antagonist?
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Quest English 8: Blog #6: Making Progress on your Nonfiction Project
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Sunday, February 15, 2015. Blog #6: Making Progress on your Nonfiction Project. Saturday, February 28. This blog is an official check in on your research process. Welcome to your first blog post on your nonfiction project. You've decided a topic and even started some research on it. You're in the process of collecting information and finding experts to contact or experiences you can have related to your topic. Please try to write this as a cohesive post instead of just listing and answering questions.
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Quest English 8: Blog #8: Claim, Evidence, Warrant
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Monday, February 2, 2015. Blog #8: Claim, Evidence, Warrant. Due: Friday, February 13 at midnight. Minimum links (evidence): 3. Note: This blog entry is worth more than the traditional 25 point blog entry. You will be evaluated by more than one person, including members of the Journalism 2 class at Buffalo High School. Also, this page may be even more helpful with examples. We're pretty awesome at creating arguable claims, and we're starting to get great at Evidence. Warrant is giving us a headache.
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Quest English 8: September 2014
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Blog #3: The Stranger. Friday, October 10 by midnight. Your blog post this week will be based on a creative response to. By Camus. You can pick from the following options or pitch a different idea to McCallum before writing. These prompts will evolve over time, so make suggestions, corrections, etc. Your response should be at least 400 words long. Do more than one of these prompts. Meursault does not shoot the Arab. Meursault is found not guilty of murder. Your writing can in...
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Quest English 9: March 2013
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Thursday, March 21, 2013. Blog #9 - Readers Notebook 2. This blog post should cover the events of Chapters 11-19 of . To Kill a Mockingbird. Minimum Text References and Citations. 4 (Including works outside of . To Kill a Mockingbird. Sunday, March 31 at midnight. It must be done before large group discussion. 160;You are very welcome to include references to other works, including books, stories, videos, music, and other things. Helpful links: Sample Reader's Notebook from CIS Literature. 160;Quote pas...
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Quest English 9: April 2013
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Monday, April 8, 2013. Blog #10: Readers Notebook Entry 3. This entry should cover the end of the book. Tuesday, April 9 by the end of class. 400 of your own words, not counting quotations. 160;Be sure you are using a lens and continually returning to the text. Feel free to refer to class discussions. Helpful links: Sample Reader's Notebook from CIS Literature. 160; Critical Lens notecards. 160; Reading Schedule. 160; Reader's Notebook Instructions . 160; Spark Notes. How do they remain the same?
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Quest English 8: Blog #9 (For real): To Kill a Mockingbird - Reader's Notebook #2 (2/3)
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Thursday, May 28, 2015. Blog #9 (For real): To Kill a Mockingbird - Reader's Notebook #2 (2/3). This entry should cover the end of the book. Monday, June 1. 400 of your own words, not counting quotations. Be sure you are using a lens and continually returning to the text. Feel free to refer to class discussions. Helpful links: Sample Reader's Notebook from CIS Literature. For this blog, try to move beyond just the reader response lens - just your reactions to the text. Quote passages and paraphrase scenes.
