Wishful Wednesday!

Blocks A&D: Great work today on thesis statement writing! Homework tonight is to finish the front side of the thesis analogy sheet in addition to the 4 practice thesis statement worksheet. We'll review both of them tomorrow.

Block B: You will be given some more time tomorrow to prepare for your first group meeting, which has been moved to Friday Sept. 29th. Make sure you are completing the reading, your 10 sticky notes, and notes for your job.

Take That, Tuesday!

Blocks A&D: I'm so sorry the wifi is so bad in this room! I'm glad some of you were able to persevere and get some good viewing time on your videos. If you didn't finish the exit slip in class as a reflection on your viewing - please do so for homework tonight!

Block B: Thank you for your novel study primer today! Tomorrow I will explain to you what you need to know about double-entry journals. You will also get some time to sort out your jobs and divide up the reading. I don't have any specific homework for you tonight - just make sure that you come prepared to work tomorrow.

Mildly Muddy Monday

Blocks A&D: Thank you all for your L.E.P. projects and feedback today. After listening to a couple of commercials - we moved on to our new unit: viral videos. There was some great discussion around terminology and a somewhat truthful look at your current YouTube usage. Homework tonight is to finish the TED Talk sheet for Why Videos Go Viral - please feel free to view it again if you missed anything. Please bring your headphones or earbuds to class tomorrow to facilitate our lesson.

Block B: Thank you for you novel choices - I'll let you know soon what group you're going to be in. Homework tonight is to finish your Matrix response. This is just a journal response. So please don't stress over it! What is your understanding of intertextuality as demonstrated in the movie and what is your current understanding of the theme Insiders and Outsiders. I'll collect these tomorrow.

Think about Thursday:

Blocks A&D: Lots of productive energy today during your LAST work block for your logos, ethos, and pathos campaign projects. I'm looking forward to your finished products on Monday!

Block B: We will continue watching The Matrix on Monday - you have NO homework this weekend! :)

Wondering about Work on this Wednesday?

Blocks A&D: Tomorrow is your LAST work block for you E.L.P. project! I can't wait to see your completed campaign on Monday!

Block B: I hope that you're not feeling too unsettled by our brief journey into philosophy today - just remember Descartes - "I think therefore I am" the very fact that you are thinking these thoughts means that you exist. Just open your mind to the possibility that there is more to this world than might understand at this point. We'll continue watching The Matrix tomorrow - no homework tonight!

Terrific Tuesday!

Blocks A&D: Work blocks continue for your E.L.P projects! Make sure you have all materials in class tomorrow to continue your excellent progress.

Block B: Thank you for your thoughtful responses to the TED Talk today. If you were away, here is the link to the TED talk from class today. I've included the slide of the reflection questions down below. For tomorrow, please hand in:
1. the good copy of your essay (double-spaced, 12-pt font, 2-3 pages)
2. the rough draft (with evidence of revision)
3. your map
4. the blue criteria sheet.

Musings on Monday

Blocks A&D: I hope that your candy campaigns are off on the right track! Thank you for your campaign proposals - there is no homework tonight!

Block B: Great work on the editing opportunity you had in class today. We will be moving on tomorrow to talk about a visual transformational narrative - but there may be some time at the end of the block for you to work on your narrative so please bring it to class tomorrow. The double-spaced good copy of your narrative is due on Wednesday along with the rough draft, map and blue criteria sheet.