ENGLISH III CLASS BLOG

Friday, May 27, 2011

HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR RESEARCH PAPER USING MLA!

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

The Shakespeare Project - Memo to Students

ATTENTION STUDENTS:
Please make sure that you are working on your Shakespeare Project, which includes 3 tiers (all weighted equally):

RESEARCH PAPER - Your paper must be 12-15 pages (7-10 pgs. of content - sources cited in MLA style throughout, written in 12pt. Times New Roman/Arial font, and follow all rules and conventions of the Modern Language Association (MLA format). Furthermore, please make sure that your focus is on the topic that you selected and how it is explored within the play.

ORGANIZATIONAL COMPONENT - blog, website, folder - which has a variety of visual aides, such as pictures, photographs, and video content.

PRESENTATION PIECE - The remainder of the year following the project deadline will consist of student presentations in seminar. If you do not wish to perform a live presentation, then you are welcome to use available technology to give a video presentation. Your call. Either way, I suggest you make it as interactive, entertaining, and content-driven as possible.

Keep in mind, you have already had 3 weeks to work on this so far (by the project deadline, AN ENTIRE MONTH), so I am expecting to see a quality project with a month's worth of work.

Please see me if you have any questions!
Keep up the good work!

Thanks!

Mr. Williams

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

PLEASE READ THIS!

STUDENTS,

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, THEN ASK THEM.

IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS, THEN EXPRESS THEM.

IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS, THEN COMMUNICATE THEM.

IF YOU HAVE EXCUSES (AND HAVE NOT DONE ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED), SAVE THEM!

THANKS!

-MR. WILLIAMS

Monday, May 2, 2011

GOD BLESS AMERICA! Choice Essay (DUE 5/12)

DIRECTIONS: It's time for some R & R! No, I am not talking about rest and relaxation! I am talking about read and respond! I want you to watch the videos and respond in a 5 paragraph essay. I am open to whatever type of essay you would like to write, be it a persuasive, expository, or informational essay, BUT you must address the following questions:

SUMMARY: What happened on September 11, 2001? What happened on May 1, 2011? How are the 2 events connected? (Address the 5 W's: Who? What? When? Where Why?)
IMPORTANCE: What is the importance of all of this? What does this event symbolize
PERSPECTIVE: In your opinion, how should the American people think and feel about the killing of Osama Bin Laden?
OUTLOOK: What does this mean in regard to the war on terrorism? What does this mean for the American people? Where do we go from here to ensure the end of terrorist attacks? When should we feel safe again?

*THE ORDER IN WHICH YOU ADDRESS THE QUESTIONS DOES NOT MATTER, BUT PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU RESPOND TO EACH. MAINTAIN THE ESSAY FORMAT FOR WHATEVER TYPE OF ESSAY THAT YOU ELECT TO WRITE.

PERSUASIVE ESSAY
IF YOU ARE WRITING A PERSUASIVE ESSAY, YOU MUST CONVINCE THE READER ABOUT TO ASSUME YOUR POSITION ON THE TOPIC.

EXPOSITORY ESSAY
IF YOU ARE WRITING AN EXPOSITORY ESSAY, YOU MUST EXPOSE THE TRUTH OR REALITY OF SOMETHING AND EXAMINE WHAT IT IS/MEANS.

INFORMATIONAL ESSAY
IF YOU WRITING AN INFORMATIONAL ESSAY, YOU MUST PROVIDE DETAILS AND INFORMATION ABOUT A TOPIC THAT DISPLAYS YOUR EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THAT SPECIFIC SUBJECT.

ESSAY CHECKLIST:

ALL ESSAYS MUST BE 5 PARAGRAPHS; THE ESSAY WILL VARY UPON TYPE.

ALL ESSAYS MUST BE 12PT. TIMES NEW ROMAN/ARIAL FONT.

ALL ESSAYS MUST START WITH AN INTRODUCTION & END WITH A CONCLUSION.

Ten years after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the American people have been delivered long-awaited and much anticipated peace of mind in the news that Osama Bin Laden is DEAD.

This is justice. This is resolution. This is commencement.

Kill TERRORISM.

Live for PEACE.

GOD BLESS THE USA!

President Barrack Obama tells the American people that the leader of Al Quaeda and mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks has been killed:

LET US NEVER FORGET THE INNOCENT MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE TERRORIST ATTACK ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ON 9/11/01 AND THE BRAVE SOULS IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES THAT FOUGHT AND DIED IN THE WAR ON TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN TO BRING THEM AND THEIR LOVED ONES PEACE OF MIND AND PROVIDE NECESSARY PRESERVATION OF OUR COUNTRY AND WHAT WE STAND FOR.

DIRECTIONS: COMPOSE ESSAY IN GOOGLE DOCS AND SUBMIT THE LINK IN THE COMMENT BOX AND MOODLE.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

The Power of Words (DUE 5/5)

DIRECTIONS: Watch the video and find a quote that illustrates what the video is trying to say. Post a comment with the quote and your explanation of why it too communicates the same message.

Friday, April 8, 2011

DIVERSITY Art & Essay Contest *EXTRA CREDIT!

DIVERSITY Art & Essay Contest

for high school and middle school students

The Interfaith Dialogue Center (IDC) is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Diversity Art & Essay Contest for students 9th to 12th grade in New Jersey. Students will be awarded more than $10,000. This year's theme is Who is My Neighbor? Visit the contest website for more information.

IDC's Art & Essay contest for middle school and high school students was held first time in 2010. We received over 750 entries from all over NJ. You can see last year's Award Ceremony and winners by visiting this link, and this link. You may watch the video of the award ceremony, just click here. There are important values that help keep societies afloat, with this in mind IDC has undertaken this important project. IDC organizes the DIVERSITY ART&ESSAY CONTEST to instill some of these values in our young and to give them a forum with various platforms in which they can express their understanding and analysis of these values. Contest will be held in two categories where students will be awarded generously. More information is available at our web site.