What is Web 2.0?

In your own words, what is web 2.0, and what things on the internet do you use that are considered 2.0? How can web 2.0 help you in your learning? 

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Read Robert Frost's Poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. Then with the person next to you, complete a TF TASTI analysis of the poem, and post it on the blog here.

The Road Not Taken

Copy and paste this link into anotger window.  Then read The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. 

What is your initial response to the poem? 

Imagine you are asked to find a song that would be the soundtrack to this poem?  What music would you use and why? What qualities of the music convey a similar mood or feeling of the poem? Who is the artist and song name?

Add a link in your post to a sample of the music from somewhere in the web. Insert the URL for us to get to the page. 

Poet Poetry Profile

What should be contained in a complete accurate profile on your assigned poet? 

What elements should your poet homepage contain? How should it look?

Swift Things Are Beautiful

Read the following poem by Elizabeth Coatsworth:

Swift Things are Beautiful

Swift things are beautiful:

Swallows and deer, 

And lightning that falls

Bright-veined and clear, 

Rivers and meteors, 

Wind in the wheat, 

The strong-withered horse,

The runner's sure feet.

And slow things are beautiful:

The closing of day, 

The pause of the wave

That curves downward to spray,

The ember that crumbles, 

The opening flower, 

And the ox that moves on

In the quiet of power.

- Elizabeth Coatsworth

What is the speaker describing in the poem?

Compare the first stanza of the poem to the second stanza. 

What literary terms from our list are used in this poem?

How does this poem make the reader feel?

Are there any patterns to this poem? Describe them. 

Poetry

What is poetry? Talk about what poetry means to you, not what teachers have expected you to say what it means, know what I mean? How has poetry been taught to you in past? 

What have been your experiences with poetry in school? 

Do you have a favourite poet(s)? 

Using Technology in Language Arts Class

How has working on the computer for Language Arts impacted your learning? What hings have changed for you since we started using computers on a daily basis for your assignments and projects, blog posts for discussions, etc?

 

Performance of TOTS

You have been asked to take original lines of Shakespeare's Play the Taming of the Shrew, and rewrite the section to be in the setting of a high school. You then get to film this scene using the video cameras provided. 

What will make your performing a success? What things would YOU look for if you were watching a performance of Shakespeare? Write your ideas down here.   

True Characters Revealed?

Skim through Act 2 again starting at the meeting of Petruchio and Katherine? What does this scene reveal about the two characters? Give examples from the text to support your statement (quotes). Do you think Petruchio should give up or should Kate? 

Great Expectations

Do you ever feel torn between the expectations of others and your own expectations for yourself? Do teachers expect unfair behaviour from you? When faced with peer, society or school pressure to conform, how do you react?

This is a public post, so use only your first name, and remember your audience! 

Collaborative Projects

Post links to sites that will be helpful with research. 

Post any questions you might have about any programs from the iMacs. 

Need help? Ask for it here from your classmates.

Post movie thoughts

What are your thoughts about how Chris was portrayed? Has the movie changed your opinion of Chris?

Blunders that cost Chris Dearly

According to John Krakauer, Chris McCandless dies as a result of "one or two seemingly insignificant blunders."

What were those blunders and in your opinion, how could Chris have avoided them?

Man vs. Nature

What is Jack London's message to readers about man's relationship with nature? Give examples from Chapter 5 as well as examples from Chris' journey.  

On the Road again...

Who are 'rubber tramps' and who are 'leather tramps'? Describe their way of life using examples from Chris' journey. Discuss the pros and cons of a vagabond lifestyle. 

Class discussion

If you were Chris McCandless, what would you have to say to John Krakauer and how the author portrayed Chris? 

If you were Chris, what would you have to say to his parents? 

Class Blog Discussion- Chris vs. Society

What do you think McCaandless' major complaint of society was? Give specific examples from his story to support your comments. 

Jack London Quote

What does the Jack London quote mean to you? Post your paragraphs here. Include only your first name. 

"There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive."

Into the Wild

Answer the following two questions in your blog posting:

1. What are your impressions of Chris after hearing chapters 4-7?

2. Chris McCandless was described by many as a loner. If he was a loner, why did he befriend so many people? 

3. Could you go 36 days without talking to someone? Try 36 minutes! 

Where will you be and what will life look like when you are 30?