How can education be painful?
How does perception influence what is seen?
What is the relationship between words and their meaning? Connotation vs. Denotation.
Can meaning limit what is seen?
How do human beings approach what they have never seen?
What does vision symbolize?
Friday, September 28, 2007
Blog 2 - Thursday, Oct. 4
Read the article from the Canadian Press Web site. How does it relate to our class discussions on blindness? Minimum, 100 words.
Legally blind boxer Anthony Mundine vows to fight on
SYDNEY, Australia - WBA champion Anthony Mundine, who says he is legally blind in one eye, will fight for the undisputed world super-middleweight title next year.
"I don't need two eyes to beat them," Mundine said Thursday. "I'll fight with one eye."
Mundine, 32, suffered impairment to his sight when he infected his left eye two months ago after using his tongue to clean a contact lens.
He underwent surgery to remove a growth behind the eye and has since been treated with steroids and antibiotics.
"My vision is not great - maybe 40-50 per cent - which is pretty much legally blind at the moment," Mundine said. "It's not sore but there's still a bit of cloudiness in the eye."
Mundine, who last defended his super middleweight title against Argentina's Pablo Zamora Nievas in June, said he is determined to carry on with his career.
He said his priority is to fight Denmark's Mikkel Kessler next year.
The undefeated Kessler, who outpointed Mundine in a WBA title defence at Sydney in June 2005, is scheduled to fight unbeaten WBO champion Joe Calzhage in Cardiff on Nov. 3.
"I'm the only guy that's got the tools to beat Kessler, and he knows it, and hopefully I can get the fight in next year, with God's will," Mundine said.
"All I need is for my eye to be about 60 per cent," he said. "If I can see a silhouette under them lights in my left eye, I feel that I can still become what I have always desired."
Legally blind boxer Anthony Mundine vows to fight on
SYDNEY, Australia - WBA champion Anthony Mundine, who says he is legally blind in one eye, will fight for the undisputed world super-middleweight title next year.
"I don't need two eyes to beat them," Mundine said Thursday. "I'll fight with one eye."
Mundine, 32, suffered impairment to his sight when he infected his left eye two months ago after using his tongue to clean a contact lens.
He underwent surgery to remove a growth behind the eye and has since been treated with steroids and antibiotics.
"My vision is not great - maybe 40-50 per cent - which is pretty much legally blind at the moment," Mundine said. "It's not sore but there's still a bit of cloudiness in the eye."
Mundine, who last defended his super middleweight title against Argentina's Pablo Zamora Nievas in June, said he is determined to carry on with his career.
He said his priority is to fight Denmark's Mikkel Kessler next year.
The undefeated Kessler, who outpointed Mundine in a WBA title defence at Sydney in June 2005, is scheduled to fight unbeaten WBO champion Joe Calzhage in Cardiff on Nov. 3.
"I'm the only guy that's got the tools to beat Kessler, and he knows it, and hopefully I can get the fight in next year, with God's will," Mundine said.
"All I need is for my eye to be about 60 per cent," he said. "If I can see a silhouette under them lights in my left eye, I feel that I can still become what I have always desired."
Monday, September 24, 2007
The Miracle Worker
We, in English 11R, are almost finished with The Miracle Worker. Please have Act Three read by Monday, Oct. 15 with a Post-it for every three pages.
Common Writing Errors and Class Goals
Our writing goals, as a class, are to never use "I" or "you" and to avoid plot summary. Here are some other helpful hints for writing.
Plot summary – Ex. You have one minute to tell me why you should be able to have Ipods in class while writing essays or doing solitary work.
You must get to the point. Plot summary reveals nothing about the novel, controlling idea, or your thesis. Use the book as a tool.
One sentence is ok, but sentences are not.
“I” and “You” and “We” – Never, ever, ever. You are the expert, act like it. “I” statements are extraneous and weak. And you – you who?
Be Specific.
Being specific does not mean plot summarizing. Use quotes. Always, always, always support your thesis. You are not proving you read the book, you are taking a stand on author’s purpose and proving you are right.
DO NOT USE MANY!!!!!
Many literary elements add to author’s purpose. SO WHAT!!!
This could be interpreted…. Yeah, so could a lot of things.
Many characters have an affect on the main character. SO WHAT!!!
Awkward sentences. Read your work over aloud. Even if people think you are crazy!!! If it sounds weird, it is. Don’t try to make your writing better by using words you don’t understand. Our writing voice should be similar to our speaking voice.
Ex. Setting is shown in Ryan White My Story because where Ryan lives affects who he is.
Ex. Ryan White shows this very well once he has gotten A.I.D.S.
Ex. Due to where Ryan lived which was in the Mid-west people judged him wrongly about his disease.
Ex. Can be seen/ can be proven true/ Contributed greatly –
Turn this into reveals/illustrates/ illuminates
You must connect back to your thesis. Must, must, must and use lit/ elements to do so.
Plot summary – Ex. You have one minute to tell me why you should be able to have Ipods in class while writing essays or doing solitary work.
You must get to the point. Plot summary reveals nothing about the novel, controlling idea, or your thesis. Use the book as a tool.
One sentence is ok, but sentences are not.
“I” and “You” and “We” – Never, ever, ever. You are the expert, act like it. “I” statements are extraneous and weak. And you – you who?
Be Specific.
Being specific does not mean plot summarizing. Use quotes. Always, always, always support your thesis. You are not proving you read the book, you are taking a stand on author’s purpose and proving you are right.
DO NOT USE MANY!!!!!
Many literary elements add to author’s purpose. SO WHAT!!!
This could be interpreted…. Yeah, so could a lot of things.
Many characters have an affect on the main character. SO WHAT!!!
Awkward sentences. Read your work over aloud. Even if people think you are crazy!!! If it sounds weird, it is. Don’t try to make your writing better by using words you don’t understand. Our writing voice should be similar to our speaking voice.
Ex. Setting is shown in Ryan White My Story because where Ryan lives affects who he is.
Ex. Ryan White shows this very well once he has gotten A.I.D.S.
Ex. Due to where Ryan lived which was in the Mid-west people judged him wrongly about his disease.
Ex. Can be seen/ can be proven true/ Contributed greatly –
Turn this into reveals/illustrates/ illuminates
You must connect back to your thesis. Must, must, must and use lit/ elements to do so.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Friday, September 7, 2007
VOCABULARY and GRAMMAR
Two dreaded words! Work on both with these links.
PREFIX/SUFFIX
VOCABULARY ON TESTS
BASIC GRAMMAR
MORE GRAMMAR
PREFIX/SUFFIX
VOCABULARY ON TESTS
BASIC GRAMMAR
MORE GRAMMAR
SAT Prep - Homework
SAT and ELA Prep must be ongoing, as the dates are coming up throughout your junior year. The Regents is scheduled for January 2008. I will be adding helpful links so you can practice in the next few weeks. Also, go to the school Web site to find out dates for tests. http://www.northsalemschools.org/middle/guidance.php
SAT PREP
SAT QUIZZES
SAT PREP
SAT QUIZZES
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Ryan White Blog Two - Due Friday, Sept. 21
Joseph Campbell states in his work, The Hero With a Thousand Faces: the hero discovers and assimilates his opposite (his own unsuspected self) either by swallowing it or by being swallowed. One by one the resistances are broken. He must put aside his pride, virtue, beauty, and life or submit to the absolutely intolerable. Then he finds that he and his opposite are not of differenig species, but one flesh (108).
Could Ryan White be classified as a hero in light of Campbell's words? Argue, in 100 words, whether you think he is a hero or not according to what Campbell states and what you think the qualifications of a hero are.
Course Description
Required Materials (expected in class daily)* Pen/pencil
* Text
* Three ring binder with folder and notebook paper.
* Plenty of Post-it notes
Guidelines
Students are expected to:
Respect faculty, staff, themselves, and fellow students
Come to class on time and prepared. Lateness is disruptive.
Homework Policy
* Homework is always posted online.
* Missed quizzes/tests following a legal absence must be rescheduled immediately.* Students will receive a zero for assignments not turned in due to an illegal absence/cut.
* It is the student’s responsibility to make up any work he/she has missed due to an excused absence or lateness.
Grading Policy
Quarterly grades are based upon:
Writing: 40%
Tests/Quizzes: 30%
Journals/Blogs/Homework: 30%
(All essays can be revised for a higher grade.)
Attendance and Tardiness
Attendance and punctuality are crucial to participation and success in this course. Unexcused absences will be treated according to the North Salem High School cut policy.
Examination/Homework Policy-Missed quizzes/tests following a legal absence must be rescheduled immediately-Students will receive a zero for assignments not turned in due to an illegal absence/cut.
Extra Help
Extra help is available Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2:15 – 3 p.m. or by appointment.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Essential questions for Ryan White
Can a trauma/struggle make an individual a better human being? Is it necessary to do so? Explain.
How does truth change?
Why is there a need in human beings to separate, to fear difference?
What happens when a person is no longer considered a human being? How is this possible?
Does an individual’s knowledge of death unite or separate him from human community? Explain.
How does education combat ignorance?
How does truth change?
Why is there a need in human beings to separate, to fear difference?
What happens when a person is no longer considered a human being? How is this possible?
Does an individual’s knowledge of death unite or separate him from human community? Explain.
How does education combat ignorance?
Ryan White Blog One - Due Wednesday, Sept. 12
Ryan White My Own Story uses literary elements to convey several themes. One such element is setting. Setting does not simply mean the physical surroundings or time period of a text. Setting in not necessarily static. It can refer to the socio-economics of a community, a community's accepted mores, current events and their impact on people and society. Choose an aspect of setting that contributes to a theme in Ryan White's story and explain how and why it is used. Be specific, include at least two quotes from the text and think up your own answer. If someone already used one aspect of setting, you must find another! 100 words.
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