3 1/2 weeks until final exams-MAKE EVERYDAY COUNT~~
You must respond to the topic in an email to me at grace.longo@lodi.k12.nj.us no later than 3 p.m. on the date it is due. Due Friday, May 25Blog 7-Due May 25
Your call-tell me anything, within reason that you wish you could have said to me during the year. For example-"The blogs should have been done this way......," "If we have to read a book, then I wish we could.....", "That was a pointless project, you should have given us....."
Blog 6-Due May 18
This week's blog is a simple question and answer-please use complete sentences!
1-What are you most proud of this year?
2-Pick one thing you would have done differently and explain why.
3-What are you most looking forward to this summer?
4-What have you learned this year that you will use to be successful next year?
Blog 5-Due May 11
Summer Reading is a requirement, if you had input, what do you think you should read and what would the assignment be?
Blog 4-Due Friday, May 4-
Write about a time you believed you were in competition with a friend or family member. Describe the nature of the conflict and tell how important it seemed for each of you win. Did you regret any actions that were taken?
Blog 3-Due Friday, April 27-
For your blogspot, write about your feelings toward growing older and experiencing change. What
experiences do you hope to have as an adult? What might you miss most about being young?
BLOG 2-MP 4-DUE FRIDAY, APRIL 20
Think about one of your very good friends and descibe how you became friends. (3-5 sentences)
Blog 1-Marking Period 4-due Friday, April 6~
Do you have a best friend? If so, do you have similar interests and personalities? Do you discuss problems and share good times together? Even though this is your closest friend, could you imagine a time when you might have feelings of jealousy or rage against this person? What could trigger such negative feelings?
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Describe a personal war you have fought with one of your peers. What caused this rivalry? What were the effects of the conflict? How was it resolved? Did you learn from this experience? What did you learn? Would you handle it differently?
The 8th blog is due Friday, March 30
REMEMBER THAT I AM YOUR ENGLISH TEACHER, SO PRACTICE SOME OF THE THINGS I TAUGHT YOU AND DEFINITELY PROOFREAD BEFORE YOU HIT THE SEND BUTTON!!
Blog 8-Due 3/30 3-5 sentences and PROOFREAD!
Most of you have complained about every assignment I give in English 2-if you were me, what types of assignments would you give and why?
Blog 7-Due 3/23 3-5 sentences and PROOFREAD!
Write me a paragraph about anything that comes to your mind!
Blog 6-Due 3/16-3-5 sentences and PROOFREAD!
BLOG 5-Due 3/9
Are you an optimist? (you see the glass half full) or are you a pessimist? (you see the glass half empty) EXPLAIN and give EXAMPLES.
BLOG 4-DUE 3/2
NEXT WEEK YOU WILL BE TAKING THE STATE TESTS, HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU TAKE THESE TESTS? WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO WELL? WHAT CAN YOU DO TO ENSURE THAT YOU DO WELL?
BLOG 3-DUE 2/17
Remember everyone is on board this week! February is Black History Month, Valentine's Day and we also celebrate the birthdays of 2 former presidents-Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.
Choose one:
1. Do you think racism still exists today?
OR
2. Make a list of people who love you and give at least one reason why you know they love you.
OR
3.If you could ask the president to do one thing, what would it be?
BLOG 2- Due 2/10-Do you think sports stars, singers, actors/actresses are worth the millions of dollars they are paid? Explain.
OR
3RD MARKING PERIOD-BLOG 1-DUE 2/3
I wish I was there when.............
Blog 8--Friday the 13th!!!!!
Have you ever put yourself in a situation that was dangerous? How did you get yourself out of it? Were there consequences?
Blog 7-Due 1/6-- It is the 2nd day of the new year. People often make New Year's resolutions and then have trouble keeping them. Think about a resolution you can make and really keep. Tell what it is and the steps you will take to make it happen.
Blog 6-Due 12/23- Remember 3-5 sentences, watch capitalization and punctuation!
Choose one:
Sally has been told all her life that she is bad, that something is wrong with her. How does this impact her behavior? Do you think that people can escape their childhoods? Do you think that people can escape the perceptions people have of them? Are people judged by their looks?
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Have you ever judged someone by the people he or she is friends with? Describe the situation. Do you think Esperanza
was judged by the behavior of her friend Sally?
Do you wish everyday was Christmas? Why or why not?
Blog 4-Due 12/9
Where did you get your name from? Do you like your name? Why or why not? If you could change your name, what would you change it to and why?
Blog 3-Due 12/2
What is the worst thing parents can do to their children?
Blog 2-Due 11/25
What are the qualities you value in a friend? Why? What does it take to be a good friend?
Blog 1- Due 11/18
Where do you see yourself 5 years from now and what must you do to get yourself there?Blog 5-Due 12/16
