MONDAY, October 29

Free Post!
Today, you will make your second "free post" about something that matters to YOU. It can be about anything school appropriate, but please make a thoughtful consideration about what it is that is so important to you that you feel the need to post it - a world issue, an issue at RB, your family, etc.

As always, read and comment on two other posts...

HAPPY MONDAY!

Memories...

Over the weekend you read "The Makings of Our Earliest Memories" by Perri Klass...Today you will make two posts:
1. How did you react to the ideas in the article regarding early memory formation? Did you agree? Disagree?
2. What are the earliest memories YOU have?

Per usual, please write a paragraph or so about each, and then comment on two other posts.
HAPPY MONDAY

PERSUASIVE PRESENTATIONS

GOOD MORNING!
Today we're going to finish our presentations. A few things:
Conclusion slide:

• Re-state your thesis - this will be the entire thesis statement as a complete sentence
• 3 bullet points - one for each of your supporting concepts in 2-3 word short clips
• Respond to your attention-getter - If you used a definition, how did it fit? If you used a rhetorical question, 'answer it', etc. This is a big part of bringing your conclusion to a nice finish.

THE SLIDES
If you finish early, add some pictures/videos/articles to your slides. Something to make your presentation "pop" a little bit and not simply be a collection of words.

NOTES
Please make sure you have your speaker notes updated and ready to go. You will be penalized if you are reading to us off the screen. Be prepared to deliver a SPEECH to the class - make eye contact, be enthusiastic, be well-rehearsed.

I'll be monitoring progress throughout the class, so feel free to ask any questions you may have.

WE PRESENT TOMORROW!

PERSUASIVE PRESENTATION TIMELINE

Tuesday, October 9 - In lab, create presentation
Wednesday, October 10 - In lab, complete presentation
Thursday, October 11 - Lab? Begin? Will check progress on Wednesday to determine if lab is needed.
Friday, October 12 - Begin presentations!!!

PERSUASIVE TOPICS

This is the list of topics you have chosen to present for BNW:
https://docs.google.com/a/rbhs208.net/document/d/1h4qwci9ZHvt2OD5pf0v6_p1oha8u707A7Dp-miwAsBE/edit

Monday, October 1

Happy October!

Today you will create a post of your choice relating to Chapter 16 in the book. It can be about anything related to the text - John's rebellion, Helmholtz's change of heart, the evolution of World Estate as Mustapha Mond explains, etc.

Feel free to explore new options with your posts - try an article, video, literary criticism, etc. As always, please read and respond to two other posts when you have finished.

At the end of this week, I will be entering "completion" grades for your blogs up to this point, so over the course of this week, please make sure your blog is up to date with your posts and responses.

Enjoy!