Class 804, check out these thought provoking blog posts from your classmates! Notice how they draw the reader in, analyze and interpret the story, and leave you thinking about issues in life. Use these as mentors for your next post!
Zaria Melissa Serena Isabel CK
Monday, December 21, 2015
808 All Star Mentors
Overall 808, you showed really incredible insight into your reading! These were engaging and thought-provoking!
There were a few that stood out to me as examples of hooking the reading, analyzing and interpreting the story, and connecting the story to a larger audience. Check out these mentors:
Shawn Kate Ava Stella Roan Mohammed Angelly
There were a few that stood out to me as examples of hooking the reading, analyzing and interpreting the story, and connecting the story to a larger audience. Check out these mentors:
Shawn Kate Ava Stella Roan Mohammed Angelly
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
804 All Star Mentors!
All of these writers wrote posts that:
1. Hooked the reader, gave some context, and a claim
2. Wrote passionately about their claim
3. Connected to ideas to life outside the book: how is it relevant to readers? What do they learn?
As you check out these posts, think about what you might learn from their writing structure and craft! Nice job, writers of 804!
Sophia Marlon Gianni Juliana Fawziyah Agata Natalie
1. Hooked the reader, gave some context, and a claim
2. Wrote passionately about their claim
3. Connected to ideas to life outside the book: how is it relevant to readers? What do they learn?
As you check out these posts, think about what you might learn from their writing structure and craft! Nice job, writers of 804!
Sophia Marlon Gianni Juliana Fawziyah Agata Natalie
Friday, December 4, 2015
Synthesis Page Hall of Fame!
Be inspired by this amazing work! What might you try out for your next synthesis page?
Monday, November 2, 2015
Argument Essay Resources
Should College Athletes Be Paid?
Yes
The Case for Paying College Athletes by Marc Edelman
College Athletes Should Be Compensated: Former UCLA Star by Michelle Fox
March Madness: Is John Oliver Right? Should NCAA Pay College Athletes? By Alexander LaCosse
No
The NCAA Would Be Making a Mistake by Paying Athletes by Andrew Merkle
College Athletes Shouldn't be Paid by Kieran McCauley
Students Are Not Professional Athletes by Horace Mitchell
Extras
A neutral 4 minute video overview from CNN: Should the NCAA pay college players?
Multiple shorter responses for each side in US News and World Reports Debate Club: Should NCAA Athletes Be Paid?
Article + Video from the Huffington Post: Obama Calls on NCAA to Rethink the Way it Protects and Punishes Athletes
Economists and the Huffington Post Research the Issue: NCAA Schools Can Absolutely Afford to Pay College Athletes
A long, fascinating, advanced look at the issue from The Atlantic: The Shame of College Sports
Extras/Videos
Reasons Why We Shouldn't Slaughter Animals for Food from One Green Planet
Why You Shouldn't Eat Meat by Janeyy, a teen author for Teen Ink
Do Happy, Healthy Brains Need Meat? by Drew Ramsey in Psychology Today
Yes
The Case for Paying College Athletes by Marc Edelman
College Athletes Should Be Compensated: Former UCLA Star by Michelle Fox
March Madness: Is John Oliver Right? Should NCAA Pay College Athletes? By Alexander LaCosse
No
The NCAA Would Be Making a Mistake by Paying Athletes by Andrew Merkle
College Athletes Shouldn't be Paid by Kieran McCauley
Students Are Not Professional Athletes by Horace Mitchell
Extras
A neutral 4 minute video overview from CNN: Should the NCAA pay college players?
Multiple shorter responses for each side in US News and World Reports Debate Club: Should NCAA Athletes Be Paid?
Article + Video from the Huffington Post: Obama Calls on NCAA to Rethink the Way it Protects and Punishes Athletes
Economists and the Huffington Post Research the Issue: NCAA Schools Can Absolutely Afford to Pay College Athletes
A long, fascinating, advanced look at the issue from The Atlantic: The Shame of College Sports
Does social media make us less social?
Yes
Social Network and its Effect on Communication by thaiatzickas in Teen Ink
Disruptions: More Connected, Yet More Alone by Nick Bilton in the New York Times
Teens and Social Media by Rachel Ehmke
No
The Upside of Selfies by Kelly Wallace at CNN
How Technology Makes Us Better Social Beings by Megan Gambino in Smithsonion.com
Teens, Technology and Friendships by Amanda Lenhart at Pew Research Center
Extras/Videos
Do we need a law against catcalling?
Telling Our Stories to Change the Culture of Harrassment by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh in the New York Times
Becoming the Symbol of Street Harrassment by Shoshana B. Roberts in the New York Times
Street Harrassment Law Would Restrict Intimidating Behavior by Laura Beth Nielsen in the New York Times
No
Fight Street Harassment with Training, Awareness, and Legal Action When Fitting by Holly Kearl in the New York Times
Don't Outlaw Catcalling by Conor Friedersdorf in The Atlantic
Legistlating Catcalling Comes with Real Risks by Gabe Rottman in the New York Times
Neutral
Website of hollaback!, a non-profit focused on ending street harassment, provides general statistics showing how many women are harassed; this source does not mention legal action
Article explaining what sexual harassment and catcalling are from CNN
Extras/Videos
Neutral article defining the problem: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/06/living/street-harassment/
Catcalling is not a crime: http://nypost.com/2014/11/03/catcalling-vile-but-not-a-crime/
In Peru, government passed a law making it illegal to catcall:
http://hellogiggles.com/street-harassment-peru/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDpaX_KhWSk
Should Food Containing GMOs be labeled?
Overview
To Label or Not to Label by Richard Dahl
Should Companies be Required to Label Genetically Modified Foods? by The Wall Street Journal
Yes
Should GMOs be labeled? by Amir Khan
Why We Should Accept GMO Labels by Dan Fagin
No
Labels for GMO Foods are a Bad Idea by The Editors of Scientific American
House Passes Bill to Prevent Mandatory GMO Food Labeling by Mary Clare Jalonick
Extras/Videos
"Why genetically engineered foods should be labeled: TEDXManhattan 2013"
Should people eat meat?
Neutral/Overview
Should We Eat Meat? by Karen Weintraub for the Boston Globe
Should Humans Eat Meat? by Vaclov Smil by for Scientific American
Extras/Videos
Neutral article defining the problem: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/06/living/street-harassment/
Catcalling is not a crime: http://nypost.com/2014/11/03/catcalling-vile-but-not-a-crime/
In Peru, government passed a law making it illegal to catcall:
http://hellogiggles.com/street-harassment-peru/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDpaX_KhWSk
Should Food Containing GMOs be labeled?
Overview
To Label or Not to Label by Richard Dahl
Should Companies be Required to Label Genetically Modified Foods? by The Wall Street Journal
Yes
Should GMOs be labeled? by Amir Khan
Why We Should Accept GMO Labels by Dan Fagin
No
Labels for GMO Foods are a Bad Idea by The Editors of Scientific American
House Passes Bill to Prevent Mandatory GMO Food Labeling by Mary Clare Jalonick
Extras/Videos
"Why genetically engineered foods should be labeled: TEDXManhattan 2013"
"GMO Food Labeling: inside the controversy"
"Congress Moves to Stop States from Requiring GMO Labeling"
Should people eat meat?
Neutral/Overview
Should We Eat Meat? by Karen Weintraub for the Boston Globe
Should Humans Eat Meat? by Vaclov Smil by for Scientific American
No
Reasons Why We Shouldn't Slaughter Animals for Food from One Green Planet
Why You Shouldn't Eat Meat by Janeyy, a teen author for Teen Ink
Catching Up With Science: Burying the Humans Need Meat Argument by Ashley Capps in Free From Harm
Yes
Do Happy, Healthy Brains Need Meat? by Drew Ramsey in Psychology Today
Give Thanks for Meat by James Bost in the New York Times
Is There Enough Meat for Everyone by Bill Gates in Gates Notes
Additional Resources for this topic:
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
http://www.wnyc.org/story/
https://www.ted.com/talks/
Articles:
Why do We Eat Meat? An Evolutionary History: http://www.
Don't Feel Guilty for Eating Meat from Time.com: http://time.com/97479/
A balanced and thoughtful argument on why eating meat is not wrong: http://brighterbrains.org/
Reasons to Eat Meat: http://www.businessinsider.
The "Ethics" of Meat-Eating" http://www.
Other considerations: does it matter what kind of animal it is?
Friday, October 30, 2015
Reminders for your blog post due Monday!
Be sure to look over your post with the rubric in hand! Below are the elaboration strategies we went over in class on Thursday that will help you as you revise this weekend.
Remember, come to class Monday ready to go!
Rubric on top,
then printed final draft,
then all draft work including the feedback sheet we gave you--stapled together!
Quick strategies for
elaboration
Saying more about the
story:
·
If you have a direct quotation, explain what it
means:
Explain
a powerful word
Name
the complex emotions a character is feeling while saying/thinking
it
·
Frame your quotations as something compelling
instead of as “evidence” (remember you’re writing for an audience!)
In
a thought-provoking moment, she says, “…
My
jaw dropped when he stated, “…
Saying more about why
it matters:
·
Remember, we don’t have to have experienced a
character’s exact situation to take something away from it as a person. Think
about the emotions the character is facing in his/her struggle. Have you ever
felt those emotions? How does the character process them? How have you? What
advice would your character give you about life?
·
Often, reading about other people facing
struggles, we can learn to have empathy for others—we get a better idea of what
other people are facing. Try: “now, when I see…
·
Add and explain a quotation about life from a
different author—maybe a story or even an article about the topic you are
writing about. How does it speak into what you are trying to say?
·
Look up the definitions of the most powerful
words surrounding the conflict your character is facing. Try to find writing
inspiration as you read them: what new insights do you get?
·
Use the vocabulary wheel to name and explain the
complex emotions a character is facing and how they change
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Reading is LIFE work, not homework! Get lost in a book!
Looking for a book to read? There are so many resources for you out there on the internet. I did a quick search and came up with these lists. Use them to find something for your final reading project or to plan your summer reading life! Click HERE for previous posts that have all kinds of summer reading lists and recommendations and links. Or, browse below for links to other lists. I included our recommended reading list from class at the bottom.
YALSA Top Teen Books 2015 , 2014, 2013
Interesting lists on Goodreads
A great list from Imagination Soup
100 Best Young Adult Novels
Book Options from Class:
The
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger*
A mystery set
in post World War Two America
YALSA Top Teen Books 2015 , 2014, 2013
Interesting lists on Goodreads
A great list from Imagination Soup
100 Best Young Adult Novels
Book Options from Class:
Book Options
(All
books are advanced young adult fiction unless otherwise noted):
**Most
challenging adult fiction
*Adult
fiction
Contemporary Fiction:
Extremely
Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer **
Alternating
narrators tell the story of a boy’s search to find the meaning behind an object
he found in his father’s (who died on 9/11) closet.
My
Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult*
Conceived
as a bone marrow match for her sister, Anna begins to think about her identity
apart from her family.
The
Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo*
The
philosophical tale of a boy who yearns to travel and seeks adventure.
The
Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
A
high school freshman navigates the social landscape of high school while
dealing with events of his past.
The
House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
A collection of poetic
vignettes about a poor girl in Chicago who dreams of a better life
The
Absolutely True Diary of A Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
A native American boy
tries to navigate life on and off the reservation. Hilarious and poignant
Into
the Wild by John Krakauer*
The true account of a boy
who left his privileged life after college to travel and iltimately live away
from society in Alaska’s wilderness
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow
A
young biracial girl must deal with society’s ideas of race and class after a
family tragedy
Historical
Fiction/Classic Fiction:
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The
classic story of class struggle, friendship, loyalty, honor
The
Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver**
The
4 daughters and wife of a southern preacher tell their story of their
evangelical trip to the Congo in the 1950s
The
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger*
The
story of a disenchanted teenage boy out to seek what is real in New York City
in the late 1940s.
A
Separate Peace by John Knowles*
The
story of adventure, friendship, and competition between two boys at a boarding
school in the 1950s.
The
Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd*
Set
in the 1960s south, 14 year old Lily discovers herself and what family means
while in search of her deceased mother’s past.
Sweet
Dates in Basra
Set
in Iraq in the 1940s, the friendship between a Muslim boy and a Jewish boy as
well as other issues of religion, loyalty and country are explored
Tales
of the Madmen Underground by John Barnes
Set in Ohio in 1973, this
story follows Karl and the group of kids he has been in group therapy with
since 4th grade
What
I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
A mystery set
in post World War Two America
To
Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Witness the trial of a
unfairly accused black man through the eyes of his white lawyer’s children.
A
Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
A turn of the century
story about a girl struggling to grow amidst poverty and family struggle
Memoir:
I
Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou*
A
moving story of a girl who has to move forward and deal with a horrible thing
that happens to her as a child.
A
Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Ishmael
Beah’s memoir about his experience as a child soldier and how he was able to
leave it behind him.
Perspolis
(I & II) by Marjane Satrapi
A
graphic novel memoir of the author’s experiences growing up in Iran. (graphic
novel)
Teen
Angst by Ned Vizzini
The
author’s semi-autobiography about growning up in the Park Slope area of
Brooklyn.
The
Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls
A memoir of how the
author survived a highly dysfunctional, non traditional upbringing
Vietnamerica:
A Family's Journey by GB Tran (graphic novel)
A memoir of an immigrant
family
Brown
Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
A memoir in verse of how
famous author Woodson found her voice and place.
Night
by Elie Wiesel**
An account of the
author’s time in the ghettoes and concentration camps of WW2
Science Fiction:
The
Golden Compass by Philip Pullman*
A
brilliant fantasy/science fiction novel in a vein similar to The Chronicles of
Narnia and The Lord of the Rings.
More Than This by Patrick Ness
A
boy wakes up in his old house, though the entire neighborhood seems deserted
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
A
science fiction coming of age story
The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
A
science fiction coming of age story
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Explores
artificial intelligence
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