ACE and Guided Study: 4th 6wks Interview

Interview Assignment for Fourth Grading Period

Please interview someone in your field of interest.  It can be your mentor or someone else.  Include my two questions (see below) as well as at least five of your own.  Type up your interview.   

Questions Due Date: Friday Feb 3.  

Transcript Due date: Monday, Feb 13.

1.)   What training did you have to do the job that you do?

2.)   What advice do you have for me?

Add at least five questions of your own. (Due date above.)

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Great Books: Kingdom Come

This week we're finishing your superhero/villain presentations and starting on our newest read: Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross.

It's time to be excited.

As we read we are going to be talking a lot about power, corruption, and personal responsibility (among others.)  Assignments for this unit will include daily discussion, as well as a 5 paragraph essay for each of the 4 chapters in the book.

Unit Vocabulary:

Literary Terms

1. Allusion - an intentional reference to another literary work or piece of art that the reader should understand in order to make connections.
2. Symbol - a concrete or physical object that represents an abstract concept.
3. Allegory - a narrative that serves as an extended metaphor.
4. Imagery - a writer’s vivid descriptions that help readers visualize.
5. Theme - an abstraction that represents the central idea of the story.

Elements of Graphic Novels

1. Panels - squares or rectangles that contain a single scene
2. Gutters - space between panels
3. Dialog Balloons - contain communication between/among characters
4. Thought Balloons - contain a character’s thoughts
5. Captions - contain information about a scene or character
6. Sound Effects - visual sound clues, i.e. Wonk! Pow

Today we will also be going over general and background information on the Revelation of St. John, which plays an important roll in Kingdom Come. You will be required to have notes from this presentation in your notebook at the end of the grading period. 

Great Books: Of Heroes and Villains - Research and Presentation

Welcome back! I hope everyone had an awesome break and are now ready to dive into the new spring semester.

One of the things we need to do this semester is a big research paper, but before we get started with that, I thought we could dip our toes in and test the waters with a smaller research paper.

Think about this: a fellow student tells you today in class, and a meteor is going to hit some where in New Mexico, somewhere tonight. You head home and see, on the 5 o'clock news, the President of the United states joined by the worlds top scientists. He tells you that a meteor the size of a football field will hit in the Albuquerque area at approximately 8 in the evening.

Who are you more likely to believe? I'd say the President. Why? Because he is backed up with scientists, experts who probably know what they are talking about. Whereas the guy sitting next to you in class, probably doesn't do his homework, or even pay attention in class.

We trust information when that information is backed up by an expert source. This is the basic premise behind a research paper, you need to have solid facts, backed up by expert resources, in order to make your paper credible.

For this assignment you will be doing a mini research project on a super hero or villain. You will be required to find at least two credible sources, and you will present your information in a small speech. You will be able to use up to 4 note cards during your presentation, and you will turn in your note cards as well as a works cited page, documenting your resources.

Check out the rubric below with some information from OWL Perdue on how to cite internet resources, here (PDF) or look below.