Blog Assignment #5 (SCROLL DOWN AND MAKE SURE YOU DO #4 FIRST!!!!!)

Blog Assignment #5

1.  Select a student-generated discussion question found in the “comments” section of Assignment #4. Select a discussion question which does not already have a response posted to the student’s Assignment #4 blog.

2.  Post an answer to the discussion question. Your response should be refined, edited, and of literary value. You should provide specific examples from the novel, and address every part the discussion question prompts you to answer.

3.   Copy the link to your comment. Post a comment to this assignment containing the following information:

a.   Your first initial and last name (S. Gonzales).

b.  Period

c.   Link to your answer to another student’s discussion question.

4.  This assignment will also be due on March 30, and will count as a “minor” grade.

Please email me with any questions.

Blog Assignment #4

Blog Assignment #4

1.  Create a higher level discussion question over A Thousand Splendid Suns which will prompt an insightful discussion. The question should be reflective in thought, and contain specific details from the novel. Avoid generic and vague discussion questions that do not specifically relate to the novel.  An example of a thorough discussion question is below.

Example:  The phrase “a thousand splendid suns,” from the poem by Saib-e-Tabrizi, is quoted twice in the novel – once as Laila’s family prepares to leave Kabul, and again when she decides to return there from Pakistan. It is also echoed in one of the final lines: “Miriam is in Laila’s own heart, where she shines with the bursting radiance of a thousand suns.” Discuss the thematic significance of this phrase.

2.  Post this question to your blog, and name it Assignment #4.

3.   Post a link to your question as a comment to this assignment. This is due on March 30, and will count as an “other” grade.  Post a comment containing the following information:

a.   Your first initial and last name (S. Gonzales).

b.  Period

c.   Link to your discussion question post

Please email me with any questions.

Bonus Points

 

If you embed an academic literary criticism of your novel and give two comments on it, you will receive an extra 10 points on your timed writing. In order to receive credit for this assignment, you must post the link to this blog assignment. You must include your first initial, last name, period and link to your blog with the embedded literary criticism. This is also due by January 13.

Assignment #3

DUE JANUARY 13th

Choose one blog from two different students from assignment #2. Take a look at the Blog Entry Rubric on this webpage, and decide what score you think they should receive. You will comment on these two blogs with the following:


A. Your initials and your period number.
B. The score they should receive.
C. One strength and one weakness that should be addressed.


You will then post a comment to this assignment with your first initial, last name, and your period number. You will post the links to both comments you made. The first comment to this post is an example of what your post should look like.
Your 2 posts will be a minor grade.

YOU MAY NOT COMPLETE ASSIGNMENT #3 UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED ASSIGNMENT #2!

Assignment #2

Choose one of the three following discussion topics. You will create a TEAR paragraph in the form of a blog for the discussion question you choose to answer. Make sure to include the discussion topic, your first initial and last name, and period number at the top of your blog.

You will also post the link to your TEAR as a comment to this Assignment #2 blog (minor grade). Be sure, as always, to include your first initial, last name, period, and link to your TEAR in the post.

Below are the topics for your TEAR. Include three E and A couplets.

Topic One: Analyze a character from your novel whose mind is pulled in conflicting directions by two compelling desires, ambitions, obligations, or influences.

Topic Two: Select a primary character from your novel and write a well-organized essay in which you show how a character’s demise helps to illuminate the meaning of the work as a whole.

Topic Three: In a well-organized essay discuss a character that must contend with some aspect of the past, either personal or societal, and show how their relation to the past contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole.

** The evidence should be paraphrased evidence, not quoted evidence.

DON'T FORGET TO POST THIS ASSIGNMENT TO MY BLOG ASSIGNMENT #2 AS THE DIRECTIONS ABOVE EXPLAIN. THIS IS DUE JANUARY 13, ALONG WITH ASSIGNMENT #3.

*Blog Helpful Hints*

As we work throughout the week, we may encounter kinks we have not worked out yet. If you run into a problem, email me, or post a comment here, and I will do my best to address the issue.
Happy blogging!
Issue # 1: Enabling your blog to accept comments-
Click on Settings, then the Comments tab, then change "Comment Form Placement" to "Full Page." Click on "Save Settings" at the bottom of the page, and double check your Blog to make sure people can now add comments.

Assignment #1

First, you must create your blog. To start your blog, follow the slide share tutorial on how to create a blog on the right side of this page. Create your blog, and post a link to your blog as a comment here (Other grade). Make sure to include your first initial and last name, and your period number at the beginning of your comment.

The first comment to this post is an example of the comment you should post when you are done with Assignment #1.