Thursday, January 20, 2011

Persuasive Advertisements


Conservation

Lime green moss covers the lake side rocks
Cascading water rushes ashore,
The chatter of seagulls circling, searching for fish below.

Tangled plastic soda rings rest on jagged rocks
Dark brown sludge rolling in the lake water,
Oil covered pelicans flapping their tattered feathers.

Two worlds collide.
A green tree and the dark brown eyes of a deer,
Or a smog cloud and eyes darting away in fear?

What symbols, slogans, or pictures do you notice in your favorite advertisements?

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.- The Master of Persuasion



Dr. King's message in his Letters from Birmingham Jail show that- "Freedom must be demanded by the oppressed"

Some of our responses show connections to other subject areas:

Science- "We're biologically the same, the opportunities for everyone should be equal"

Social Studies- "Dred Scott wasn't recognized as a citizen, instead segregation continued"

Art and Inventions- "America would be very different without the differences of race and cultures"

What are your thoughts about these students’ connections?
What are your thoughts about the goal: Equality of Opportunity that Dr. King has sparked and continues to thrive in our modern society?

Thursday, January 6, 2011

The Poetry Of 2011



Poetry is really exciting. it helps writers express their everyday day lives in way that wouldn't be explainable in the real world.

Join in by posting your poems and receive feedback on your writings. Poems help us share our feelings about everyday topics.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Fish Cheeks; delish or disgusting?


Tell me what your favorite food is; if you have too many maybe list them all! Can fish cheeks be one of them? Well for Amy Tan it is; you're probably gagging right now. Hm did the American minister's son gag as well? Find out about Amy Tan's interesting adventure when she has her deep crush over for Chinese Christmas dinner! Ha ha. Wouldn't that be a roller coaster? Especially when she's only fourteen and suffering from teenage distractions and embarrassment? Well Amy had to overcome that discrepancy~ Too bad she didn't overcome it until years later after her mother's message of having pride in your ethnicity finally hit her in the eye. Blah. Life! Eh.. well we all had crushes right? And I KNOW you did whatever you could to impress that person. We'll see how Amy overcomes that challenge in "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan. I mean having your noisy Chinese relatives lick the ends of their chopsticks and dipping it into dozens of dishes, your father burping and even picking out you favorite food for you, lacking American manners, and especially having a shabby Chinese Christmas overall? Find out how this teen danced through her problems. So referring back to the dish; have you ever tried fish cheeks? Well you should try something new that's life ;) Ha ha. Anyways tell me about your crush (you don't have to mention their name) and how your embarrassment and lack of pride connected with Amy's. Maybe you triumphed over this problem way better than Amy did. Let us know; maybe I'll even share my own personal experience with you. But remember, the only shame is to have shame, quoted from Amy's mom. Care to explain to me what that means? Thanks for reading; hope to see you replying!Au Revoir(;