"The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows." -Sydney J. Harris

What does this quote mean? Put it in your own words then explain how you can apply this quote in your own life.

“Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.” - E. Joseph Cossman

What does this quote mean? Put it in your own words then give an example of how this can happen.

Write at least 3 paragraphs to answer the question below. Use all 10 of last week's vocabulary words.

Is bullying a problem in your school? How does your school deal with it? Do you think that this approach is effective? What additional recommendations would you suggest? Please answer in clear, complete, and cohesive sentences. I would like at least 3 paragraphs. Please add detailed information to support your answer. Do not mention any one's name in your example.

(Capitalize each vocabulary word)

At the end of your paragraph put your First and last name and class

Write a one paragraph response to answer the question below. Use at least 7 of last week's vocabulary words.

One day, when you're middle aged and have teenage children of your own, you may impart to your children certain aspects of your own teen years. As your children listen to your tales, their respect for you grows incrementally, as they learn the details of your arduous life. What will you say to your children about the life that you currently enjoy?


(Place in bold each vocabulary word)

Write one paragraph to answer the question below. Be sure to use at least five words from this week's vocbulary list.

You've had a lot of experience with teachers, enough to know the good from the bad. If a new teacher came to you looking for advice on how to make a favorable impression, what kind of advice would you give?



(Underline and place in bold each vocabulary word. I am looking for grade level sentences)


At the end of your paragraph put your First and last name and class

"For what does it mean to be a hero? It requires you to be prepared to deal with forces larger than yourself."

--Norman Mailer
The Spooky Art, 2003


What does this quote mean? Provide a valid interpretation of this statement, agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it, and support your opinion using specific references. Don't forget to comment on someone else's opinion.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

----Martin Luther King, Jr.
Strength to love, 1963

What does this quote mean? Provide a valid interpretation of this statement, agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it, and support your opinion using specific references.

Make a comment on someone else's opinion.

Make Text Connections to the book that we are reading in class.

"To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to loose everything else" ---Bernadette Devlin The Price of My Soul, 1969

What does this quote mean? Provide a valid interpretation of this statement, agree or disagree with this statement as you have interpreted it, and support your opinion using specific references. You may also use text connections.

Be sure to write your name and class at the end of your post.

Welcome to the Class Blog.

Please introduce yourself and tell us how you feel about English Language Arts.


(At the end of your post please include your name and class)

"The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows." -Sydney J. Harris

What does this quote mean? Put it in your own words then explain how you can apply this quote in your own life.

"An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind."

-Buddha

What does this quote mean? Put it in your own words, then give an example of it.

"A man who finds no satisfaction in himself will seek for it in vain elsewhere." -La Rochefoucauld

What does this quote mean? Put it in your own words, then give an example of it?

"If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up." -J.M. Power

What does this quote mean? Put it in your own words then give an example of how this can happen.

“Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.” - E. Joseph Cossman

What does this quote mean? Put it in your own words then give an example of how this can happen.

Read this quote. Explain what each line means; all 12 line by line. Then explain what the quote is saying in your own words.

Our Deepest Fear
By Marianne Williamson

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
Your playing small does not serve the world.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
So that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We were all meant to shine, as chilodren do.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give people permission to do the same
As we are liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.

"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit." -Conrad Hilton

What does this quote mean?

Re-write it in your own words, then give an example of this quote.

“Only one person in a thousand is a bore, and he is interesting because he is one person in a thousand.” - Harold Nicolson: Diaries and Letters, 1930

Write what you think the speaker meant, and write about what the quote means to you personally.

"When writers write from a place of insigt and real caring about the truth, they have the ability to throw the lights on for the reader." -Anne Lamott

Re-write this quote in your own words, then explain what the quote is saying.

Please write 7th grade level answers.

Re-write this quote in your own words, then explain what it means.

An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Write at least 3 paragraphs to answer the question below. Use all 10 of last week's vocabulary words.

Is bullying a problem in your school? How does your school deal with it? Do you think that this approach is effective? What additional recommendations would you suggest? Please answer in clear, complete, and cohesive sentences. I would like at least 3 paragraphs. Please add detailed information to support your answer. Do not mention any one's name in your example.

(Capitalize each vocabulary word. I am looking for 7th grade level sentences)

Re-write this quote in your own words then explain what the quote means. Give one example of a book or story that you read that proves this point.

"A story must be exceptional enough to justify its telling; it must have something more unusual to relate than the ordinary experience of every average man and woman." -Thomas Hardy