Monday, January 24, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011

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.


Tuesday, January 11, 2011

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)

Monday, January 3, 2011

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