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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)

"I like flawed characters because somewhere in them I see more of the truth"

--Nicolas Cage, as quoted in "His Truth is Out There"from Los Angeles Times, November 12, 2000


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.How does this quote relate to the author study that we are doing in class?


Make text connections.

"Good literature appeals to our intelligence and imagination, not merely to our curiosity"

---E.M. Forster

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.

How does this quote relate to the author study that we are doing in class?

Make text connections.

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. Don't forget to comment on someone else's opinion.

Make Text Connections.

(Please write your first and last name at the end of each of your comments)

"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 the statement as you have interpreted it, and support your opinion using specific references.

You may use text connections.

Comment on at least two of your classmate's reponses.

(Don't forget to write your first and last name and your at the end of your comment)

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.

(Underline and place in bold each vocabulary word. I am looking for 8th grade level sentences)


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?


(Underline and place in bold each vocabulary word. I am looking for 8th grade level sentences)


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