First HW for your Garden work.... this is due on Monday... Julyt 1st

Below are 6 different links....2 are videos and 4 are websites. They are all about SOIL. (we are starting at the bottom, lol)

For this HW, you should first go through the 6 links. Some of them are very short and simple, and some are more complex and detailed. Once you have gone through these links, you have  questions to answer. For each question, you should write at least one paragraph. (Dont do short one/two sentence answers.) 

We will talk on Monday about getting these paras onto your website.....for now, you can. just do a word doc....

It is CRUCIAL that you answer these questions in your own words. (you CAN put short quotes in your paras.) To avoid plagiarism, read or watch the source 2-3 times, so that you REALLY understand it---then simply write your para without LOOKING at the original source. It works every time. Here are the questions:

1. What IS soil?
2. How does it get created?
3. Why is important for gardeners to know what kind of soil is in their garden?
4. What are the things that we test for when we test soil?
5. Which soil test do you like the most, and why?
6. What else do you want to say about soil?

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/soilPH.htm
https://preparednessmama.com/testing-your-soil-ph-without-a-kit/
https://www.finegardening.com/article/soil-testing-is-worth-the-effort
https://www.sprinklerwarehouse.com/school/design-install/how-to-determine-your-soil-type-2/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUhOBxVFcFk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg7XSjcnZQM

HW due on Monday June 24th for English 1A summer class

hey all...   so, there are few things to do this weekend.. They are all important. You will be sharing your HW with classmates, so be sure to print out the HW, or have a laptop to show them your work.

The first thing you will do is link to these 3 essays below, and read them. While you are reading them, you should be looking for quotes and ideas that you can use for your essay. These are really good essays. They will give you lots of ideas and quotes that can be used in the paragraphs you will be writing.
https://www.pps.org/article/what-is-placemaking

https://ssir.org/articles/entry/community_engagement_matters_now_more_than_ever

https://www.curbed.com/2016/9/22/13019420/urban-design-community-building-placemaking?cmp=EMC-DSM-NLC-LC-HOMFAM-101916-F3-SmallWays_ImproveYourCity-Text-CTRL-152872
Once you read these essays, it is time to start writing your essay. The essay assignment #1 has 4 Questions. (As you know) Please do RULE OF 3 on Qs, 1, 3, and 4. (We will do Q2 later). That will result in 9 Paragraphs that you will write. Be sure to follow the Paragraph Template approach for each paragraph that you write. (its esp. important to use keyword phrases --taken from the essay questions--to start off each para. It is also important to bring in quotes...)

HW for 1A classes--due thurs the 20th

hey all!

here is your Home work that is due tomorrow, the 20th... --pls type it... and bring to class ...

1. Why do  you think people don't get more involved in the issues that are around them, esp. issues that are related to cities. 
 Pick the best 3 reasons that you came up with that you think you want to write about...

Keep in mind that you should try to avoid picking reasons that are similar to each other. Once you pick the 3 best that you like, write up 3-4-5 sentences for each one, expanding the discussion of each. (You are essentially creating the topics sentences for each reason.)

2. Pls watch this cool video about this concept called "Participatory Budgeting."

https://www.participatorybudgeting.org/what-is-pb/

Once you watch it, go back to the reasons you came up with for why people don't get more involved 

For each of the reasons you came up with, ask yourself  "Does this movie address (and maybe even solve) the reason?"

3. this is a link to CNN video about a guy from India working with the homeless in his community.

Pls watch the video , then answer this question:

What are 2 quotes that stand out to you?

Why did you pick them? (discuss what the quote means to you, or what you think it means, or why it is important idea)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiC_9RHTvsA

4.  Pls go to this link and watch this movie The Passion Project.

https://vimeo.com/64410009

here also is a link to the full transcript of the movie...

http://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-passion-project-full-transcript.html

once you have watched the movie, here is the writing:

What are 2-3 quotes that speak to you.... what do you like about them? why did you pick them? how can you use them in your paper?