Thursday, February 27, 2020

HW for English 1 and 102--- this is due on Monday March 3rd

To get started thinking about community, we have 5 things we are doing....

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."

Once you watch the movie and read the article, 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 or article address (and maybe even solve) the reason?  I think you will find that a LOT of the issues you came up with for why people don't get involved are addressed by this movie and/or article... 

3. For this next article, here is the question  to write about:

What are 3 ideas (out of the 101) that you really like? what do you like about them?
here is the link.....
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-1528727&encparam=F1d6zC4gm6sBLcKgHz+50YoMW1wLj+hWteEl3FLoLVQ%3D

4.  Pls read this article: 
https://icma.org/articles/pm-magazine/management-empowering-needles-haystack

here is the question to write:  What are 2 things about the article that you find interesting?

5. What are 3 things you would like to see in the new Tennyson Center that is being designed? Pls write a paragraph for each thing. (You can think about: events, activities, features of the building, "feel" of the place, etc.)
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HW for English 4: this is due on Thurs March 5

To get started thinking about community, we have 5 things we are doing....

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."

Once you watch the movie and read the article, 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 or article address (and maybe even solve) the reason?  I think you will find that a LOT of the issues you came up with for why people don't get involved are addressed by this movie and/or article... 

3. For this next article, here is the question  to write about:

What are 3 ideas (out of the 101) that you really like? what do you like about them?
here is the link.....
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-1528727&encparam=F1d6zC4gm6sBLcKgHz+50YoMW1wLj+hWteEl3FLoLVQ%3D

4.  Pls read this article: 
https://icma.org/articles/pm-magazine/management-empowering-needles-haystack

here is the question to write:  What are 2 things about the article that you find interesting?

 5. What are 3 things you would like to see in the new Tennyson Center that is being designed? Pls write a paragraph for each thing. (You can think about: events, activities, features of the building, "feel" of the place, etc.)
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Thursday, February 6, 2020

Home work for English 4....this is due next week... the 13th...

Below is your home work for the weekend. All of it is related to your Essay #1. So it is crucial you do this HW so that you are making progress on the essay....Many of you already DID some of this HW earlier in the semester. If that is the case, then simply go back to what you wrote to make it longer, and to insert quotes, etc. (Start to make it look like an essay.... )

1. Pls read these articles and type up your answers these questions
A. What is "climate silence"? (2-3 paragraphs)
B. What is your own attitude about talking about climate issues? How often do you do it? Who do you talk to? IF you do NOT talk to people about climate issues, why dont you? (3 paragraphs)

2. Pls watch this excellent documentary about oil, and do these assignments:
A. What are 3 consequences of burning all this oil? (3 paragraphs) 

3. When did you first realize that nature/environment/climate were important issues? What do you remember about being a child and interacting with Nature?  (pls write 2 FULL paragraphs...NOT just a sentence or two)​

4. In addition, you need to keep reading  the book.  "The End of Ice."
Pls read  Chapter 4, "Farewell Coral," and type up your response to these questions: 
Why is coral in trouble? What are the consequences for humans if coral reefs die off? 
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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Home work for the 6pm English 1 class... this due on Monday 2/10

Below is your home work for the weekend. All of it is related to your Essay #1. So it is crucial you do this HW so that you are making progress on the essay....Many of you already DID some of this HW earlier in the semester. If that is the case, then simply go back to what you wrote to make it longer, and to insert quotes, etc. (Start to make it look like an essay.... )

 1. Pls read these articles and type up your answers these questions
A. What is "climate silence"? (2-3 paragraphs)
B. What is your own attitude about talking about climate issues? How often do you do it? Who do you talk to? IF you do NOT talk to people about climate issues, why dont you? (3 paragraphs)

2. Pls watch this excellent documentary about oil, and do these assignments:
A. What are 3 consequences of burning all this oil? (3 paragraphs) 

3. When did you first realize that nature/environment/climate were important issues? What do you remember about being a child and interacting with Nature?  (pls write 2 FULL paragraphs...NOT just a sentence or two)​

4. In addition, you need to start reading the book.  "The End of Ice."
 Please read the Introduction, and Chapter 1 and 2. (pages 1 to 51.)
For the Introduction,  and Chapter 1 please answer this question: Why does the author start with the story of almost dying in the glacier?
For Chapter 2  please answer these 2 questions: What does the title of the chapter mean? What is the problem with "Time becoming unfrozen."
For each question you should do a paragraph of writing. As you are writing and reading, be thinking about how the ideas in the book can be used in our #1 essay. 

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Home Work for M/W English 102 and 3pm English 1 classes--this is due next Monday.... Feb 10.

Below is your home work for the weekend. All of it is related to your Essay #1. So it is crucial you do this HW so that you are making progress on the essay....Many of you already DID some of this HW earlier in the semester. If that is the case, then simply go back to what you wrote to make it longer, and to insert quotes, etc. (Start to make it look like an essay.... )

1. Pls read these articles and type up your answers these questions
A. What is "climate silence"? (2-3 paragraphs)
B. What is your own attitude about talking about climate issues? How often do you do it? Who do you talk to? IF you do NOT talk to people about climate issues, why dont you? (3 paragraphs)

2. Pls watch this excellent documentary about oil, and do these assignments:
A. What are 3 consequences of burning all this oil? (3 paragraphs) 



3. When did you first realize that nature/environment/climate were important issues? What do you remember about being a child and interacting with Nature?  (pls write 2 FULL paragraphs...NOT just a sentence or two)​
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Essay #1--Breaking Climate Silence--SPRING 2020

English —1st  Formal Essay —McFarland--SPRING—2020
For this first essay we will be investigating an important issue related to our semester together. Climate Silence. The following questions will guide you as you build your paper. You must answer all 5 of the questions.

1. What are 3 negative consequences of burning so much Oil on this planet?
2, What is "climate silence"?
3. What is your own attitude about talking about climate issues? How often do you do it? Who do you talk to? IF you do NOT talk to people about climate issues, why dont you? 
4. What do you think a college's responsibility is towards breaking Climate Silence?
5. What are some ways that colleges CAN break Climate Silence? (At least one of your answer to this question needs to be a discussion of creative ways that teachers can "climatize" their curriculum.)
In order to support your points, you need to use the ideas found in our book, the movies, your research, and in any other handouts, books, etc. that we have access to.
You should try to include more than one quote per paragraph whenever possible, two is good! Quote length in a paper of this length should be no more than 1-2 lines. EVERY body para needs at least one quote. 

The essay’s page minimum is 6 full pages. Be sure you do Rule of 3 for each question that you pick. That will help you reach the page minimum.  Paragraph topic sentences should also feature KEYWORDS, which are taken from the essay assignments tasks.

Here is a Link to discussion of how to do Rule of 3
https://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2014/01/rule-of-3.html

Here is a Link to discussion of how to do Typical Academic Paragraph.
https://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2014/01/features-of-typical-academic-body.html

Here is a Link to discussion of how to do a 3 paragraph Introduction.
https://seanchabot.blogspot.com/2018/06/3-paragraph-intro.html

Below are due dates for each class... make sure you have the right class ....
The paper is due Wed Feb 26th for the M/W English classes. First draft is due Feb 19th. 
The paper is due Feb 27th  for the THURS nite English 4   class ...First draft is due Feb 20 
Of course we will also be doing pre-drafts along the way as well. 
Best of Luck!!
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Monday, February 3, 2020

Home Work for the Thursday night English 4 class.. this is due this Thursday....Feb 6

1. You need to get the book "The End of Ice."

 We have several things we are doing in regards to the book. 

There is a quote by Wendell Berry at the start of the book. In a paragraph or so, please explain what you think the quote means?

Please read the Introduction, and Chapters 1,2,3  (pages 1 to 73.)
For the Introduction,  and Chapter 1 please answer this question: Why does the author start with the story of almost dying in the glacier?
For Chapter 2  please answer these 2 questions: What does the title of the chapter mean? What is the problem with "Time becoming unfrozen."
For Chapter 3 please answer these 2 questions: What does the title of the chapter mean?​ In this chapter, what IS the 'canary'?

For each question  above you should do a paragraph of writing.

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