Rita, Mia, Kenny and Eman Biographies

Put your biography here by Sunday midnight and then comment on someone else's biography before next Wednesday's class.

Welcome to English 11 Students

This is your blog. Students at the PALC have been blogging since January, 2006. The blog is a place where students share thoughts and ideas with each other and with the teacher. It offers an opportunity to write more often and have your writing and ideas read by your classmates and teacher.

Your first assignment will be to post a copy of your second draft of a short biography for comment and suggestions from fellow group members. Each group will have its own post for biographies from other group members.

To get a feeling for blogging, read through some of the posts from previous classes!

Essays for 'The Baffling Question"

Post your essays here before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3. Check the first comment for a copy of Masaru's writing on disciplining children.

NEW: See Brad's essay writing processes at Writeboard.com: "A Unique Conversation." I have, so far, done two drafts. Visit the link to see my versions and changes. The password is english11 Click on two of the boxes in the top right corner of the page and then choose "compare" to see the changes that were made.

List Poems

Put your list poems here before class meets on Friday. Write a minimum of 30 lines (two fewer than the teacher and student samples).

Poetry Recital

On Friday, May 23rd, you will be presenting a poem to the class. Please choose your poem from one of the following websites:

Source 1 (each poem has an audio file with the poet reading his or her poem.)

Source 2 (Canadian poets. Choose by name. Each poet has several poems online.)

Source 3 (Poetry Daily so a new poem daily and a massive archive.)

Your homework for the week:
1) Practice reciting your poem (remember our discussion on what makes an effective recital)
2) Practice some more
3) Practice a bit more

Poem

Post your poem here by 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13. You will read your poem aloud in next Wednesday's class. Be prepared to speak about your experience writing the poem as well.Here are a couple of websites that you may find interesting:

Instant Poetry Forms

Magnetic Poetry

Published Pieces for Bonus 2%

The Writing 12 class has spoken! Here are the pieces they've selected for publication in The Pearson Buzz. Each piece will be introduced by a Writing 12 student on its publication.

Aileen: Lack of Respect for Cashiers
Beatrice: Maybe He Was Right
Josephine: Independent, Bravo! and More Avoidable, Secondhand Smoke
Mavis: Keeping Speed or Braking
Renee: Always Waiting
Teresa: Do I Need to . . .

NOTE: Pieces will be edited and corrected by Brad before publication. Expect to see your pieces near the end of May.

Cultural Differences: Final Copy

Post here by 6:00 on Tuesday, April 29.

Writing 12 Students: Top Ten Tips