Please Complete Profiles

Hi Everyone: A few profiles are either missing or incomplete. Please make an effort to finish them this week. Include some interests and answer a random question, too. I've updated my photo if you're interested and changed my question.

Opinions on Plagiary (Using Quotes and Paraphrase)

Using the original article from the New York Times and one other source on this issue, give your opinions about Internet plagiarism.

You might like to address the question of whether students who plagiarize should be punished, whether students who plagiarize are aware of what they are doing or any other important idea. Reference the articles using quotation and paraphrase to respect your sources!

Write about 200 to 300 words in paragraphs. It is not necessary to write in full essay form. Complete your writing by 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday so that others may read your opinions before next week's class.

Recent News: Liberals Accuse Harper of Plagiarizing 2003 Speech on Iraq (Sept. 30, CBC.ca)

Remember to Comment Not Post

Hi Everyone: Please be sure to put your biographies in the correct post as a comment and not post to the main page. Each group has a section below! Thanks. I've moved Neela's biography of Maria to the correct place.

Maria, Neela, Julie and Sam

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

Ally, Makassia and Sonya

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

Eve, Ryan and Fannie

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

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!