Blogging Journal Questions for "The Possibility of Evil"

Please answer one of the following questions for the story, "The Possibility of Evil." Make your answer as a comment to this post. Write between 100 and 150 words; provide your word count at the bottom of your paragraph(s). Please finish your work by 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14.

1. Tell how you feel toward this work or this author, and why.

2. Write about any difficulties or frustrations involved in reading this work.

3. Write about the way this work confirms or confronts your beliefs.

4. Write about something in this work that reminds you of someone you know or of something that has happened in your life.

5. Write about what is effective in the way the work is written.

Rewritten Answers for "Caught in a teacher's web"

Please post your rewritten answers for any of the four questions provided to you in your October 3 in-class writing. Give your word count and stay under the maximum count allowed in the original topic. Post answers by 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14.

Link to Comments File on Plagiary Assignment

My comments for everyone's writing in one file: Plagiary Comments

Remember to print your biography and bring to class next Wednesday. Thanks!

Resources to Help with using Quotation

Here are a number of good resources to help you better understand the use of quotation in your writing.

Quoting and Paraphrasing Sources

Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing

Using Quotations in Essays

Quote Week: Incorporating Quotes into Your Research Papers

Link to Sir Ken Robinson's Talk on Education

Do Schools Kill Creativity?

From this link, you get a streaming video. If you have Quicktime, you can download a higher resolution talk from the same page.

Enjoy!

Writing a Biography: Your Comments Invited

This was my first attempt at teaching the writing of a biography. My intent was to provide students with a clear motivation for doing their best, in interview, in getting the details right, and in completing a final draft that each student is proud to submit.

What did you like? And, more importantly, what would you change and why? Your comments are invited and, especially, your concrete suggestions for things like pacing (how long to allocate to a lesson), order (what to do first, second, third) and any other suggestion you may have.

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.

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