Life of Pi: Key Facts, Symbols, Themes, and Motifs (Part 1)
There are many symbols, themes, and motifs in the novel, Life of Pi. Decoding the novel may take some time to fully enjoy it and for us to understand how Yann Martel constructed the story. Let’s dig a...
View ArticleLife of Pi: Culminating Task (The Lost Chapter)
Your culminating task for the Life of Pi unit, and the course itself, is to write a lost chapter for the novel. Is there a spot in the novel that you felt needed more explanation or development? Can...
View ArticleENG2D Culminating Task
Hi Everyone! You will have the week of June 8 – 12 to work on and finalize these pieces. Bring your laptops to class if you wish (unfortunately there is no more lab time). I have some iPads for you to...
View ArticleVarious Media Creations to Explore
There seems to be some confusion about what a creative media product for English is. Writing is, indeed, one form of media and text often accompanies image and video (depending on the media text...
View ArticleGrowth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset: What do you have?
Reflect on this tweet on your own blog. Where do you sit? Be sure to explain with specific examples and detail. Re grit #onedchat pic.twitter.com/fOhIsAkUQD — Sylvia Duckworth (@sylviaduckworth) March...
View ArticleTwo Helpful Literary Essay Documents
This is an excellent document on “Thesis Statements in Literary Essays”. You will find it very helpful… More help: “How to Write a Literary Essay”…
View ArticleYour Final Blogger of the Week List
Here is your final roll of this year’s Blogger of the Week inquiry project… Check out this document about Questions that Promote Higher Order Thinking and apply to this week’s conversations. Stretch...
View ArticleReading Your Peer Reviews
Hi, All Some of you have asked me about how you can find your peer review. Here’s instructions from Turnitin.com Student Training Reading Peer Reviews Once the PeerMark assignment post date has passed,...
View ArticleHave a Great Summer!
Thank you for a great semester, everyone! I hope you keep your blogs up and running in the fall. Some of you have even mentioned that you will be expanding it beyond your school work to use for...
View ArticleTwo Helpful Literary Essay Documents
This is an excellent document on “Thesis Statements in Literary Essays”. You will find it very helpful… More help: “How to Write a Literary Essay”…
View ArticleYour Final Blogger of the Week List
Here is your final roll of this year’s Blogger of the Week inquiry project… Check out this document about Questions that Promote Higher Order Thinking and apply to this week’s conversations. Stretch...
View ArticleReading Your Peer Reviews
Hi, All Some of you have asked me about how you can find your peer review. Here’s instructions from Turnitin.com Student Training Reading Peer Reviews Once the PeerMark assignment post date has passed,...
View ArticleTwo Helpful Literary Essay Documents
This is an excellent document on “Thesis Statements in Literary Essays”. You will find it very helpful… More help: “How to Write a Literary Essay”…
View ArticleYour Final Blogger of the Week List
Here is your final roll of this year’s Blogger of the Week inquiry project… Check out this document about Questions that Promote Higher Order Thinking and apply to this week’s conversations. Stretch...
View ArticleReading Your Peer Reviews
Hi, All Some of you have asked me about how you can find your peer review. Here’s instructions from Turnitin.com Student Training Reading Peer Reviews Once the PeerMark assignment post date has passed,...
View ArticleLooking Into the Life of Pi
Today we’re going to dig a little bit deeper into the themes, characters, and inspiration of Yann Martel’s novel, Life of Pi. *NOTE: The link for “Animal Symbolism” is no longer live; instead, visit...
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