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Monday, December 7, 2009
Emergency Plan Three
This is the third assignment in case of emergency closing. You have two days to complete all the questions on this assignment page. Please number each answer corresponding to the question, and feel free to pick and choose each day, as long as you complete all by the due date.
Name:
Mrs. Woolley
English Writing Prompts assignment #3
High School Expository/Informative Prompts
1. A television network is looking for ideas for a new television series for teenagers. Write a letter to the president of the network explaining your idea for the new television show. Include all the information that will help the president evaluate your idea, including the show’s title, what kind of show it is (such as reality, comedy, music, game, or sports), specific details or features of the show that would be appealing to teenage viewers, and an example of what viewers might see in a typical episode.
2. Write an essay explaining the importance of being able to see a situation from another person's point of view.
3. Write an essay explaining why it is important to forgive.
4. Music plays an important role in every culture and in every individual's life. Write an essay explaining the role music plays in your culture or in your own life.
5. Write an essay explaining what makes a great leader.
6. Some people feel that the public school system does not adequately prepare students for the real world. Identify one improvement you think schools need to make in order to better prepare students for life after high school. Write a letter to the school board in which you describe this improvement and explain why it is needed.
7. Write an essay explaining why a decision you made was the right one.
8. You are serving on a committee that will design a new high school for your community. Choose one feature for the new high school that you will suggest to the design committee. Write a report to the committee, explaining what this feature is and why it is beneficial.
9. In order to survive, people have been known to go to great lengths and to do things they would not ordinarily do. Write an essay for your teacher that explains the lengths to which people will go in order to survive. You may use examples from real life, books, movies, or television shows to support your essay.
Name:
Mrs. Woolley
English Writing Prompts assignment #3
High School Expository/Informative Prompts
1. A television network is looking for ideas for a new television series for teenagers. Write a letter to the president of the network explaining your idea for the new television show. Include all the information that will help the president evaluate your idea, including the show’s title, what kind of show it is (such as reality, comedy, music, game, or sports), specific details or features of the show that would be appealing to teenage viewers, and an example of what viewers might see in a typical episode.
2. Write an essay explaining the importance of being able to see a situation from another person's point of view.
3. Write an essay explaining why it is important to forgive.
4. Music plays an important role in every culture and in every individual's life. Write an essay explaining the role music plays in your culture or in your own life.
5. Write an essay explaining what makes a great leader.
6. Some people feel that the public school system does not adequately prepare students for the real world. Identify one improvement you think schools need to make in order to better prepare students for life after high school. Write a letter to the school board in which you describe this improvement and explain why it is needed.
7. Write an essay explaining why a decision you made was the right one.
8. You are serving on a committee that will design a new high school for your community. Choose one feature for the new high school that you will suggest to the design committee. Write a report to the committee, explaining what this feature is and why it is beneficial.
9. In order to survive, people have been known to go to great lengths and to do things they would not ordinarily do. Write an essay for your teacher that explains the lengths to which people will go in order to survive. You may use examples from real life, books, movies, or television shows to support your essay.
Emergency Plan Two
In case of school emergency closing, this is your second English assignment to be completed. Please respond back once you have finished.
Name:
Mrs. Woolley
Writing assignment #2- emergency lesson plans
High School Definition Prompt
1. Perseverance is a steady effort to maintain a course of action, purpose, or belief, often in spite of difficulty. Write a speech for a school assembly about the meaning of perseverance as it applies to personal success. You may use the following information as well as your own experiences, observations, and/or readings. The writing assignment should be at least one page or longer. Explain some of the quotes below and what they mean to you personally.
*Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. Source: Lance Armstrong
*I would go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it would split in two, and I knew it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before. Source: Jacob A. Riis
*Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. Remember no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost. Sometime, somewhere, somehow we shall find that which we seek. Source: Helen Keller
*It’s not that I’m so smart; it’s just that I stay with problems longer. Source: Albert Einstein
*If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Source: Michael Jordan
*The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall. Source: Nelson Mandela.
As you write your speech, remember to:
• Focus on the meaning of perseverance as it applies to personal success.
• Consider the purpose, audience and context of your speech.
• Organize your ideas logically and effectively.
• Include specific details that clearly develop your speech.
• Edit your speech for standard grammar and language usage.
Name:
Mrs. Woolley
Writing assignment #2- emergency lesson plans
High School Definition Prompt
1. Perseverance is a steady effort to maintain a course of action, purpose, or belief, often in spite of difficulty. Write a speech for a school assembly about the meaning of perseverance as it applies to personal success. You may use the following information as well as your own experiences, observations, and/or readings. The writing assignment should be at least one page or longer. Explain some of the quotes below and what they mean to you personally.
*Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. Source: Lance Armstrong
*I would go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it would split in two, and I knew it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before. Source: Jacob A. Riis
*Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. Remember no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost. Sometime, somewhere, somehow we shall find that which we seek. Source: Helen Keller
*It’s not that I’m so smart; it’s just that I stay with problems longer. Source: Albert Einstein
*If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Source: Michael Jordan
*The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall. Source: Nelson Mandela.
As you write your speech, remember to:
• Focus on the meaning of perseverance as it applies to personal success.
• Consider the purpose, audience and context of your speech.
• Organize your ideas logically and effectively.
• Include specific details that clearly develop your speech.
• Edit your speech for standard grammar and language usage.
Emergency plan One
Hey guys, if school is closed for an emergency, this is your first assignment to be completed. Please write an essay in WORD and cut and paste into comment box as shown in school.
Name:
English 12
Mrs. Woolley
Emergency plans in case there is long-term school closing
Writing Prompts for High School
High School Cause and Effect Prompt:
1. At a recent conference at the University of Chicago, David Walsh of the National Institute on Media and the Family presented a paper titled “Video Game Violence and Public Policy.”
The paper stated that “79% of American children now play computer or video games on a regular basis. Children between the ages of seven and 17 play for an average of eight hours a week.”
“The growth of electronic games has not been without controversy, however. The subset of games that feature violence, gore, and antisocial behavior has raised concern among parents, educators, child advocates, medical professionals, and policy makers.”
According to Walsh, research shows reason for concern:
“Exposure to violent games increases physiological* arousal. . . .Heart rate . . . and . . . blood pressure all increase when playing violent games. . . . These are the same types of physiological reactions bodies have when engaged in a fight.”
“Exposure to violent games increases aggressive emotions.” In one study, “students who were more ‘addicted’ to video games were significantly more likely to be in a bad mood before, during, and after play than were non-addicted students.”
“In a study of 8th and 9th graders, students who played more violent video games were also more likely to see the world as a hostile place, to get into frequent arguments with teachers, and to be involved in physical fights.”
*physiological: relating to the body’s normal functions and processes.
Using the information presented in the paper, experiences from your own life, and/or other information you have read, write an article for your school newspaper about the negative effects of playing violent video games.
As you write your article, remember to:
• Focus on the negative effects of children playing violent video games.
• Consider the purpose, audience and context of your article.
• Organize your ideas and details effectively.
• Include specific details that clearly develop your article.
• Use standard grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Name:
English 12
Mrs. Woolley
Emergency plans in case there is long-term school closing
Writing Prompts for High School
High School Cause and Effect Prompt:
1. At a recent conference at the University of Chicago, David Walsh of the National Institute on Media and the Family presented a paper titled “Video Game Violence and Public Policy.”
The paper stated that “79% of American children now play computer or video games on a regular basis. Children between the ages of seven and 17 play for an average of eight hours a week.”
“The growth of electronic games has not been without controversy, however. The subset of games that feature violence, gore, and antisocial behavior has raised concern among parents, educators, child advocates, medical professionals, and policy makers.”
According to Walsh, research shows reason for concern:
“Exposure to violent games increases physiological* arousal. . . .Heart rate . . . and . . . blood pressure all increase when playing violent games. . . . These are the same types of physiological reactions bodies have when engaged in a fight.”
“Exposure to violent games increases aggressive emotions.” In one study, “students who were more ‘addicted’ to video games were significantly more likely to be in a bad mood before, during, and after play than were non-addicted students.”
“In a study of 8th and 9th graders, students who played more violent video games were also more likely to see the world as a hostile place, to get into frequent arguments with teachers, and to be involved in physical fights.”
*physiological: relating to the body’s normal functions and processes.
Using the information presented in the paper, experiences from your own life, and/or other information you have read, write an article for your school newspaper about the negative effects of playing violent video games.
As you write your article, remember to:
• Focus on the negative effects of children playing violent video games.
• Consider the purpose, audience and context of your article.
• Organize your ideas and details effectively.
• Include specific details that clearly develop your article.
• Use standard grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
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