Jun 05 2013
Another Wonderful Year Comes to a Close
Add your thoughts, comments, suggestions, and appreciations here for Ms. Sittig’s ELA classes 2012-13. Thank you for giving it your all. You will succeed in all you do.
Archive for the 'Assignments' Category
May 01 2013
Persuasive Cookie Paragraph
Our Cookie Subjects
Persuade me to eat the cookie or not eat the cookie. Include a topic sentence and support (FRIES).
Apr 10 2013
Guess What 2013
There are two parts to this blog post (part A & B).
Part A:
Without reading the story, write down what’s happening in the photo, what happened during the game, and who won. Make an inference/prediction.
Pedro Portal / Staff Photo |
Part B:
Read the story (click on the word “story“), were your predictions correct? Be honest and provide your conclusion(s).
Post Parts A & B to the blog. Please post only your first name and last initial. Proofread your work for grammar, spelling, capitalization, etc.
Feb 05 2013
Were you sold? (Persuasive Techniques)
As we watched the Super Bowl this past Sunday, we saw a great game and we got our best laughs from the advertisements. Please watch the compilation of the top 10 ads from that night. 1. When finished viewing the video post to the blog, telling us (your fellow peers and I), which advertisement you chose as most effective? 2. Do the research to back up your argument. 3. Was the ad creative and did they use humor to build their case? 4. Do they appeal to the audience’s emotions and do they use real life examples? Explain. 5. What are the other points of view or would there be objections and how do they, the advertiser, counter it? 6. Does the ad insult anyone or get personal (this is a no, no)?
Dec 07 2012
He Said. She Said. (Poetry)
Post your poems using only two word sentences, pronouns, and verbs. Feel free to comment on other student work.
“Student Created” by Ms. Sittig
I taught. You listened. You learned.
You brainstormed. You wrote. We revised.
You re-wrote. We proofread. You published. We enjoyed.
Oct 23 2012
Compare and Contrast with a Character
Choose one of the comic strips below A, B, or C and find a character within one of them that is the most like you. In complete sentences, inform us of how they are similar (compare) and different (contrast) from you. Feel free to do a Venn Diagram on your own before presenting the facts in your summary on the post. Be sure to proofread your work, especially for spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
A. 
B.
C.
Sep 05 2012
Caption It
Below there are three pictures, choose one and provide your interpretive caption (a short description or explanation of the image). You may be creative or stick to the obvious.
A.
DANIEL MUNOZ, REUTERS / August 30, 2012
B.
VALERY HACHE/AFP/GettyImages / August 31, 2012
C.
OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP/GettyImages / August 31, 2012
Mar 16 2012
Point of View
Goodman Trial
A) Click on the article title above to read more about John Goodman and the trial. How would you feel if you were the lawbreaker, the victim, the lawyer (defense or prosecution), or the judge?
B) Rewrite a portion of the article from one of these individual’s point of view and label it (i.e. lawyer’s point of view).
Video (Click on “Video”)
Jan 23 2012
Show, Do Not Tell
Using the pictures below and without having any background knowledge about them, please write a descriptive glib showing, not telling me what you see. (e.g. Telling: “The dog is nice.” – Showing: “The dog’s coat of fur is as soft as silk. When he cuddles with me I am in a place of peace and calm.”) Use imagery (five senses) to get even more descriptive.
#1
- MIRA OBERMAN, AFP/Getty Images / January 22, 2012
#2
- YURI CORTEZ, AFP/Getty Images / January 21, 2012
#3
Larry Busacca, Getty Images / January 21, 2012
Due Friday, February 3, 2012
Dec 24 2011
Guess What
There are two parts to this blog post (part A & B).
Part A:
Without reading the story, write down what’s happening in the photo, what happened during the game, and who won. Make an inference/prediction.
 (Ginny Dixon, Sun Sentinel / December 21, 2011) |
Part B:
Post Parts A & B to the blog. Please post only your first name and last initial. Proofread your work for grammar, spelling, capitalization, etc.
Happy Holidays!
