Discussion Question - April 21

As we now know that half of marriages end in divorce, what is your opinion of marriage? Should people get married? Explain your answer completely. Then respond to your classmates' ideas.

Directions for Blogging - please read!

Directions: Read This First!
Directions:


So here is how this will work: I will get the online discussion started by positing a consideration, offering an opinion, or posing a set of questions based on an article.

Each of you will not only respond to my post first, but to at least three students after your first comment. We'll keep the language professional and academic, as is the case for your homework and in-class assignments. As for a minimum response, let's begin with a paragraph of 5-7 sentences per response per individual.



Remember to:

•Proofread your work before you hit that "Publish" button.
•Create at least 4 comments (each between 5-7 sentences)—1 to me responding to the original post and 3 to your peers.
•Keep the language professional, academic, and on-point.
•Sign your full name at the bottom of each response you make.
•Comment within the appropriate post.

Reminders:

•Do not use IM language (e.g., ";-)," "u r kewl," "lol," "brb," etc.)--this is a college-level discussion, not a private conversation.
•Do not use slang--again, this is a college environment where people use professional and academic language.
•Do not state an opinion without stating why you think/feel the way you do.
•Do not re-phrase someone's comment or just agree with him in order to have something to say--"Think before you type" means exactly that.

This is what a typical student comment should look like:
Response to Alba: So in other words you're saying that people who are not beautiful have no opportunity in life to succeed because of the way we judge them. I think that is wrong. Children are very sensitive and they can sense when adults make fun of them or treat them differently because of their look. Those children are the same people, that when the grow up, they also become ugly from inside, as a result of the way they were treated when they were child. That is still one of the biggest taboo that we have, judge someone for their look, before we even give them a chance to talk.-- Yuleina Mac Donald




Lastly, the ideas presented in your responses should be your own, or you should be adding something new to the discussion. Hopefully, this weblog will grow as your skills grow and this will also serve to put a new spin on an old "tried and true" method of collegiate discussion.

Participation on this blog counts as an assignment. Inappropriate, rude, or offensive language is unacceptable and will be removed from our blog. Three such offenses during the semester could result in failure for the course.

Comments that do not meet the minimum requirements will be deleted.

Work Due Week of April 19

April 19 and 21
Date Work Due
4/19

Monday School Shooting Reading – handout. Answer questions: Reacting to the Reading, Reacting to Words, Reacting to Ideas, and Reacting to Pattern. Type out and answer in complete sentences.

One other question to answer: What is the main idea in the article?

House on Mango Street read 47-66 and answer the questions below.

4/21

Wednesday
Final Draft of Human Rights Essay

Run-on sentence quiz

Vocabulary Quiz:
All of these words:
a. Allotment
b. Inevitably
c. Conundrum
d. Succumb to
e. Solace
f. Accordingly
And then 4 of these words:

1. Self-preservation (p 36)
2. Lucidity (p 36)
3. Oppressive (p 38)
4. Harangued (p 38)
5. Eluded (p 41)
6. Imprudent (p. 54)
7. Untenable (p. 56)
8. Dissipated (p. 60)
9. Surreal (p. 68)
10. Void
11. Ironic


House on Mango Street Questions
Pages 47-66
Directions: Please answer these questions in complete sentences. Explain the answers clearly and fully. Type your answers out!


“The First Job”
Describe what happens to Esperanza on her first day at work.

“Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark”
Why does Esperanza’s father cry? How does his crying make her feel?

“Born Bad”
What happens to Aunt Lupe?

“Elenita, Cards, Palm, Water”

What does psychic tell Esperanza?

Why is she disappointed? What does she want?

“Geraldo No Last Name”
Why does Geraldo have no last name?

Assignments Due Week of April 12

Weekly Task List

April 12 & 14

Date	Work Due
4/12 Monday	· Read House on Mango Street pages 23-45 and answer questions below · Inference Packet: read the entire packet and do all activities · Textbook: Run-on sentences: Practice 2 page 310 and practice 3 page 312. · Comma Splice packet: read completely and do the activities on the front and back of the second page · Run-on sentence packet – Read and do the two exercises on the back of the second sheet. Be sure to read the directions to know what to do. · Subject and Predicate worksheet – front and back exercises – read the examples before you begin!
4/14 Wednesday	Make flashcards with these words with the definition and sentence on back … Bring to class a. Allotment a. Inevitably b. Conundrum c. Succumb to d. Solace f. Accordingly

Questions on The House on Mango Street pages 23-45

Directions: Please answer these questions in complete sentences. Explain the answers clearly and fully. Type your answers out!

“Marin”

1. Who is Marin?
2. Why is she unable to leave her house?

“Those Who Don’t”

3. How do outsiders see Esperanza’s neighborhood? How does Esperanza feel when she visits other neighborhoods?

“There was an Old Woman She had So Many Children She Didn’t Know What To Do”

4. Why does Rosa Vargas cry every day?

“Alicia Who Sees Mice” 5. How does Alicia’s father treat her efforts to get an education?