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Journal #1

Monday, September 29, 2014


Each of the following A. It takes courage to grow up and become who you
adages appears on
really are. ~e.e.cummings
B. As a teenager I was so insecure. I was the type of
Brainy Quotes for
guy that never fitted in because he never dared to
Teenagers. They are
choose. I was convinced I had absolutely no talent
beliefs of both
at all. For nothing. And that thought took away all
famous and not-somy ambition too. ~Johnny Depp
famous individuals.
C.
My teenage years were exactly what they were
To which quotation(s)
supposed to be. Everybody has their own path. It's
below can you make
laid out for you. It's just up to you to walk it.
a text-to-self
~Justin Timberlake
connection based on
your own life
experiences?
Journal #2
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Were or are you ever afraid of anything? Were you afraid of the dark when
you were little? What lurks behind peoples fears? (Or write a scary story.)
Journal #3
Friday, October 3, 2014
Write about the Anglo-Saxons or a conflict between two people you know by
juxtaposing an unyielding warrior against a formidable enemy/foe.
Journal #4
Monday, October 6, 2014
Create a chart for the 1960 movie on The Time Machine:
Movie/Book/Why?
Note differences you see in the film that were not in the novel in the first
column. In the second column, record what was actually in the novel. In the
third column, draw a conclusion about why the director/producer chose to
make this change. Think about Purpose, Audience, and Form. What were the
priorities/concerns of an audience in 1960 versus a Victorian/early Modern
audience?
Journal #4 (contd) Wednesday, October 8, 2014
See above.
Journal #5
Monday, October 13, 2014
How do you define a hero? Does a person have to have specific qualities to
be a hero? Define heroism. Does heroism always look the same? Give
multiple examples of what heroism may LOOK LIKE.
Journal #7
Monday, October 15, 2014
Write a recipe for a hero. Look to your homework hero stories. What qualities
do these stories or heroes have in common?
Daily Edit #1
Titles:

Monday, September 29, 2014


Rule(s):

The poem because I


could not stop for
death by Emily
Dickinson was in a
book of my mothers
entitled one-hundred
and one famous
poems.
Daily Edit #2

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Daily Edit #3

Friday, October 3, 2014

Daily Edit #4

Monday, October 6, 2014

Capitalize: Important Words (not articles or


prepositions unless first)
Underline/Italics: Long/Large Works (e.g.,
books, websites, TV series)
Quotation Marks: Works included in Larger
Works (e.g., short stories, web page, articles, TV
episodes)

Daily Edit #5
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
How would you cite a Order:
visual source? Write
Movie Title. Dir. First Last. Perf. First Last and First
the MLA Bibliographic
Last. Production Co., YYYY. Medium. (medium of
Format for a visual
source = DVD, online streaming, YouTube, etc.)
source. (We will use
The Time Machine. Dir. George Pal. Perf. Rod Taylor
last weeks movie.)
and Alan Young. MGM, 1960. Amazon Prime
Streaming.
Daily Edit #6
Monday, October 13, 2014
Daily Edit #7

Monday, October 15, 2014

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