Dr. Heidegger's Experiment student created video

Here is the highly anticipated "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" video promised in class. Unfortunately, it took forever to upload in class, but here right now you have the opportunity to peruse what another student has created. Enjoy and leave any feedback you have about the video or the story in the comment section.Dr. Heidegger's Experiment video would you search for the Fountain of Youth or decide to age gracefully?

Article of the Week (#2): "Tell-Tale Bacteria"

We are about to delve into a assumption that many of us, you, me and other students at our school are conditioned into believing: If it looks clean it probably is- meaning it looks like we left not one shred of evidence behind. Well, after reading the article Tell-Tale Bacteria by Stephen Ornes be prepared for an eye opening thought, can the bacteria on our hands be the key to catching crooks if they do something bad? Remember, you must show evidence of close reading-this means you are marking up the paper as you read or writing down your thoughts as you read.

Directions: You are to write a one page(5 paragraphs) MLA formatted response. You must tell me what you agree with, disagree with and what confused you in the article (something you still question). You must have at least one quote to back up your opinion, using the article as the support for you opinion. You may not say something is one way "because you said so" that line only works when your mother is trying to "ruin" your life because you can't go to the mall. Be prepared to discuss and turn in your paper on Thursday, October 28th.

Happy Reading and remember a finger print isn't the only thing that can catch you.


Mrs. Ordway :)

Article of the Week

To help build better readers and deeper thinkers, starting Monday, October 18th I will start assigning an article of the week. The article will be posted here on the blog; this weeks article is: French Burqa Ban Clears Last Legal Obstacle read the article and follow the directions at the top of the first page. You will have the article read and the assignment done by Thursday of each week. Since Thursday is our block day we can easily fit this into the schedule along with our book club meetings. As a class, student and individual thinker you will be able to see yourself changing the way you view literature as you learn to apply what is going on in the real world to what it is you're reading; even if what you're reading is 100 years old. Imagine that!
Here's to a first great article of the week, and I look forward to all of your opinions which will be as diverse as our class.

English 11 The Romantics: Dark & Light

As we continue on our path of enlightenment our first sight seeing stop is The Romantics. Not to be confused with the idea of flowers and candy, but rather the idea of being able to depend on our own intuition and ability to connect with something greater than ourselves via nature. As we read (or watch) different aspects of the Romantic genre of literature you will need the following handouts/charts. One is a multi-purpose chart( Dark Romantic or Gothic Elements in Literature) that can be used with various types of literature that follow the Romantic elements the other is for the film The Corpse Bride (Romanticism and Tim Burton's Corpse Bride )by Tim Burton who,  knowingly or not employs many of the Romantic qualities and characteristics in this film and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

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We are starting our "Most Dangerous Game" map project this week; the project is worth 40 points so make sure you follow all of the guidelines discussed and reviewed in class. I will post a link to the guideline page later on today.

Also, keep reading for your book club since we are meeting on Thursday, October 7th. Remember, you must have ALREADY read the assigned pages; you will NOT be reading in class.

Lastly, if you loved the short story "Most Dangerous Game" here is the link to watch the Hollywood version from the 1930's Most Dangerous Game--the movie . Enjoy!