Thursday, April 8, 2010

The Final Fishbowl!

This is it--the final fishbowl!

Here are your final challenges:

1. Bring a quote into AT LEAST ONE of your responses today.

2. If you haven't done so yet, try to get in a hot seat.

3. Explain your thoughts thoroughly.


Remember our class motto: Finish strong!

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

F451 Fishbowl #6

This is your second-to-last fishbowl, so keep up your great work!

Bring in textual passages whenever possible, and get yourself in a hot seat, even if only for a hovering moment.

Enjoy!

Thursday, April 1, 2010

F451 Fishbowl #5

Hello, outer circle!

Your challenge of the day: BRING AT LEAST ONE QUOTATION INTO AT LEAST ONE OF YOUR RESPONSES TODAY. You will feel and appear quite smart.

Enjoy!

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

F451 Fishbowl #4

As you discuss Fahrenheit 451 through page 80, think about trying to make some connections between Bradbury's future society and ours.

Enjoy, and bring in quotations from the text to support some of your brilliant points!

Thursday, March 18, 2010

F451 Fishbowl #3

As you blog about pages 40-63 in Fahrenheit 451, slow down a little...pull in quotations that you think are significant or confusing. Use your annotations to guide you.

As always, maintain your professionalism and enjoy yourselves.

I look forward to reading this over spring break. And, by the way, I wish all of you a fantastic, safe spring break!

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

F451 Fishbowl #2

Continue your strong work! Remember to maintain proper grammar and spelling. Enjoy!

Friday, March 12, 2010

F451 Fishbowl #1


Welcome to our first formal fishbowl discussion of second semester! This discussion will cover topics in Fahrenheit 451 up through page 28.


Outer circle: Remember that you're aiming to make about five quality comments; be thorough in your responses, and bring in textual passsages when you can. Enjoy!

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Books with Bomb Instructions

To what extent to you agree or disagree with the following statement?


Books with instructions on how to make bombs should be banned from all school libraries in the Littleton District.

Please explain your thoughts carefully (all responses should be at least three sentences long), and remember to be professional with your grammar, spelling, and word choice.

Racist Books

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Books that promote racism should be banned from all school libraries.

Please explain your answer carefully (all responses should be at least 3 lines long), and remember to be professional with your grammar, spelling, and word choice.

Explicit Lyrics

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Music with explicit lyrics (bad words) should be censored when played on the radio.

Please be thoughtful and thorough in your response (all responses should be at least 3 lines long), and remember to be professional with your grammar, spelling, and word choice.

Rated R Movies

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?


People of any age should be admitted to any movie, regardless of that movie's rating.


Please be thorough in your response (all responses should be at least 3 lines long), and remember to be professional with your grammar, spelling, and word choice.

Naked at the Airport

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?


Our airports are considering installing technology that would enable the security people to capture and view your naked image in order to make absolutely sure that no one is passing through the gate with any dangerous items on their body. We should utilize this technology in our airports because safety should outweigh personal privacy.

Remember to be thorough in your response (all responses should be at least 3 lines long), and to be professional in your grammar, spelling, and word choice.

You're Being Watched

To what extend do you agree or disagree with the following statement?


Numerous security cameras should be installed both inside and outside Arapahoe High School so that nearly every part of the school is under constant surveillance. This way, we can ensure the safety of our students and staff.

Remember to be thorough in your response (all responses should be at least 3 lines long), and to be professional with your grammar, spelling, and word choice.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Are you ready for battle? Is Macbeth?

Before we finish reading Macbeth, I'd like you to use this blog to make a few predictions based on the patterns you have noticed in Acts 1-4.

Please make at least TWO predictions and explain what pattern has lead you to these predictions. In other words, make an argument for each prediction.

Here are a few topics you could consider:

Which part of the prophecies made in 1.1 and 4.1 will come true and how? Which ones won't?
What will ultimately happen to Macbeth? How?
What might happen to Lady Macbeth?
Who dies at the end of the play, and who gets to live?

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Macbeth, Act 3: Acting Companies

After reading your assigned scene in Act 3, please post the following on this blog:

1. The three most important events, in your humble opinion, of this scene.

2. The most important passage in this scene (please include speaker, the lines themselves, and the line numbers--just as you do in your word trace entries).

3. A thoughtful explanation as to why this passage is so significant (what does it reveal about a character or change in character? Is it part of a motif? Does it reveal any emerging themes?).

Monday, January 11, 2010

Questioning Macbeth, Act 1


Based on what we have read so far in Macbeth, what are three discussion questions that could lead us to a deeper understanding of the characters, motifs, and/or themes of this play? Feel free to use the "How To Ask a Great Question" guide at the top of the class website.

After you have posted your three questions, please respond a question posted by somebody else. Be sure to reference clearly which question you are addressing.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Chance, Choice, and Tragedy

Please find a fairly recent article (within the past year) that describes a tragedy that a person or group of people have faced.

On this blog, please do the following:

First, please offer a brief summary of your article (3-5 sentences).

Second, comment on whether or not you think this person had control over this tragedy--did this happen by choice or by chance? Explain your thinking.

Third, please read over the comments on this post and respond to the following question:Which is the greater tragedy--one that happens because of a bad choice, or the one that happens by random chance? Explain your thinking.