Thursday, July 31, 2008

San Francisco Universal Health Care

Read the following article from the New York Times:  www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/us/14health.html

Summarize the article and post your response here.

Healthcare in America

How would you like to see healthcare in America change over the next ten years?  Do you think this is realistic?  Why or why not?

Monday, July 28, 2008

Reflection

After having viewed The Pianist, read Maus, and watched Hotel Rwanda, reflect on the following questions:

What can we learn about personal and collective responsibility when injustices are being committed against a group of people?

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Raisin in the Sun Final Draft Due Monday July 28!!

Make sure to have your final draft finished when you come to class on Monday July 28.

Maus Character Reflection

Vladek is a complicated figure.  How would you describe him as a person?  Why?

Choose four scenes that you think demonstrate something important about Vladek's character.


Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Essay With an Attitude

What makes you angry or gets on your nerves in society, in your community, in your school?  What would you like to see changed about your world?

Assignment:  Choose a topic, find two sources to support your attitude towards this subject, write a two page paper that addresses the following questions:

What is the big deal?
Why does it bother you?
How could it change?

Friday, July 18, 2008

Assignment Check List

So far you should have the following assignments completed:

Juvenile Justice Essay Rough Draft
A Raisin in the Sun Essay (1st Draft w/peer edit, 2nd Draft)
(If you have not completed either of these assignments, email me at emily.surowitz@albany.k12.ca.us.  Do not cut and paste!  Send a word attachment.)

On the blog:

Praise Poem
Found Poem
Newspaper Reflection:  2 assignments (4 reflections total)