Blog Post #9 Assigment - News Story Summary and Response

 

Listen to this news story about some Japanese companies' new English language policy.  Write a short summary of the news story, and then write a short response to the news story.  You can read the trascript of the news story with the following link if you need help:

http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=130733615 

Blog Post #8 Assignment - Movie/Book Review

 

Write a concise, 1 paragraph summary about a recent movie you saw or a book you have read.  DO NOT REWRITE THE ENTIRE MOVIE OR BOOK!!!  The summary should include information about the setting, characters, plot and message of the movie or book.  After writing the summary, write a 1 paragraph response to the movie or book.  The response should include a discussion of your personal feelings and opinions about the movie or book.  Be sure to write if you thought the movie was great, average, or terrible and why you think that way about the movie.

Enjoy the "wonderful" acting and scene writing in the above movie clip. 

Blog Post #7 Assignment - FREEDOM

Write a paragraph or two about whatever you want to write about.  Be creative!  You are free!

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Blog Post #6 Assignment

One of the greatest challenges of writing a memorable personal story is to make the reader feel.  If you can connect with readers on an emotional level, you will have them hooked and they will enjoy and appreciate your writing even more.  But in order to convey your emotions to others through writing, you must first be in touch with your own thoughts and feelings.  For this blog assignment, think about a time you have had very strong emotions about something.  Here is a list of some basic emotions: Sadness, Joy, Anger, Love, Embarrassment, Fear, Disgust, and Anticipation.  Choose a time you felt one of these emotions, and tell us about how you felt and why you felt that way.

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Blog Post #5 Assignment

Tell us a short story about a time that you were surprised or frightened by something.  What were you doing before you were surprised or frightened?  What was it that caused you to be surprised or frightened?  What was your reaction?  Why did you react this way?  What did you do or what did you think after being surprised or frightened?  Would you be surprised or frightened the next time something like this happened?



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