Assignment 20

I couldn't disagree with Ebert more on this one.

Go to this site and read the review from your favorite movie (if you can't pick a favorite, then pick a movie that you like a lot).  Type the name of the film in the search box (if Ebert has not reviewed the movie, then pick another).  After reading the review, you are going to write a blog post comparing/contrasting your opinions about the film and Roger Ebert's opinions.  Do not summarize the movie!  Write about your specific opinions the movie as they compare/contrast with Roger Ebert's opinions.

Make sure that you detail your opinions (what you think and why you think it).  If your opinion is the same as Roger Ebert's you need to give the reasons why you feel that way.

Include at least 1 picture from the movie (movie poster, etc.) and 1 link to the Roger Ebert review.

This blog assignment needs to be at least 100 words, at least 3 paragraphs, correct grammar, spelling, etc.

Assignment 19

Here's the situation.  5 years from now you become a celebrity (singer, athlete, actor, etc. you choose) and you become a contestant on the Celebrity Apprentice.  Being the amazing and intelligent person you are, you win a task.  Since you were the project manager for your team in this task, you win a large amount of money for your charity.  In this hypothetical situation the charity you chose in assignment 18 no longer exists.  For this blog post you will write about another charity that you are going to support.

You will write a blog entry that 1) **briefly describes this new charity, 2) details (at least 2 paragraphs) why this new charity is important to you, 3) includes a link to the charity's website and 4) includes at least 2 pictures related to the charity.
**The link to the charity's website will include all the information about the charity.  This is why you will only briefly describe (a few sentences) the charity in your post.

Assignment 18- Being Charitable

Sir Richard Branson is back again.  This time he has offered to give you and your family one million dollars cash as long as you do one job for him.  In addition to donating one million dollars to your family, he wants to donate another one million dollars to one charity.

Let's make a difference!

Your job is to research different charities to find one that means something to you.  After you find the charity that you want to support, you will write a blog entry that 1) **briefly describes the charity, 2) details (at least 2 paragraphs) why this charity is important to you, 3) includes a link to the charity's website and 4) includes at least 2 pictures related to the charity.

**The link to the charity's website will include all the information about the charity.  This is why you will only briefly describe (a few sentences) the charity in your post.

Assignment 17- Read the article and respond

You must read this article and respond to the following questions in a blog post.

Do you smoke cigarettes?  Why or why not?  If yes, have you ever tried to quit?  Do any of your friends or family smoke cigarettes?  What are your reasons for smoking or not smoking?  What is your overall opinion of cigarette smoking?

Assignment 16

Read this article and then write a blog post about your thoughts regarding the article.  What about the study is interesting?  Did any of these results/details surprise you?  What is the biggest factor you consider when choosing a place to live?  Would you consider living in Maine based on this study?  or Why wouldn't you live there.   etc.  Include a Map of the United States in your post that shows the state of Maine.

Assignment 15- Business Letter

This is a Google documents assignment not a blogger assignment.
Today's assignment is writing a business letter.

Specifically, you will be writing a letter of recommendation.  When applying for certain jobs (usually the higher paying ones) or scholarships you will be asked to provide letters of recommendation (usually 3).  These letters are written by teachers, principals, former bosses, etc.

For this assignment you will be writing a letter of recommendation about yourself (written in third person).  It needs to be typed in the proper format in Google documents.  Name (Rename) your google document "Letter of Recommendation Yourlastname."   After it is written you will share it with me brentwalske@rocketmail.com

Follow this example.  Write this letter "To Mr. Walske:"  instead of "To whom it may concern:"

Your letter needs to have at least three paragraphs.  For example the paragraphs could be 1) background information  2) skills/talents  3) accomplishments.

This letter is by you, about you, and addressed to me.

You will not be writing in first person "I this and I that."  You are writing about yourself, but you are not writing as yourself.

Example:

I would like to recommend Brent Walske for President of the United States.  He is a very intelligent and motivated person.  Brent has great problem solving skills and works well under pressure. Blah, blah, blah, etc.

Assignment 14

Multi-billionaire Sir Richard Branson shows up at Back Bay High School today and offers you and your family or friends a week-long, all expenses paid trip to anywhere on the planet Earth.  He owns the plane that will fly you there.  He has more than enough money to pay for any and all expenses.  Where do you choose to go?  Why?

Sir Richard Branson

Research online places that would be cool to visit remembering that "money is no object" meaning that you have the unlimited resources of Branson.  Describe where you will choose to go and the reasons for choosing this destination.  Detail what you will do once you get to your destination.  Include pictures (at least 4) of your destination and the activities that you will do there.  Include at least one link to something related to your post.

Write grammatically correct sentences (spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.)
at least 150 words
at least 4 paragraphs
at least 4 pictures (include captions with your pictures)
at least 1 link related to your writing


Jukkasjärvi, Sweden

Ice Hotel

After seeing a Discovery Channel documentary on this awesome Hotel made out of ice, I would love to go and stay there.  This hotel is built/rebuilt every year in Sweden for travelers from around the globe to stay.

Ice sculpture in hotel

Ice Bar

Artists/ice sculptors from around the world are hired to create the inner decor of the hotel.  All of the walls and structures are created from ice and snow.  In addition to the ice hotel they have other structures, "warm rooms" built out of traditional materials to escape the cold.

Ice bed

Many activities are available to do outside of the hotel.  I would definitely go skiing/snowboarding/snow shoeing.  Snow mobile tours of the surrounding area would be fun.

Snowmobiling

If I were there during the warmer times when white water rafting was available, I would definitely give that a try.  Checking out the northern lights would be a must.

The Northern Lights

This is not the most extravagant/expensive choice, but it would be a one-of-a-kind experience that I would enjoy.

All of these Assignments should be completed

Blogger

Assignment 1- Bio

Assignment 2- About.me Link

Assignment 3- Favorite Thing

Assignment 5- My Time at BBHS

Assignment 7- Me in Five Years

Assignment 9- My Dream School

(Assignment 10)-  on your blog's second page renamed "assignment 10"
Page 3- My Favorite Celebrity
Assignment 12- Using your brain  This is not "extra credit" it is regular credit for this class and must be done.
Assignment 13- My Spring Break

About.me

Name  (first, last)

5 complete grammatically correct sentences for your bio

personalized font/font color/font size- must be readable on top of your background image

working link to blog

imported background image

Google  docs

completed resume shared with me (brentwalske@rocketmail.com)

All of these assignments should be correctly completed at this point.  When you have completed everything, you are to comment on this post, "I am done.  Please check my work." When I see your comment I will check/grade your work.

Assignment 13- My Spring Break

Write about what you did during your 9 day break from school.  If you want to claim that you didn't do anything, then you need to write about what you did while you weren't doing anything (eating, watching television, playing video games, annoying your parents, etc.).

Requirements:


At least 150 words.
At least 4 paragraphs.
Grammatically correct sentences.  USE SPELLCHECK
At least 3 pictures and/or links that relate to your writing.   
For example 2 pics and 1 link, 1 pic and 2 links, 3 pics and 0 links, or more. 

Juliet, Ben and Dookie, our tortoise.

Assignment 12- Using your brain

Go here and answer the "extra credit" question in a blog entry titled "Assignment 12- Using my brain"

copy and paste...

At a rural cabin, you get water from a well using only a 4-gallon bucket and a 9-gallon bucket. In a single trip from the well to the cabin, what whole number gallon amounts of water could you bring back to the cabin?

There are no markings on the pails.  And, you can’t do any estimating or add any markings!

The easy ones are

4- fill up the 4-gallon bucket

9- fill up the 9-gallon bucket

13- fill up both buckets

... these blue words in your post.  Then answer the question.  This is for regular credit in this class.  You may collaborate with other students in this class to come up with all the answers.  Make sure that you explain all possible gallon amounts to get credit.

I not i, I'm not im or i'm, I'll not ill or i'll

The word I and any contraction built with the word I is always capitalized!  


That being said, again, any assignments with I not capitalized will not be graded.  This means that it will be a zero in the Schoolloop grade book.


If you want credit for your assignment then you had better capitalize the word I and all it's variations if you use it in your writing.

Today's (Thursday, April 5th) Assignment

Go to Page 3 of this blog to read the directions for today's assignment, "My Favorite Celebrity."

CHECKLIST-What should be done already.

Blogger
Assignment 1- Bio
Assignment 2- About.me Link
Assignment 3- Favorite Thing
Assignment 5- My Time at BBHS
Assignment 7- Me in Five Years
Assignment 9- My Dream School
(Assignment 10)-  on your blog's second page renamed "assignment 10"

About.me
Name  (first, last)
5 complete grammatically correct sentences for your bio
personalized font/font color/font size- must be readable on top of your background image
working link to blog
imported background image

Google  docs
completed resume shared with me (brentwalske@rocketmail.com)

All of these assignments should be correctly completed at this point.  You have until end of the day Thursday to have everything **completed without losing points.  Any assignments not completed by Thursday will only be worth half credit when they are completed.  
**completed assignments fulfill all of the requirements specified in the directions.

Assignment 10- Updating your page 2

Go to Page 2 of this blog to find directions for updating your page 2.

Assignment 9- My Dream School

Write a blog entry about the school that you would attend (your choice) after graduation if money, grades and admissions tests were not a consideration.  Write about the school (Harvard, UCLA, etc.), what you would study (Pre Med, English, Art, etc.) and why you would go there given all the other choices in the world.  If you don't plan on attending any schools after High School, you still need to pick a school as if you were being forced to go somewhere.  You must pick a school and write about it.

Find a website for this school to link to in your post.  Find some pictures for your post (if you can't find pictures of the school, then include pictures that relate to the field of study that you would be going to that school for.  The school can be a technical institute, 2 year college, 4 year college, private university, etc.

Requirements-  written in paragraphs 

correct grammar   

at least 2 pictures

at least 1 link

at least 100 words

correct spelling (use spellcheck*)

*special note-  when using spellcheck, if the word is not very close to the actual spelling of the word you are trying to use, then it's possible that none of the options that spellcheck gives you will be the correct word.  

(for example definately is spelled definitely not defiantly)