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It is one of my desires that by the end of this class, you will have an opportunity to create a lasting marks on the world.  One of these marks will be an EPortfolio that we will create using Live Binders.  Here is a link to a template that you will use to create yours. [...]

Christmas Around The World: http://bit.ly/8Rswnx On this site you will find 14 photos with a brief description of each picture. Take notes on at least 10 of them and tell me how they are the same or different from what and how we celebrate. bE SUre THat YOU…… Give your response a title. Explain what [...]

You can embed your Movie into a Glog.  Below you will find an example.  The first is a link to a wikipage and the second is to glogster. http://msburtonisonline.pbworks.com/Still-I-Rise-glog

Your next assignment will be to create a Podcast of your interview as Booker T. Washington.  You must: have a partner be your Interviewer and you must answer at least 10 questions in character.  Remember that you are Booker T. Washington and therefore you must answer as though you were him.  For example, as Booker T. [...]

    Read “A Lady in a  Machine-Shop.” Then write an essay explaining what skills and qualities Margaret Knight possessed that led to her success as an inventor. Be sure to include specific information from the article to support your ideas. Do not merely summarize the article. Remember that your response will be evaluated in two [...]

Read “Read “But I’m Not Tired!”   Think about the ideas the author presents in this article.  What changes should schools make to adjust to students’ sleep patterns?  Write a letter to the principal recommending changes that could be made at your school to adjust to students’ sleep patterns.  Be sure to include specific information from [...]

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 Beliefs of John Wooden (Woodenisms)   Sometimes personal essays are actually inspired by a belief statement or quotation from someone famous that the writer respects. Do any quotations below from the famous UCLA basketball coach ring true with what you yourself believe?  Each night you have a different prompt to respond to.  Make sure that [...]