Homework For Monday, October 26th!

For Monday, visit www.voicethread.com and create an account with them by using your Gmail address.

That's it! The work we do for the next month of class will be based on the website, so take a look around and get familiar with it once you have an account.

If you are having any trouble creating an account, email me at mr.donohue@gmail.com

See you in class!

-Mr. D.

Column 2 Due Friday, October 23rd!

COLUMN ASSIGNMENT 2, DUE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD!

In a 400-450 word column, answer the following question:

Should girls play high school football with boys?

Use facts gathered in your notes to give evidence supporting your opinion.

You will be graded in the following areas:

*Opinion: Stating a maintaining a clear opinion.

*Evidence: giving at least 4 pieces of evidence to support your opinion.

*Lead & Headline: A lead of proper length that "hooks" your reader into the story.

*Length: Your column is between 400-450 words.

*Writing conventions: Proper spelling, grammar and punctuation.

Homework Due Wednesday, October 20th!

For tomorrow, click this link and read "15 Year Old Girl Throws Three Touchdowns". http://docs.google.com/View?id=dd8vgrvd_56cpdhj3fw

After reading prepare to discuss in class.

-Mr. D.

Homework Due Tuesday, October 20th!

For Tuesday, click here and read "High School Sports; In Field Hockey..." . When you are done answer the following question in a short paragraph and share your work with me through Google Docs.

Is this story fair to girls given the ruling of title IX? Should a boy be able to play in a girls' field hockey league? Be sure to site examples from the article.

See you in class!

-Mr. D.

Homework Due Friday, October 16th!

For Friday, click the link here and read "Another Victim at Colorado". Then answer the following question in a short paragraph:

What did Hnida say happened to her? Could this happen anywhere?

When you are done writing your paragraph, share it with me through Google Docs.

See you in class!

-Mr. D.

Homework Due Thursday, October 15th!

Column #1 on Michael Vick is due tomorrow. Look at posts below to see the assignment.

Keep in mind that I will not accept late assignments past Monday -- 5 points will be deducted per day late!

Please contact me with any questions: mr.donohue@gmail.com

-Mr. D.

Homework For Wednesday, October 14th!

For Wednesday, you should have completed AT LEAST 300 words of your Michael Vick column. You are encouraged to complete the assignment early so you can have class time to conference with me.

Good luck!

-Mr. D.