Monday, March 17, 2014

Cat's Eye page 204-214

In turnitin discussion board, write about a passage which you found interesting or could connect with for some reason.    What made it relevant or interesting for you? Share at least one quote (properly cited) in your response.  At least 5 sentences.

Also respond to one other person's entry in three to four sentences.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

This is a blog entry, kids.  Today, I want to have you prepare for your Glass Castle exam and discuss a blog format for the I-search.

Introduce
Cite
Explain

 Find a significant passage between pp 245-271 and explain its significance using the ICEing technique.


Early in the book, Mrs. Walls says that “It’s the Joshua tree’s struggle that gives it its beauty.”  The same can be said of people.  Often it is our struggles that make us beautiful in our own unique ways.  The Walls’ children are like Joshua trees: beautiful, tough, survivors.  (I) For example, early in the book, Jeanette Walls tells about one of the hardships the Walls children frequently faced: hunger.  (C) On page 22, Jeanette Walls tells us “We ate irregularly, and when we did, we’d gorge ourselves.”  (E) Like the Joshua tree which only gets rain occasionally, the Walls children learn to eat as much as possible when food is available, knowing that it may be awhile before they get food again.  They have learned to survive in a harsh, unpredictable environment.

Saturday, March 1, 2014

My Google Drive

My Google Drive

Techquest Notes

Free A lot like camtasia.  You can type, write,

Explaineverything.com is $2.99 per month; like Camtasia – you can use text as well as audio and pictures.
Top 3 (or 4) tech options from this class
http://wesleylths.blogspot.com/  for posting videos and blogs
http://showme.com   for simple instructional videos
http://voicethread.com for simple talk presentations

camtasia  or Explaineverything.com for more involved instructional videos