Thursday, August 14, 2008

Homework & Extra Credit Week of Aug 15th

HW. Writing 9th-
Count the number of newspaper stands or purchase boxes in your neighborhood (Walking distance under a mile) Record the number and tell if it is the number you expected in Journal

Read a current article about Poverty (less tha 1 week old) Write a 3 paragraph response (What was the issue or problem, summary of the article, did you agree or disagree tell why and if you have a solution.)

Response must be typed (use public library or home computer) Double spaced, 12 Font with Header (Name, Class Period, Date) Staple Article to paper, if article is obtained from internet please print article, a hard copy of article must be turned in paper.


EXTRA CREDIT Respond to Blog

(I will check the blog and you will recieve extra credit)
Watch the Presidential Forum Sat. 16th on MSNBC at 7pm. Who do you think performed the best,explain why, give two reasons. Due Mon. 18th Be detailed!

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Extra Credit - Aug. 18th

Write a name poem using similes, metaphors and figurative language. Describe yourself in the poem. Example.

Perfect One...
Kamilah means perfect one
Perfect, like flawless diamonds
Perfect is uncomparable
Perfect like God's plan for your life
Perfect is hard to live up to
Perfect is purposeful perfection in all that you do.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Exra Credit Sept 2nd

The name of this blog is "Literacy is the pathway from slavery to freedom" What book is this from and what does it mean?

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Ex. Credit -Read and Respond to Poem

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented and fabulous.
Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other
people won't feel insecure around you.

We were born to make manifest the glory of
God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us -- it's in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others

-Marianne Williamson