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Please provide a definition & one synonym and antonym for each word. Due Thurs.**
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Please provide a definition for each word along with one synonym and one antonym. You may type or hand write this assignment (due Thurs.).**
Make sure to be prepared to respond to questions on the following:
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Vocabulary from ch. 7/8 will be included on the final. (Trimalchio- fortuitous) You will also be responsible for information from The Great Gatsby. There will be a short story accompanied by questions and a current event article as well. http://thumbnails.visually.netdna-cdn.com/the-great-gatsby-character-map_514d045268c55_w1500.jpg
Please be prepared to use the above vocabulary words on the final. Also, there will be questions from Fahrenheit 451, a short story, and a current event article as well. **Vocabulary questions are worth 2 points each; you will lose half credit if you aren't prepared to use them correctly.
For your final exam, I would like you to write a 2 pg. (min.) paper on one of the technology innovators/leaders above. Each student will compose their paper on a different individual. 12 pt. font, double spaced, 5 paragraph essay format. DO NOT plagiarize. This will result in a 0 which will impact your grade negatively. Citation help:
A Page on a Web Site For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by the information covered above for entire Web sites. Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given. "How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009. An Article in a Web Magazine Provide the author name, article name in quotation marks, title of the Web magazine in italics, publisher name, publication date, medium of publication, and the date of access. Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given. Bernstein, Mark. "10 Tips on Writing the Living Web." A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites. A List Apart Mag., 16 Aug. 2002. Web. 4 May 2009. *We are using MLA format for our Works Cited page. Here is a link for more explanation: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/ http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/14/tech/innovation/wireless-electricity/index.html
First, I'd like you to view the video, then read and discuss the article with your partner. What did you find most interesting/surprising as you read? Please respond in paragraph form via the blog when finished. Do you think this change will be implemented in all homes/businesses? If so, how long do you think it will take for this technology to be adopted? What advantages will people gain due to the change? What problems do you anticipate with this change? http://www.pamhogeweide.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/photo3.jpeg
http://www.pinterest.com/kaitlyndinneh/body-image-and-self-esteem/ Since we've been studying the negative effects of the media on body image, I'd like you to create posters promoting positive body image. The first link on the page is a good example of the direction I'd like you to take for the assignment. Please include pictures and positive mantras about body image. Please ask me for help if you are confused.** http://www.learner.org/interactives/literature/story/fulltext.html
http://www.d.umn.edu/~csigler/PDF%20files/bradbury_veldt.pdf http://www.esquire.com/fiction/fiction/ray-bradbury-last-night-of-the-world-0251 https://literatureandlanguagearts.wikispaces.com/file/view/To+Hell+with+Dying-+complete+story.pdf 2 pages, 12 point font (double spaced) 5 paragraph essay format http://www.ted.com/talks/sebastian_thrun_google_s_driverless_car
http://www.ted.com/talks/tan_le_a_headset_that_reads_your_brainwaves What did you find most impressive about each invention? What potential drawbacks do you foresee with each innovation? What presented aspects of each new technology will be most useful? Can you think of other uses for each device? (one paragraph, please) |
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