12+CP,G,+8A+WWNB+2009-2010

Check # 3

December 8, 2009 • What is a hero? • What is the difference between a knight/chivalry and heroism? • If you had to pick 1 famous person as a hero, who would it be? Why?

December 11, 2009 media type="youtube" key="LfhTPaqKEAE" height="340" width="560" • What did they leave out? • What surprised you/you had forgotten about this decade? • What were you doing in December 2000? • Favorite part/year of the decade?

January 4,2010 • 2009 – How was your break? Best/worst parts of 2009, etc. • And/or • 2010 – Do you have any resolutions? What do you think of resolutions? Do you keep resolutions? Why do you think people break them? What are you looking forward to this year? What are some major events in your life this year?

January 12, 2010 media type="youtube" key="s4Fku1yceN0" height="344" width="425" • Do you think reading will change with inventions like the e-readers and tablets? • When you are looking for something to read, what do you look for in a book? • Do you remember the first book you read? What did you think? • Why do you like or dislike reading? • Is there a book you hate/love? Is so, why?

January 21, 2010 • How would you evaluate your educational performance so far this year? • How do you plan on performing in the next half? • What can you do better? What is that going to take?

January 28, 2010 • What is your opinion of marriage? • Are the husband and wife equal in marriage? • What should be the role of the husband (and/or wife)? • What is the (or your) “ideal” woman? “Ideal” man? (Keep it clean).

February 16, 2010 • Review a movie. Include a description of the characters, the story line, the scenery, and what you liked the most and the least about the movie. Would you recommend it to anyone?

February 23, 2010 • “The Good and the Badde” illustrates common stereotypes in the 17 th century. • What stereotypes do we have for women (or men!) in the 21 st century? Try and write a description of a couple of your stereotypes in the style of “The Good and the Badde.” • What is the purpose of stereotypes? Do they do more harm than good?

March 4, 2010 (with falconry video) • What do you think of the relationship between man and nature? • -Killer Whale at SeaWorld • -Falconry • -Zoos

April 8, 2010 • Article: [] • We have made amazing technological advances over the last 100+ years, in everything from medicine, space exploration, and the iPhone. Do you think that there is a limit to science? Should there be? Who decides?

4-29-10 • [] • Clumsy jesting is no joke. • That’s the moral of this story. Do you agree? Why does the creature use this as a reference? How does it relate to what happens to him?

Prompts for 2nd Check: October 6, 2009 What is chivalry? Is chivalry dead today? Do women have their own code or should they(we) follow chivalry? Do you have any codes or rules that you live by?

October 8th, 2009 What do you think of the Art of Courtly Love? Are there any of the rules that stand out to you as being so true or so wrong? Do we have any rules of love today? *Reminder - you do not have to share more than you feel comfortable with, and are always welcome to write on another topic.*

October 12, 2009 After watching the Renaissance video, what kind of differences do you expect to see at the faire? What are you looking forward to at the faire?

October 20, 2009 In "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," it is important for Gawain to keep his part of the bargain with the Green Knight, yet he has very good reason to want to break his promise. What circumstances would cause you to break -or keep- a promise you had made? Can you give me a scenario?

October 27, 2009 The best/worst Halloween costume I ever had/saw...

October 29, 2009 Senior Year is 1/4 over! What has been your favorite part so far? What are you looking forward to? Etc.

November 3rd, 2009 Congratulations! You just won a million dollars! What are you going to do with it?

November 6, 2009 Your protagonist wakes up alone and lost on a deserted island. Write a story that follows this protagonist's first day awake on the island, being sure to include a detailed physical description of the island, as well as an account of how this protagonist works to find water, collect food, and build a shelter.

November 10, 2009 Tomorrow is Veteran's day. Do you know any veterans? What do you think of the events at Fort Hood? What is your opinion of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars? Have you ever considered joining the military?

November 17, 2009 "It's never too late - in literature or life - to revise." Write your response to the quote.

November 19, 2009 My craziest experience in a restaurant or shopping mall.... Do you go Black Friday shopping? What do you think of the commercialization of the season?

8A 2nd Check for WWNB Prompts 1. 10-06-09 • If I were a superhero, I’d be…. • My powers would be… • I would save the world by…

2. 10-08-09 • Today is Support your class day – 2014! How do you think things will be different then? Will you be different? How? What do you want to get done between now and then?

3. 10-13-09 Free Write!

4. 10-20-09 The best/worst Halloween costume I ever had (or saw).....

5. 10-22-09 What are you afraid of? Why?

6. 10-29-09 Try and write a Halloween story (real or made up) using at least 5 of this week's vocabulary words.

7. November 3rd, 2009 Congratulations! You just won a million dollars! What are you going to do with it?

8. November 6, 2009 Your protagonist wakes up alone and lost on a deserted island. Write a story that follows this protagonist's first day awake on the island, being sure to include a detailed physical description of the island, as well as an account of how this protagonist works to find water, collect food, and build a shelter.

9. November 10, 2009 Tomorrow is Veteran's day. Do you know any veterans? What do you think of the events at Fort Hood? What is your opinion of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars? Have you ever considered joining the military?

10. November 17, 2009 "It's never too late - in literature or life - to revise." Write your response to the quote.

11. November 19, 2009 My craziest experience in a restaurant or shopping mall.... Do you go Black Friday shopping? What do you think of the commercialization of the season?

12. January 4, 2010 • 2009 – How was your break? Best/worst parts of 2009, etc. • And/or • 2010 – Do you have any resolutions? What do you think of resolutions? Do you keep resolutions? Why do you think people break them? What are you looking forward to this year? What are some major events in your life this year?

13. January 12, 2010

• Do you think reading will change with inventions like the e-readers and tablets? • When you are looking for something to read, what do you look for in a book? • Do you remember the first book you read? What did you think? • Why do you like or dislike reading? • Is there a book you hate/love? Is so, why?

14. January 22, 2010 • How would you evaluate your educational performance so far this year? • How do you plan on performing in the next half? • What can you do better? What is that going to take?

15. January 27, 2010 • What does freedom mean to you? • What are some examples of freedom? • Are there different kinds(levels) of freedom? • Is freedom a right?