Assignment #4

Assignment #4

Required for this class!

Extra credit for Ms. Jones!

Research one of the following topics and write a one-page summary of the information you retrieved. For each site and/or book you use, you MUST create a bibliography, so keep careful notes of where you go. Even if you don't quote from the site/book directly, cite the source!

Use www.citationmachine.net to create your citations. Select MLA Format. Fill in the blanks. Copy/paste the results.

Topics:

• Queen Mab speech - Discuss the speech itself and the mythology behind it.
  
• Romeo and Juliet as tragic figures - What makes a tragic hero? Are they tragic according to the definition? Are they tragic to you? Why/Why not?
  
• How did Shakespeare influence later playwrights and script writers? (think both plays, TV, and movies)
  
• Romeo and Tybalt as adversaries - Was it inevitable that they would fight? Why? What could have changed it?
  
• History of the Shakespearean Age of Theatre - Discuss the times, the politics, the physical stage, and how/why people came to see a play.
  

One page, typed, single-spaced, 10-12 point font, Times New Roman/Book Antiqua/Arial only.

Assignment #3

Evaluating Web Resources

For this assignment, you will need to go to each of the sites about Christopher Columbus linked below and evaluate them. Are they good sources for researching? Do they provide accurate information? Are they easy to read and understand?

Once you have looked at all of them, create a Table on MS Word. List the official title of each site on the rows going down, provide the site's main address, and create a Yes/No checklist in the columns across for Accuracy (Is it accurate? Is the information provided correct?), Accessibility (Can people read and understand it?), Usefulness (Can you use it for a research project?), and finally a column for a short description (about 2-3 sentences) about why a person should or should not use that site for a research project.

Columbus #1
Columbus #2
Columbus #3
Columbus #4
Columbus #5
Columbus #6
Columbus #7
Columbus #8
Columbus #9

Once you are done, print your table and turn it in to Ms. Shanahan.

Don't Forget! On your blog, post a couple of paragraphs about your experiences as you looked through these sites. What "A-ha!" moments did you get from it? How do you think this experience will affect your future research projects?

Assignment #2

Now that you've talked about your favorite book, it's time to talk about your least favorite book.

For example:
The book I currently hate most in the world is by R.L. Stine. The Awakening Evil has to be one of the most awful books ever written. It made absolutely no sense! The story was stupid and the plot kept changing every few seconds. Stine kept adding things in to suit his mood. Look! It's a small natural water hole. Look now! It's a feed from the local volcano that we never talked about before and now the water is hot enough to boil a human being!
Ugh! AWFUL!

Assignment #1

After you have created your blog, you need to post something. But what? Well, let me tell you what.

Post about a favorite book of yours. It could be a current fave or a children's book you've always loved. Post about the book itself, provide a link if you can, and talk about why you love it.

Example:
One of my favorite books from childhood was The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone. I loved Grover and his panic over monsters (even though he is one). When I was a kid, I was amazed by all the ways he tried to stop me from getting to the end of the book. I don't like the sequel with Elmo, just because I don't think that Elmo really needs to be in every Sesame Street product. I think they added him in just to make $$. I bought the book for my son when he was two or three and we still go back and read it from time to time and laugh at Grover.

Library Practice Blogs

Here are the blogs we have linked so far. If yours is not here, get it to me!

Jonathan
Jessica
Vanessa
Darlene
Jennifer
Juan
Rosaura
Ismael
Laura
Bryan
Analee
Gabriela
Jeffrey
Crecencia
Marisol
Ivan
Benjamin
Matthew
Rebekah
Fernando