Choose a classic novel of literary merit to read for this month (see the book list) and then create a PowerPoint in which you present a short biography of the author and a discussion of his or her style and how his or her life affected style, topics, themes, etc. and then discuss what literary period the work fits (Puritanism, Age of Reason, Romanticism, , Etc). You will need to do research on the literary periods as there are many that we have not yet discussed. Post your PowerPoint to your blog by Feb 22.
Use the following web sites as resources. If you find more add them in comments.
Literary Periods in American Literature
American Literature Sites
Literary Periods and Their Characteristics
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Mandatory drug testing in high school
New Jersey high school athletes participating in post season events are tested for steroid use (since 2006) and Texas will begin testing all student athletes beginning next year for steroid use. What do you think? Find evidence of other schools who are doing the same things or things similar. Are there schools in SD who are testing students for drug use? Why is this a problem or is it?
Students in a technological world
Read this article from the Washington Post about a Virginia high school student who called to complain about an administrator's decision to hold school even after a snow storm which caused many problems. After you read the story, discuss just how digital immigrants (such as the people in my generation and older generations) fail to understand the importance of technology to the digital natives (students in the current generation). What about how technology is changing the rules of behavior and changing the ideas about what is appropriate and allowable and what is not?
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