WEEK TEN BLOG

Why do you think that flowers are such a common gift of affection?

WEEK NINE: Do you believe there is "life" on other planets?

In-Class Essay: Tattoos on the Heart

In-Class Essay: Tattoos on the Heart

Write an essay on one of the following two topics:
Use concrete examples.
Write a complete essay:
introduction, body, conclusion.
The length is entirely up to you.

1. In Tattoos on the Heart, Greg Boyle puts himself at risk numerous times. He works tirelessly on behalf of others and has devoted his life to helping. Why do you think he has done this, and what is the lesson that his life teaches?


2. The Jewish scholar Hillel wrote, "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? If not now, when?" Does this quote apply to the work that Greg Boyle is doing in East L.A.?

Any thoughts about this?

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Melville: The Whale

"Whether Leviathan can long endure so wide a chase, and so remorseless a havoc; whether he must not at last be exterminated from the waters, and the last whale, like the last man, smoke his last pipe, and then himself evaporate in the final puff."
What could this mean?

TATTOS ON THE HEART Essay Assignment

TATTOS ON THE HEART:
You will write a short essay related to this book. The essay will be 1-2 pages, double-spaced. It will be thoroughly revised and should contain no grammar or simple mistakes. Be sure to bring me a draft before the final draft is due.

FINAL DRAFT IS DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS ON 5/24.

You have the opportunity to write on one of the following topics:
1. What is the role of parenting in this book? Based on the evidence of this book, how important are parents?
2. Tough Love is, according to dictionary.com, “a mixture of toughness and warmth used in a relationship, esp. with an adolescent.” Based on this definition, how does Father Greg use tough love to win over gang members?
3. At one point, Boyle writes that “Nothing stops a bullet like a job.” Is he correct?
4. Father Greg allows his “kids” endless chances to succeed. No matter how many times they fail, they can always try again to succeed. Do you think allowing repeated failures aids or hinders people’s struggles to improve themselves? Explain with specific examples from the book and from personal experience.

!!!SCHEDULE UPDATE!!!

5/10 Assign Father Greg Essay
5/12 Computer Work
5/14 Write Right


5/17 Father Greg Book to be Read by Today: short reading quiz in class
5/19 Assign Synthesis Essay
5/21 FURLOUGH DAY—NO CLASS


5/24 Final Draft of Father Greg Essay Due
5/26 In-Class Essay #2
5/28 Neighborhood Map


5/31 MEMORIAL DAY/CAMPUS CLOSED
6/2 Rough Draft of Synthesis Essay Due
6/4 Individual Conferences

6/7 LAST DAY OF CLASS/FINAL Draft of Synthesis Due Today

WEEK SEVEN BLOG

Stephen Ahle, the principal at Pacific Rim Elementary, said grading is much more sophisticated than it used to be. Every aspect of grading – from the language used to the teacher's tone and the color of ink used to make corrections – leaves a psychological imprint on students, he said. "I tell teachers to use more neutral colors – blues and greens, and lavender because it's a calming color," he said. "And, of course, kids also like purple because it's the color of Barney."
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041004/news_1m4pens.html

Does it hurt your feelings when teachers use red pens?

What does all of this focus on feelings mean?

WEDNESDAY CLASS NOTES

NO CLASS ON FRIDAY

DUE MONDAY:
You must turn in the
1. rough draft,
2. two copies of the final draft,
and
3. the final draft to turnitin.com

TURNITIN INFORMATION:
Go to turnitin.com.
The class id is 3184994
The password is English
The assignment is called Persuasive Essay

WEEK SIX BLOG

What would it be like to live in this place?