Fortune-telling

What does your birthstone mean? Does your blood type tell us something about your character? What can we learn about you from your Chinese zodiac animal? Different cultures have different traditions when it comes to understanding our personalities and predicting the future. In at least 25 words, tell us something about what your birthdate, birthstone, and blood type say about you. Here are some resources to help you.

Does your Chinese zodiac animal tell us about your character?

Chinese Zodiac

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Myers-Briggs tests are also very popular in western culture. It is based of four different aspects: Introvert vs. Extrovert, Sensing vs. iNtuitive, Feeling vs. Thinking, and Perceiving vs. Judging. What personality type do you have?
CLICK HERE to take the test and find out!

And how about blood type? CLICK HERE to find out what blood type is supposed to say about your personality.

Remember, none of these "prediction" methods are science - they're just for fun!

How To List References in Your Essay

As I promised earlier, here is the ppt I showed you in class today about your essay's references. Good luck and happy writing!

Basic Academic Reference How To

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What's your favorite food?

We've spent a lot of time discussing food issues such as the global food crisis of 2008 and fast food. Now, let's look at the fun side of food: what is your favorite, and why?

ALSO:

Your essay must be an essay where you report facts on a food issue of your choice. You MUST do some research and include references for this essay. Here are some helpful information sources for your essay this week:
Glossary of Food Terms from the International Food Information Council
The Food Museum
Center for Global Food Issues

Good luck and see you in class!

Growing up with Harry Potter

Even though you aren't wizard, many of you have something in common with the characters and actors in the Harry Potter series. Recently, the main actors from the films (Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint) have been interviewed a lot about their future plans.



Emma Watson (Hermione), in particular, has revealed that she will go to the USA this fall to become a university student. In a recent press conference promoting the newest Harry Potter film, she said that she looks forward to living in a dormitory, but hopes that her roommate isn't a big Harry Potter fan! (CLICK HERE to read the article in People Magazine.)



You are now halfway through your first year of university.
What kind of advice on university life would you give to Emma Watson?
Was university what you expected it to be?
Is it harder or easier than you thought?
Write at least 25 words in the "comment" section answering one or more of these questions before 10pm, Sunday, July 19th.

Where were you when you heard Michael Jackson died?

On Tuesday, many Americans will be watching live coverage of a memorial being held for Michael Jackson. The memorial event will celebrate Jackson's importance as a public figure and artist. Many celebrities, public figures, family, and friends of the singer will be present. This event is being held at the Staples Arena in Los Angeles, where he was practicing for upcoming "comeback" concerts before he died. Over 8,600 fans were chosen at random to receive tickets to this event. Many people predict that thousands more fans will try to get as close to the event as they can.



You can read more about this event HERE.

Michael Jackson was a well-known artist around the world and had fans in many, many countries. This week, I'd like you to post your thoughts about Michael Jackson's death. Choose a question below and answer it in your "comment". Please make your post a minimum of 25 words long.

Were you a fan of his music? Why or why not?

Do you think people will remember him more for his music, or his eccentric lifestyle? Why?

Where were you when you heard the news? How did you feel about it?

Getting to Know You

Welcome to your first week of the Summer Honors Program at SCH. This blog will be your main resource for information, help, and practice with your weekly writing assignments. Part of your writing process will include "free writing" as comments on this site. I will explain more about how this works in class.

Let's start by learning more about each other! Today, we played "Two Truths and One Lie" and found out some interesting facts about your talents, dating history, families, and favorite things. Now it's time to tell me more about yourself. Click "comments" below and write a short paragraph about yourself. What major are you in? What is your dream? What are you interested in?

Welcome to our class. I'm looking forward to working with each of you!

See you in class,
Becka