Homework Questions Due Tomorrow

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Hey kids -

If you didn't finish the questions on the "Lazy Eyes" article in class and need to finish them for homework, here they are:

1. Do you agree or disagree with the opinion that reading online is 25% slower than reading a hard copy. Compare your experience reading the article online and in class.

2. Does reading online influence how you feel about reading a hard copy or vice versa? Why?

3. Reading which mode makes you feel more in control - online or hard copy?

4. If you had to read and comprehend an important document, such as a contract, will, love letter, etc, which mode would you choose and why?

5. Make a list of what distracts you when you are reading online.

6. Make a list of what distracts you when you are reading a hard copy.

Additional Homework for Thursday, Sept. 11

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Hey kids,

We didn't get to this article yesterday in class, so take some time to read it online tonight.

http://www.slate.com/id/2193552/

Pay attention to the level of reading difficulty - do you find it easy to read an article online or is it difficult for you to read assignments online?

Be prepared to discuss your findings tomorrow. Also, don't forget the scheduled homework listed on the syllabus - read the blog posting titled "Bookshelf Excerpt" from 11/2007.

Have a good night,

Ms. Weiss

Confused?

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Hey kids -

To clarify, the homework assignment due tomorrow is to read the blog posting already posted on the blog, not write a blog posting. If you did write a blog post, well, you are ahead of the game and won't have to do it for the 24th.

Also, make sure you read the handout I gave you in class on Friday and be prepared to list and discuss the four types of reading. You do not need to complete the questions.

Ms. Weiss

BRITISH LITERATURE SEPTEMBER SYLLABUS

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Read, Write, Weiss:

An Exploration of British Literature

September Syllabus

“ The How and Why: Reading Non-Fiction and Fiction”

All students are responsible for keeping up with the syllabus. All major assignments are due on the due date, no exceptions. If you are absent on the day an assignment is due, you must place a hard copy in my mailbox or hand it to me directly by 7:30 am the day you return to school. I will not accept emailed assignments unless specified in advance. All essays must be typed and double spaced, employ 12 point font, organized in paragraphs and printed before class begins.

Please note: Printer issues are not an excuse; if your printer is not working the night before, print your essay in the library or neatly hand write it on a clean sheet of paper. As a last resort, see me before 7:30 am.

• Plagiarism will not, under any circumstances, be tolerated. Evidential instances of plagiarism will result in a zero grade on the assignment, no exceptions. I will not write letters of college recommendation for any student caught plagiarizing in ANY class and I will REVOKE any letters written if the case of plagiarism occurs after the letter has been sent.

• Articles assigned for homework must be annotated and the meanings of all unknown words and allusions must be determined before class.

Literature and Materials:

Handout: Four Kinds of Reading. Donald Hall

Handout: Lazy Eyes: How We Read Online. Slate. 2008

Handout: Why Women Read More than Men. NPR.

Handout: Today’s Kids Are, Like, Killing the English Language. Yeah, Right. Kirk Johnson

Handout: The Rites of War and the Warrior Psyche. Samuel Keen

Handout: A Good Mystery: Why We Read. NY Times. 2007

Blog Posting: Does the Library Scare You?

www.theweissreadersbookblog.blogspot.com. 3/2008

Blog Posting: Bookshelf Excerpt.

www.theweissreadersbookblog.blogspot.com. 11/2007

Blog Posting: Beowulf, Edited by Seamus Heaney.

www.theweissreadersbookblog.blogspot.com. 12/2007

Pages 21-46 in the textbook: Beowulf. Trans. by Burton Raffel

September

9/8 DUE: Handout: Four Kinds of Reading. Donald Hall

DUE: Blog Posting: Does the Library Scare You? www.theweissreadersbookblog.blogspot.com. 3/2008

9/9 In Class: Handout: A Good Mystery: Why We Read. NY Times. 2007.

9/10 DUE: Today’s ... English Language. Kirk Johnson

9/11 DUE: Blog Posting: Bookshelf Excerpt. www.theweissreadersbookblog.blogspot.com. 11/2007

DUE: Handout: Lazy Eyes: How We Read Online. Slate. 2008

9/12 DUE: Handout: The Warrior Psyche. Samuel Keen.

9/15 DUE: Handout: Why Read Beowulf? Robert Yeager

In Class: Handout: Why Women Read More than Men. NPR.

9/16 In Class: The Heroic Myth Index

9/17 In Class: The Heroic Myth Index Con’t.

9/18 In Class: Violent Media is Good for Kids

9/22 DUE: Pages 21-46 in the textbook: Beowulf. Trans. by Burton Raffel

9/25 DUE: Blog Posting: Beowulf, Edited by Seamus Heaney. www.theweissreadersbookblog.blogspot.com. 12/2007

READER's/WRITER's WORKSHOP BLOG ASSIGNMENT

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Writer’s/Reader’s Workshop Blog Assignment

Due Dates: Friday, September 12th, 26th
Friday, October 3rd, 10th, 17th, 31st
Friday, November 7th

The purpose of this assignment is to spread the word about great books… or not so great books! Please feel free to make comments on all posted entries – comments will be moderated by Ms. Weiss, of course.

Remember – the language you normally use online (in emails to friends, in blog posts of your own, during IM sessions) is not appropriate for class assignments. Therefore, please proofread and spell check your work. Feel free to use a relaxed, conversational tone but save internet speak such as “gr8”, “lol”, etc. for your “BFF Jill”.

Instructions:

1. Go to www.theweissreadersbookblog.blogspot.com and read posted entries.
2. Write a blog post of your own, using previous entries as models, to add to the Book Blog.
3. Email your post to readwriteweiss@gmail.com NO LATER THAN 7 AM FRIDAY MORNING. If you can’t email your blog post, a hard copy is due Friday in class.
4. TW read all emails over the weekend and select a few to post, with writer’s permission, on the Book Blog.

BRITISH LITERATURE BLOG ASSIGNMENT

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British Literature Blog
Assignment Due Dates:

Wednesday, September 24th
Friday, October 17th Friday, November 21st
Friday, December 12th Friday, January 16th
Friday, March 20th Friday, April 24th
Friday, May 22nd Friday, June 12th

The purpose of this assignment is to spread the word about great books… or not so great books! Please feel free to make comments on all posted entries – comments will be moderated by Ms. Weiss, of course.

Remember – the language you normally use online (in emails to friends, in blog posts of your own, during IM sessions) is not appropriate for class assignments. Therefore, please proofread and spell check your work. Feel free to use a relaxed, conversational tone but save internet speak such as “gr8”, “lol”, etc. for your “BFF Jill”.

Instructions:

1. Go to www.theweissreadersbookblog.blogspot.com and read posted entries.
2. Write a blog post of your own, using previous entries as models, to add to the Book Blog.
3. Email your post to readwriteweiss@gmail.com NO LATER THAN 7 AM on the due date. If you can’t email your blog post, a hard copy is due Friday in class.
4. TW read all emails over the weekend and select a few to post, with writer’s permission, on the Book Blog.

Um, Duh!

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I just realized that I chose the same picture for this blog as the blog two posts down.

Ridiculous. I guess I should pay closer attention.

At least it's a great pic!