Blog 53 - Monday, May 14, 2018

FINAL BLOG! (due Wednesday)

This year in English class we did some pretty CRAZY activities.

As always, I like to get some feedback on some of the activities we completed this year!

What did you think of the TESTS? PROJECTS? BLOGS?

What was your overall feeling towards coming to English class?

What recommendations for improvements do you have?

What should I definitely do again?

Explain.

THANKS FOR A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR OF BLOGGING.
I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED READING ALL YOUR POSTS AND YOUR COMMENTS!

Blog 52 - Monday, May 7, 2018

There will only be ONE (1) blog this week! No school Friday!

Your BLOG topic is FREE CHOICE!  You could blog about whatever it is you want, except what you've already blogged about!  You could go on a rant or you could simply blog about something important to you.

Be creative and write about something you feel important or something you would like to tell your audience. Write about something you are passionate about. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX!!

You must remember your audience.  It is not simply me (Mr. Katz) reading this blog!  

If you will be ranting about a certain individual, you need to leave their name out of this.  You could give them a pseudonym (example: Mr. Ed) or simply leave their name as anonymous.

Make sure your language is appropriate.  Do not go on swearing tangents and try not to blog about blogs :)

Blog 51 - Wednesday, May 2, 2018

It is CARNIVAL week!

Do you like going to CARNIVALS?

What do you like/dislike about CARNIVALS?

Tell me about your best/worst CARNIVAL memory?

Explain.

Blog 50 - Monday, April 30, 2018

Think of ALL the superheroes!

Which SUPERHERO would you want to team up with?

What SUPERHERO ability would you LOVE to HAVE?

How would you and your partner come together to stop BULLIES?

Explain.

Blog 49 - Wednesday, April 25, 2018

There will only be ONE (1) blog this week!

Should parents influence who you can or can't be friends with?

Explain.

Blog 48 - Wednesday, April 18, 2018

What would the world be like if everyone was just like YOU?!

Would the world be a better place?

Why is it important to embrace differences?

Explain.

Blog 47 - Monday, April 16, 2018

What qualities do you look for in a FRIEND?

Tell me about your best friend?

What sort of COMMON interests do you and your best friend SHARE?

Explain.

Blog 46 - Monday, April 9, 2018

There will only be ONE (1) blog this week! (No School Friday)

April 11 is a day where people from around the world will be telling a story about why they LOVE their SCHOOL.  The hashtag (#LoveMySchoolDay) will definitely go viral.

For this blog, I would love to hear why you LOVE YOUR SCHOOL.

Use the hashtag (#LoveMySchoolDay) and TAG any people you would like to mention (if necessary).

REMEMBER - BE APPROPRIATE!!!
(If you have nothing nice to say, make something up!)

Blog 45 - Wednesday, April 4, 2018

There will only be ONE (1) blog this week!

Thankfully, April 1 or (April Fool's Day) was on Sunday and not during the week.

Have you ever PRANKED or PLAYED a JOKE on someone?

Have you ever been PRANKED?

Is it fun to play practical jokes on people?

Explain.

Blog 44 - Monday, March 26, 2018

There will only be ONE (1) blog this week!

Happy Easter, Passover and Greek Easter!

What are your plans for the Easter weekend?
What sort of family traditions do you have?

If you do not celebrate any of the holidays mentioned above, what will you do this upcoming weekend? Remember, it is a FIVE (5) day weekend!!!

Blog 43 - Wednesday, March 21, 2018

In the story The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the greasers SMOKE a lot.

The borough of Hampstead adopted a new by-law where SMOKING is BANNED!

People residing or visiting this borough are not allowed to smoke on the street, sidewalks, parks, buildings, anywhere!

If caught, fines will start at $250.00

What do you think of this by-law?
Should more boroughs adopt this by-law?
What sort of impact will it have on the present? future?

Explain.

Blog 42 - Monday, March 19, 2018

In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Johnny Cade sadly passes away.

If he lived, he would have been paralyzed.

Is it possible to be live a HAPPY life even though you may have a disability?

Should a disability LIMIT what you can and can't do?

Explain.

P.S. Canada won 28 medals at the PyeongChang PARALYMPIC GAMES!

Blog 41 - Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Think about your life!

Imagine someone WROTE an article about YOU
(maybe about an achievement OR maybe about a talent, etc.)

What would the article be about?
What would the article say about you?

Explain.

Blog 40 - Monday, March 12, 2018

Welcome back from Spring Break!

Ponyboy and the rest of the Greasers LOVE eating eggs and chocolate cake for breakfast.

What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten?

Where did you try it? How old were you when you tried it?

Do you like trying new types of food?

Explain.

Blog 39 - Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Your BLOG topic to end this week is FREE CHOICE!  You could blog about whatever it is you want, except what you've already blogged about!  You could go on a rant or you could simply blog about something important to you.

Be creative and write about something you feel important or something you would like to tell your audience. Write about something you are passionate about.

You must remember your audience.  It is not simply me (Mr. Katz) reading this blog!  

If you will be ranting about a certain individual, you need to leave their name out of this.  You could give them a pseudonym (example: Mr. Ed) or simply leave their name as anonymous.

Make sure your language is appropriate.  Do not go on swearing tangents and try not to blog about blogs :)