The person I am going to talk about is one of the guys in my class. He is six foot and one inch, he has blue eyes light brown hair. He loves basketball, he is the number one player on the team, but is to scared to dunk it. He can make threes and jumpers like a boss. He misses layups from time to time. His favorite brand is Nike he always has something on with a Nike symbol. He also has an obsession with Dom Mazetti, in his spare time he is on youtube looking him up. Which leads me to the next thing about him he lives by the motto Y.O.L.O and hes about it everyday. In case you don't know what Y.O.L.O means it mean you only live once. I don't know how he lives by it but he says it at least once a day so he must be doing it. He also  likes the philosophy F.I.S.H. He has an older brother named Nate, they look a lot alike. He may live, eat, and breathe basketball but he also plays football and baseball.

Characterization - due November 30th at 3PM

Okay Gang, here we go.......

For this blog, you are to describe a classmate or teacher using both direct and indirect characterization. You should not name the person you are describing, and please don't hurt anyone's feelings! You should write a thorough description of this person; if you're not sure about direct/indirect characterization, please be sure to see one of us well before the due date and we will help you.  This blog should be at least 300 words long.

For your response to another's writing, guess who that person is describing and provide at least one additional character trait of that person in no fewer than 150 words.

Good Luck!
Ms. Mott

Your Choice, Within Reason

Hey Gang,
 
For this week's blog, I'd like you to each think about the music you like best.  Think about the style of music, an artist you like, consider whether it's the beat of the music you like most or the lyrics.  When you've settled on a favorite song, I'd like you to find a YouTube video of that song and post the link to it in  your blog response.  Posting a link is easy; click on the blue "Link" button on the toolbar, paste your link in the box, and click "done".

Once you have posted the link to your song, you need to write a MEANINGFUL paragraph about why you like this type of music the most.  This is the last blog of the marking period; I tried to make it an easy one for each of you.  There are a couple of rules you MUST follow or you are GUARANTEED to receive a ZERO for your post.. here they are:
   1.  Do NOT post a link to a video that depicts any group in hateful manner; I don't want to see any videos of abuse or videos that present abusive, hateful messages.  If that is your musical style of choice, I would recommend for this blog that you find a nice Broadway show tune that you can substitute instead.
  2.  While I don't like or use a lot of "foul" language myself, I do understand that there are tons of songs out there that are loaded with language that is considered inappropriate for school.  I don't mind a little bit, but please keep in mind the words that you KNOW will make me crazy.  If you have questions about a particular song or lyric, see me before you post.  I will remove objectionable videos and your grade will upset you.
  3. For your paragraph, please NAME the SONG and the ARTIST, tell us why you chose that song, and discuss either the song or genre in terms of your personal preferences.  If you have a personal story that goes along with your song and you're willing to share it, please do.  That makes it more interesting to read and more meaningful as well.  Sometime early next week, I'll do this blog myself so you'll have an idea of what I'm looking for if you're confused.

This one is due by 3:00 on November 9th.  Good luck and come see me early if you have any problems or questions!

Ms. Mott