Blog Phase 2

Name: ______________________________                                                                                      Ms. Alexis

Period: _____  Date: __________________                                                                                      The Future

BLOGGING PROJECT: Phase 2

Now that you’ve had the chance to explore the issues, choose one to focus on for the rest of the year. 

The Issues:

-          Environment

-          Government

-          Technology

-          Biotechnology/Genetics

-          Inequality (race, gender, etc.)

-          Religion

-          War

  This focus will inform your selection of independent reading books as well as the topic of your research paper.

Overview of the Phase 2:

Phase 2: Focused Inquiry (second quarter)

-          During this phase, you will select one of the seven issues on which to focus, and will read 1 (CP) or 2 (Honors) books that address your selected issue.

-          Your blog will function as your Reader’s Notebook for these independent texts.

Each posting needs to include the following:

-          A carefully typed passage or two from the text with a citation.

-          Your personal response and explanation of the context of the passage.

-          Analysis of the purpose of the passage, specific techniques used to achieve this purpose, and the overall effect.

-          A connection to one or more of our essential questions:

§  What does it mean to be human?

§  What do our depictions of the future reveal about the present?

§  How do we use language / images to manipulate people’s minds?

-          A reflection/connection to previous ideas addressed in your other postings. 

There will be two dates that check your progress:

Sunday, December 18:  CP should have 4 posts; Honors should have 6 posts.

Friday, January 13: Final Grade—all posts due: CP should have 8; Honors should have 12.