Blog #12: Your Nonfiction Project

Due Date: Tuesday, June 7
Minimum Word Count: 400 words

Congratulations, friend! You did it.

You've got your nonfiction project complete and you've shared it with the class. You've put in a lot of time, effort, and energy over the past few months, and you've learned something because of it. Now, it's time to share what you've learned.

This blog has two requirements:

1. Share your project in some way on here. 
   
   
   
   1. Embed your Prezi or YouTube video.
   
   
   2. Upload your podcast to SoundCloud and embed it.
   
   
   3. Share your Google Doc with the world and embed or link to it on here. Do something to make your project available to everyone.


2. Reflect on your project.

If that is enough information for you and you want to take your own spin on this blog, then go for it!

If you still need more, then continue reading.

A good reflection will:

• An explanation of how you accomplished what you accomplished.
  
  
  
  • What research did you do and what did you learn along the way about your topic as well as the research process.
  
  
  • What was your beliefs heading into the project and how did they change throughout your process?


• What you think went well with your project.


• What areas for improvement do you see?
  
  
  
  • Beyond "Start earlier", what would you do differently if you were to do this again?


• What do you hope your audience would take from your project?


• What are some thing you learned that you left out of your project?


• What are some thing you're looking forward to doing with your next research project?

Blog #11: To Kill a Mockingbird Readers Notebook #2

This entry should cover the end of the book
Due Date: Wednesday, May 25
Minimum Words: 500 of your own words, not counting quotations.
Note: Be sure you are using a lens and continually returning to the text. Feel free to refer to class discussions.

Helpful links: Sample Reader's Notebook from CIS Literature* | Critical Lens notecards |  Reading Schedule | Reader's Notebook Instructions | Spark Notes

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For this blog, try to move beyond just the reader response lens - just your reactions to the text. Instead, try to connect your reactions to something else, make observations and predictions, comparisons and contrasts, or use a different lens to shape your entry.

The most important thing to remember is that you should constantly refer to the text. Quote passages and paraphrase scenes.

Here are some questions or ideas you can look at tho get started if you are stuck:

• Why is the book even called "To Kill a Mockingbird"?


• Analyze Boo Radley's role in the novel.


• What makes Atticus the way he is. What is his role in Maycomb?


• How do characters change throughout the novel? How do they remain the same?


• What's the role of family in the novel? Pay attention to Ms. Alexandra.


• Take a look at these Book Club questions if you're really stuck.