Click HERE to watch the The Meatrix and answer the following questions in your blog:
1. How do factory farms treat animals differently than family farms?
2. Why are animals fed antibiotics in factory farms and why is this dangerous?
3. What happens to animal excrement (poop) in factory farms?
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Most Controversial Post (Has the Most People Talking)
ASanchez’s opinion about Obama’s election
Best Child Labor Poster
BTan, CGil, EMcNeil, GCalcano, LAlmonte, PNegron
Best “5 Senses Minus One” Post
Best “Tattoo” Post
DBond and Jpayne (Part 1 and Part 2)
Best Comic
DSim, FSimon, GCalcano, LAlmonte, LHernandez
Best “Buyer’s Remorse” Post
JLeeTineo, MJuan, MRahman, and PNegron, TEspinal
Best “After Death” Post
Funniest Post
As far as I know, All of you have recently finished writing the final draft of your first story. Many of you posted your stories on your blog. I’ve been checking them out and they are CAPTIVATING! So good, in fact, that they should be made into movies. Using this really cool site called XtraNormal, create a scene (or many scenes) from your story. For example, RBrown, wrote a very edgy tale about love and violence that I took a scene from and a made a movie with. Check it out:
Now it’s your turn.
(1) Click HERE to watch a video on how to sign up for an XtraNormal account.
(2) Next, click HERE to watch a video on how to make an XtraNormal movie.
(3) Finally, click HERE to see how to put your movie into your blog.
In his song The Thief in the Night Aceyalone talks about death. What does he think happens (Hint: check about half way through the song). What do you think a happens?
Click here to listen to The Thief in the Night
** Extra Credit **
Write a story about the last moments of your life (and what happens after– if you believe in it..)
Have you been following the news about the U.S. economy? A lot of Americans are in big trouble. They bought houses they couldn’t afford and now they have to pay back the banks that lent them the money. Without enough money to pay their banks, people are having to declare bankruptcy and walk away from their homes. “Buyer’s remorse” is when you regret buying something after you’ve already bought it. What is the most expensive thing you wish you never bought?
**Extra Credit**
News about the economy is filled with hard-to-understand vocabulary. Help out your fellow students by picking out a vocabulary word from THIS list and defining it using your own words (no copying and pasting!)
For your final assignment on child labor, print out your poster and grab a partner to interview you about it. Using iMovie, record an interview where you answer at least 5 of the following questions:
–> When you’re done, ask Mr. Lahana how to put your video onto your blog.
Are you an amazing artist or a talented writer? Judging from a lot of the work I’ve seen from you, the answer is “yes”. Scholastic is having a contest for young artists and writers to show off their talents. Winners will have their work published in the magazine Spark. Click Here for more info. Either way, check out Spark, it has really cool work from teens.
Click below to see a video of some of the artists who received awards
As you know, the first African American president EVER has been elected. Some questions to blog about:
1) Does this mean anything to you? If so, why? If not, why?
2) What do you hope that Obama does as President?
Click HERE to see letters that students wrote to the next president
For another example, click HERE to watch a music video called In My Name by Will.i.am
