Blog 23 - Wednesday, December 10, 2014

This will be the FINAL blog of 2014; see you in 2015

Do you have any Holiday Spirit?

For this blog take a SELFIE showing some HOLIDAY spirit. Be creative!
E-mail the photo to gkatz@lbpearson.ca

On the blog site, explain how the upcoming Christmas break is something you are ready for!

Good luck on your midterm exams!

Blog 22 - Monday, December 8, 2014

It is the Holiday Season!

Tell me about your best Holiday Memory. Explain.

Blog 21 - Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Tell me about something you have been tempted to want, but were not allowed to touch. Explain.

Blog 20 - Monday, December 1, 2014

While in the Land of the Dead, Ulysses gets some much needed advice!

What was the best advice people told you about high school? Do you feel that this advice has helped you?
Explain.

Blog 19 - November 24, 2014

There will only be ONE (1) blog this week! It is a VERY SHORT WEEK :)!

Your ONE BLOG topic 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. Please do not blog about blogs!

I highly recommend that you go OUTSIDE the BOX! Be creative and write about something you feel important or something you would like to tell your audience.

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 or simply leave their name as anonymous.

Make sure your language is appropriate.  Do not go on swearing tangents.

Blog 18 - Monday, November 19, 2014

Here is the blog question you have ALL been waiting for:

If Mr. Katz could turn you into ANY animal, what animal do you think he would choose for you (based solely on your personality)? Explain with examples!

Blog 17 - Monday, November 17, 2014

Odysseus' idea to call himself NOBODY is brilliant!

What was the most brilliant idea you have ever had?  Why was it such a great idea? Explain.

Blog 16 - Wednesday, November 12, 2014

There is nothing wrong with being PROUD of an accomplishment.

However, some people go a bit overboard and make a complete fool of themselves. This could definitely OFFEND people.

Have you ever OFFENDED someone by either something you have done or something you've said?

Explain (without offending me :))

Blog 15 - Monday, November 10, 2014

Ulysses is away from his home (Ithica) for over 20 years! WOW! That is a long time to be away from your family, friends and life!  Obviously, there are many changes that occur! 

Imagine coming back to St. Thomas 20 years from now (2014), what sort of changes do you think will occur? Will anything remain recognizable/the same? Explain.

Blog 14 - Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Friday, November 7, marks the end of term 1.

How do you feel your first term went?

What are some of the positive points about this first term? What are some of the items you need to work on for the second and third terms? Explain.

Blog 13 - Monday, November 3, 2014

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.

I highly recommend that you go OUTSIDE the BOX! Be creative and write about something you feel important or something you would like to tell your audience.

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 or simply leave their name as anonymous.

Make sure your language is appropriate.  Do not go on swearing tangents.

Blog 12 - Wednesday, October 29, 2014

For this blog, take a selfie of you in your Halloween costume with your friends.

E-mail me the pic (gkatz@lbpearson.ca)

YOU DO NOT NEED TO WRITE ANYTHING ON THE BLOG SITE!
YOU HAVE UNTIL SUNDAY - NOON TO E-MAIL ME!

Have fun and be safe!

Blog 11 - Monday, October 27, 2014

Halloween Week!

The blogs this week are all about Halloween (October 31).



What is your BEST Halloween memory?  Explain.

Blog 10 - Monday, October 20, 2014

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

This week is Digital Citizenship Week.

An important part of my English class is to make you aware of what you post on-line and what it means to be a good digital citizen.  Being a good digital citizen includes:
- being aware of your digital footprints;
- demonstrating safe and respectful online etiquette;
- not cyberbullying, sexting, or posting inappropriate photos and/or videos,
- making important decisions about what to post to social media sites; and,
- not downloading or uploading inappropriate content

For this blog, I would like you to CREATE an important Digital Citizenship message using MEMES!

A meme in a generic message about a behaviour that is passed around on-line.

Using memegenerator.net or makeameme.org you will have to create a MEME about being a GOOD Digital Citizen.  You could share or e-mail me (gkatz@lbpearson.ca) the meme and then post your explanation about the meme on the blog site.

Have Fun!

Blog 9 - Wednesday, October 15, 2014

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



Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, we need to remember to be thankful for what we have and thankful for who we are surrounded by.

For this blog, take a selfie with someone you feel deserves a BIG THANK YOU!
E-mail the picture to gkatz@lbpearson.ca

Don't forget to write your explanation on this blog site!

Have fun.