Digital Nonfiction
Senior/English 102
English 102 Extended Research: The Big O Research Project
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Interview:
How to Develop Questions Q and A Interview: "Katniss is 'A Wreck': An Interview with Suzanne Collins and Francis Lawrence" Narrative Interviews: Interview with Channing Tatum Interview with Bernie Madoff Student Example |
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ADDING AUDIO
To convert Youtube video to AUDIO for iMovie, click HERE. Open iTunes. Connect iPad and drag file to the device. ADDING VIDEO To convert Youtube video to mp4 for VIDEO in iMovie, click HERE (on Macbook). Convert the video--it will go to Downloads. Connect the iPad and open iTunes. Click on Apps, scroll down to iMovie. Click Add to add the video from Downloads. On the iPad, go to Projects and click Import. UPLOADING MINI DOC From the home screen of your movie, click Upload. Enter ID and Password (given by instructor). Click Share. DCHS Owensboro Memorial Project NOTES FROM SUMMER TEACHER TRAINING |
English 102 Exit Survey
Students felt most prepared for MLA Works Cited MLA In-Text Citation Choice of Topic Conducting Research Students felt most unprepared for Conventions of Formal Academic Writing How to Synthesize Information from Many Texts How to Create the Documentary Using Dialogue in Writing DCHS Owensboro Memorial Project Youtube Channel English 102 Extended Research 2015: How Owensboro is Addressing Local and Global Needs: Saving the World Starts at Home |
Junior English
Multimodal Personal Essay Assignment and Rubric
Consider a particular trait that is central to your character. Reflect upon what experiences you have had that are responsible for this trait. What influences helped shape you? What is it, specifically, that has made you who you are. Link to Student Examples 1 Link to Student Examples 2 Link to Student Examples 3 |
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Synthesis Essay Project
In order to transition from argument writing (Question 3 on AP exam) to synthesis writing (Question 1 on AP exam), complete the following steps: (1) Select another student’s blog from the Student and Teacher Blog Page (2) Review the entries. (3) Write an argumentative thesis statement that connects to the blog topic. (4) Integrate information from at least three of the entries into a synthesis essay. Review the Essay Format Visual for a standard template. Feel free to adapt if necessaryThesis Writing document. |
Blog and Digital Synthesis Project
For your blog project, you need to choose a topic that you care about and add videos, articles, images, stories, interviews, graphics, and/or your own commentary on that subject throughout the semester. The culminating activity will be a synthesis essay that incorporates some of the resources you have posted to your blog. Consider purpose and audience. Who would want to read/view/listen to your information and why? Scroll down to bottom right for STUDENT BLOGS. |
Sophomore English
Freshman English
Autobiographical Video Instructions and Rubric
Autobiography Poem Example and Directions |
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