Learning About Careers

Posted on November 25, 2010 by larryferlazzo

Use the following links to learn about the possible careers that you and your parents have said might be in your future.

Answer four questions for each career. You only have to write an a sentence or two in response to each question. Share the answers in the comments section. When you do, first list the career and then the answers underneath.

1) What kind of education is required to get this job?

2) What do you do in this job?

3) What is the salary range for the job?

4) Why are you interested in this job?

You can research using these sites. Some of them also include questions you can answer to help you find other careers that might be good for you:

California Career Zone

I Want To Find A Career

Landlord Letters

Posted on November 9, 2010 by larryferlazzo

Please type your Landlord Letter using WORD. Name the file “landlord letter.”

Print it out, and also copy and paste it in the comments section of this post.

Funny Signs

Posted on November 9, 2010 by larryferlazzo

Look at these funny signs with a partner. Pick at least four and decide why they are funny.

Sign Language

Copy and paste each picture on Your Draft and explain why each one is funny.

Once you are done, please paste the url address of Your Draft in the comments section of this post.

Play A Game In A Private Room

Posted on October 24, 2010 by larryferlazzo

Today, all students will play against each other in a game called:

Gut Instinct

Go to the game, click on “English,” and then sign-up. Write your initials, and write “mrferlazzo” in the box that asks for “League Name.”

Do not click “submit” until Mr. Ferlazzo or Ms. Hull yells “Go!”

You will be asked a question. After every answer you will see a scoreboard showing who is winning.

Sometime in the future will will also play a similar game called:

Mia Cadaver’s Tombstone Timeout

Exercises For Problem/Solution Essay Writing

Posted on October 24, 2010 by larryferlazzo

Try these writing activities and games. If the first ones are too easy, try the next one. Each one gets a little harder.

Five minutes before class ends, please leave a comment saying which activity you liked the best and why:

“I liked ______________ the best because ________________________.”

Bitesize 3 Writing — Here, do everything that is labeled “Activity.” Be sure to turn-on the subtitles so you can read what is being spoken.

Virtual Traveler

Writing Tutorials

Proofreading: Spelling and Writing

Complete this activity and print it out.

Problem/Solution Essays

Posted on October 23, 2010 by larryferlazzo

Look at these Problem/Solution essays. After reading them, please write in the comments two things you learned about writing from them:

Neighborhood Wildscape

A Noble Solution

Fans Or Foes?

Describe How You Will Write Your Auto-I

Posted on October 18, 2010 by larryferlazzo

Go to Fotobabble, pick a picture of yourself writing from this photos, and describe how you will write your Autobiographical Incident essay.

Here’s the “cloze” you can use to help you with the description:

Tomorrow, I will begin writing my Autobiographical __________ Essay. I will start my essay with a ____________. Then I will describe the ___________ and the __________ . I will use __________ details to describe where the incident happened and who was there. Then I will explain what happened and use __________ to tell the story. I will describe how I was feeling back __________. In my conclusion, I will describe my feelings _________ and I will explain __________ I learned.

Please leave a link to your description in the comments section of this post.