Blog 12/5

Questions

• How does someone write an effective argumentative essay?

For someone to write an effective essay they have to have a developed intro, claims, and background as well as a conclusion to leave the audience wanting more. 

• Where does someone find the evidence to support the idea?

There are many places someone can find the evidence to support the claim, a couple examples are Magazines, people, websites, books and the source themselves.

• How can a counterclaim help make my essay a more effective one and an easy one to understand?

It can help make the essay more structured and more effective because if some one includes a refutation it could bring the opposing side to their knees.

• Is it good to go back and revise your claim if you no longer agree with it?

It is okay to go back and revise the claim given and try to come up with a better one, or if you have changed your mind on the claim after further research and further understanding.

Reflection

          I learned many things in this genius hour and I plan to use this knowledge to further strengthen my essays and many other arguments. I learned that many things make a very effective essay, and those things I have learned in English class but now I feel that I have almost perfected my argumentative side. One other thing i learned while doing this research is that many things can make an effective essay for example, a strong thesis, strong body paragraphs and a strong way to bring the opposing side to their knees another thing i learned is that it is okay to revise the claim created to further expand knowledge of argumentative essays.

Citation

"How to Create a Powerful Argumentative Essay Outline." Kibin Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2016.

Shakespeare

• How does someone read shakespeare language?

usually someone can watch a documentary or try to highlight words that they do not understand.

• are there any plays written by shakespeare that are in normal english?

yeas but they are shorter than most plays and they dont give as much information as others.

• how does someone decode shakespeare language?

same way was the first one but yuou try to use a dictionary.

Citation

Mabillard, Amanda. "How to Study Shakespeare - Five Steps to Success Reading a Shakespeare Play." How to Study Shakespeare - Five Steps to Success Reading a Shakespeare Play. Amanda Mabillard, 6 Aug. 2011. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.

10/31 Tragic Hero

Reflection

There are a couple things i learned today while i was doing the research. I learned that most tragic heroes' lives end with despair or with death. I also learned that both words Tragic Flaws and Tragic Heroes are connected in some ways because the hero has the tragic flaw and that usually makes the hero a tragic hero. i also learned that some heroes have great motives but their views and situations cloud their judgment. I actually have read some stories with tragic heroes for example Romeo in Romeo and Juliet because they have forbidden love which causes their deaths. In this case Love clouded their judgment.

10/31 Tragic Hero

2 Questions

1. Are there tragic heroes in every story?

Yes but it depend on the kind of story.

2. What does the hero have to do to become a tragic hero?

Not many things, they have to have some sort of heroic motive but end up in disaster. 

10/31

2 Questions 

1. Why did Shakespeare write what he did and how did he write it?

2. Did anyone ever question his mental stability?

10/31

Reflection

                 This passage talks about how many people read stories, poems and other pieces of writing but it is difficult for some of those people to take apart Shakespeare's texts. This passage also talks about how now in this time we have the technology and brain power to decode a lot of Shakespeare's writing. For me this is a very interesting passage, because it seems to be very funny how people now in the 21st century cant understand an text from a long time ago. I am not saying I can i am one of those people but i feel now we can further understand what  Shakespeare meant.

10/24

What I have Learned

There are many things I have learned During this Unit. I learned how to write an introduction and i learned that we can create one using a Shocker, Anecdote, or a use of a fact. I also learned how to write a conclusion and how it is very important to write a good one because it leaves a final impression of yourself. Another thing I learned was how important it is to understand myself and to learn how to express myself in a piece of writing. 

Bellwork 10/17

BELLWORK

I don't believe that written tests and reading tests are essential to the "real world". I believe that somethings are good to have like self evaluations and small goals to get you where you need to be.

Question

Could I still get accepted into colleges and universities if my SAT scores are low?

Genius Hour 10/3

Questions

• Why is it so important to make a FAFSA account?
• Is there any other way I can get financial help?
•  How much help does FAFSA provide?

Questions 9/26

Questions

1. How many applications do most people do in order to be accepted into a University/college?
2. How expensive do most colleges get? And why?
3. What happens to scholarships if someone no longer qualifies for it?

Colleges and Scholarships

Reflection

           There are many things that I found out today doing this genius hour, i found that some colleges ask for many things like SAT test scores and ACT test scores. One thing that caught my eyes is that many colleges have engineering programs for example, Electrical, mechanical, nuclear and software. 

I also learned that i am not really prepared for the real world, and that i need to get my things in order. One thing that i found during the research is that every school is really expensive and that i either have to have all the money at hand or earn any scholarships. 

Genius Hour. Sept. 19

Questions and Answers

• Could blogging potentially become a full-time job? 

Answer- Blogging can become a full time job, but becoming successful is difficult part of becoming one. there are many things that the blog and you should have to become successful, those are:

• Be passionate about the topic
• Just do it
• Be authentic
• Get Personal
• Be original
• Make the site "Sticky"

• What kinds of blogs are out there? What could I do to become original?

Answer- There are many types of blogs out there, but becoming original is easy because people can just be passionate about what they do, and that passion shows through the blogs and people find it inviting.

• Do Blogs/Blog posts have to have requirements?

Answer- Blogs do not have to have requirements, they are "you", so basically you are the only requirement that are there, You control the length, You control the topic , and You Control the way the blog goes.