Thesis
Paraphrasing
Analysis
Research
Figurative Language/Critical Essay
100
Write a thesis for the topic.
How Necessary Is a College Education?
100
Paraphrase the following quote.
100
Analyze the poem for author's tone, theme and figurative language. You can use the SIFT method.
100
Think of an issue that you would like to research in your school or environment. Then think of what you want to find out about it.
1.Write it down on a paper.
2. Write down 2 questions about it
100
What figurative language is used in the poem?
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
metaphor
200
Write a thesis for this topic.
How Young Is Too Young for an iPhone?
200
On a blank piece of paper, paraphrase the paragraph below from Doris Lessing’s The Prisons We Choose to Live Inside.
The fact is that we all live our lives in groups…. Most people … are always seeking groups to belong to, and if one group dissolves, they look for another. We are group animals still, and there is nothing wrong with that. But what is dangerous is not the belonging to a group, or groups, but not understanding the social laws that govern groups and govern us (Lessing 49-50).
200
Look carefully at the art work by artist Donatella. What do you see? How does it make you feel? Can you make any connections to it? What is your interpretation of it?
200
Where can you get reliable resources for a research?
200
1.Time is money.
2.My mom is my rock.
3.Freedom is like a dog without a leash
4.The door cried as it was opened.
metaphor
metaphor
simile
personification
300
Write a thesis for the topic.
Do You Believe in Equal Rights for Women and Men?
300
Paraphrase the following quote in your own words.
300
Discuss this art work
What is your reaction to it?
300
Name 3 instruments that can be used to collect data in a research
questionnaires
interviews
observation checklist
300
You are watching a movie and you see this scene:
That morning on her way to work, Mary took out a gun from a cabinet in the garage, loaded it, and thrusted it into her coat pocket.
At the end of the movie Mary shoots her friend.
What literary device was used by the writer?
foreshadowing.
400
Write a thesis for the following topic.
How Should Children Be Taught About Puberty and Sex?
400
Paraphrase the quote in your own words.
400
Read and analyze this poem. Use the SIFT method . (Symbolism, imagery, figurative language and tone/theme.)
400
What is research?
Research is the gathering of systematic information in order to investigate or to draw conclusions about an issue.
400
Can you identify any form of symbolism in this poem?
Dark cloud - symbolizes - ominous, sad, gloomy
500
Watch the video clip and analyze it.
500
What is one topic that you might want to find out more about?
Write 2 questions that you may have on that issue.
500
What does the colors symbolize?
blue
yellow
white
black
Blue - tranquility or sadness
yellow - happiness and joy
white - peace and purity
black - death, evil and mystery