Blog Assignment #2, August 29-September 2

Read the following article from the Houston Chronicle last year.  Respond in a scholarly fashion.  For this assignment, you do NOT have to respond to one of your classmate's responses.  You only have to post your own response.

Class of 2012 - Welcome to English IV

Your first week's assignment is relatively painless!  All you need to do is respond to the following:
1.  Your Name
2.  Your Class Period

That's it!  Next week expect to respond to an article or to something we've discussed in class!

Summer School - Blog 1 - How do College Freshmen Perceive the Differences between High School and College

Read the following report by Drew Appleby, Ph. D.  Perceptions Report.
Respond in an education format your opinion on the report.  In addtion to your own response, make a comment on one classmate's response.

Blog Assignment - January 10-14

The latest literary controversary surrounds the use of the "n" word in the literary classic Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.  Read the following New York Times article and discuss your own perspective.  Remember to sign off with your full name and class period.

Blog Assignment - Nov. 15-23

Should an employer be able to fire an employee for disparaging, insubordinate remarks made on social networking sites like Facebook?  Some people feel that slanderous talk about a company should be relegated to open, non-electronic forums and should not be posted on sites like Facebook.  Read the following article about a woman who is now suing her company stating that her 1st amendments rights were violated by her wrongful termination.  Facebook Firing

Blog Assignment - Nov.1 - Nov.5

We will be reading Lord of the Flies for the next two and a half weeks.  There are several themes that we will be discussing including but not limited to - loss of civilization, innate human evil, and loss of innocence.  What modern-day news events could relate with any of these themes?

Blog Assignment for Oct. 25-29

How do you feel about tattoos in the workplace?  Read the following article posted on CNN about this controversial topic and then comment on the article while weighing in with your own opinion.  In addition to your own blog posting, remember to comment on at least one classmate's blog posting.