English+III



=Why Study Reading? =

Essay: Outline and Essay
Write an outline for a paper about an American author. You get to choose which author you write about. From that outline, write a one-page essay. Need some help getting started,try this. Need an example for reference, click here.

Essay: Writing a Poem
For this project, go to the All About You page and do as instructed there. Post your poem in the text box provided on this assignment and email me your digital story.

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Project: Survey
First create a survey using this link and the questions listed below (you can create your own questions too if you don't like the ones listed). Disperse your survey to everyone you know using your favorite online social networking site. Collect the responses and use the data to create a bar graph. Upload your graph of results to this assignment.


 * What seems to be the most popular magazine?
 * What newspaper is more widely read?
 * What is a popular nonfiction book?
 * Favorite hobbies?
 * Best song ever?
 * Best movie?



Essay: Personal Experience
First, write a one page essay about a personal experience that describes a moment of happiness, sadness, inspiration, or change in your life .Then, use your writing to make a 3-5 minute speech  in the form of a podcast. To create your podcast, use Audacity or any recording software of your own. Once you have recorded your speech and edited it to sound exactly the way you want, post it to PodBean.com. You will have to download the Audacity software if you do not already have it on your computer and you will also have to create your own Podbean account (which is free) if you do not already have one. Make sure you check out the help files for each of these sights to learn how it is done. Once you have posted your speech to your PodBean.com account, send me an email with the link to complete this assignment.

Now, prepare for the pain. = =

Project: Choosing the Subject
Choose 3-5 possible subjects for the research paper you will write in this unit. Use the internet to find information and resource for each topic. Use the information you found to help you narrow your topics down to one that you would like to write about. Then, list the topic you will write about, the resources you found for that topic, a short summary of those resources, and a brief explanation of why you chose that topic over the others. Also, you need to start creating your Works cited page. Use this link to begin.

Project: Source Cards
Go back to the library and find two book resources to use for your paper. Find out how to make Source Card here. Post your source cards in the text box provided on the assignment.

Project: Thesis Statement
Create your Thesis Statement which will guide the creation of the rest of your paper. Use this Thesis Creator site to help you write an A+ Thesis Statement.

Project: Outline
Use the template below to create your outline. Then upload your completed outline on the assignment.

Essay: Research Paper
Almost done. Now put everything together and write your paper. Once you have completed the rough draft, schedule a time to meet with me so that we can edit your paper together. Then you will be ready to write your final draft and upload it to this assignment.

You are now done with essays this year.

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