English+II



=Reading and Speaking =

Project: Giving a Speech
Use the paragraph you wrote earlier in this unit or one of the ideas from your lessons to make a 3-5 minute speech  by creating a podcast. One idea for this assignment is to explain the importance of writing unified, concise paragraphs to help express your thoughts and meaning giving specific examples from your lessons. 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.

=Writing Effective Sentences =

Project: Writing Paragraphs
Use the two paragraphs you wrote in Unit 1. Edit those paragraphs to make them better and post the final draft to complete this assignment. Please make sure you do not simply post the same paragraphs without making necessary changes. You could even take the topic you wrote about and switch the focus you use for each paragraph for extra credit points.

=Exposition =

Project: Logic and Relationships
Write one paragraph per example. Word count is not important. The goal of this assignment is to show that you understand how specific causes result in the final event or effect. For more information and guidance, click here.

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Project: Biography
Use this web site to help you build your biography outline and prepare to write the essay listed below in the next assignment.

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Essay: Language and Culture
Take the biography outline you created earlier in the unit (the one listed above) and write a one page essay to reflect how the culture and the life experiences of the person you interviewed had an affect on their language such as immigrating from one country to another. Word count is not important, just quality of content.

Project: Writing a Speech
For this project, create a digital story using either Power Point or Movie Maker just like you did for the All About You project, except in this case, you are creating the story about another person. Detail their lives using the essay you wrote earlier. Be specific, use lots of great details and visuals, and add music and your own voice for effect. Have fun with this project.

=Get a Job =

Project: Resume and Cover Letter
It is good to get started writing resumes now so that when you start looking for a job or trying to get into college, you have a nice, finished product to give. Use this link to see examples from other students.

=The Short Story =

Essay: Writing a Short Story
Here are some examples to help you write your short story. Please keep it between 3-5 pages.




 * For 100 extra credit points, make a cartoon/storyboard of you short story. Here is some help: **

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Post your All About You poem here.

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