Thursday March 1st Homework...SEW up a Connection, Prediction, or Inference

Make a connection, prediction, or inference on your independent reading during class today.  Be sure to SEW it up and post your response here.   Have a great weekend!

S.E.W. it up... Februrary 16, 2012

Read the two quotes below from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Michael Jordan.  Though they are both from different times and different areas of expertise, the value and theme of their quotes is the same.  Make a connection (text-text, text-world, or text-self) to the quotes below.  Remember to S.E.W. up your response! 

"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan

How Do You Overcome Writer's Block?

Calvin has a very literal understanding of the phrase "Writer's Block"...have you ever had writer's block before?  If so, what are some ways that you have overcome it?







M.A.R.S. Report for February 13, 2012

After reading your independent reading book, make either a connection, prediction, or inference based on your reading.   Remember to make a statement, provide evidence to support that statement, and explain why!  This will be graded in class tomorrow during your conference.

The Power of Persuasion

The Super Bowl...a time for delicious fatty foods, (hopefully) a great game, a much over-hyped half time show, and 30 second commercials that cost over 3 million dollars to air.   That's right, I said over 3 million dollars to air a commercial that is less then a minute long!   Why?  Corporations hope that their marketing teams can develop flashy and memorable commercials for this once a year festival of football and munchies because there are so many viewers (111 million people tuned in for 2011's big game). The corporations hope that their money to design, film, and air the commercials will be well worth it.  The question is did they have the power of persuasion on their side or did they give a lackluster final product that left you not even knowing what they were advertising to begin with.  
Here is your challenge...


M&M's - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn3mktl30iw
Pepsi - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rZs8ZKTsp0
Pepsi Max- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7USr2kriO8
Chevrolet- http://www.youtube.com/chevrolet
Dorritos (1)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kds2YpA0Jf0
Dorritos (2)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STb6ZSo5CPw


Think back to all the commercials that aired during the Super Bowl on Sunday... Which one do you think did the best job persuading you, the consumer, to buy or use their product?  Why?  (S.E.W.)