Monday, February 4, 2019

Martin Luther King of the Metaphor

This project is due on Friday, Feburary 8.  This project is for English classes only.

Students are to take one of the metaphors in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and turn it into a visual metaphor.  We began this assignment in class today.

Artwork should follow these rules:
  1. cover the entire paper with other paper.
  2. use the book page.
  3. include the metaphor in writing.
Here are two samples from other classes.



Here is the video of the speech we watched in class today, just in case you'd like to watch it again.


Wednesday, January 23, 2019

National History Day Student Websites

Here are links to the National History Day websites made by students in  Mr. Chester's class at San Jose Middle School for 2019.

The theme was Tragedy and Triumph in History.

Period 1/2
Period 3/4

Period 5
Students from other classes.

Individual

Industrial Workers: Megan http://11317378.nhd.weebly.com
Loving v. Virginia:  Noemie de Buren http://67710616.nhd.weebly.com/

First Crusade: Neil http://17631500.nhd.weebly.com/
Loving v. Virginia: Olivia N. http://77322781.nhd.weebly.com/
Little Rock Nine: Milani A. http://67709519.nhd.weebly.com/


Atomic Bomb: Sam O. http://samonagbesan.weebly.com/
L.A. Riots: Natalia http://16809170.nhd.weebly.com/
Black Death: Oliviona (needs more quotes) http://58225713.nhd.weebly.com/

Iwo Jima: Kristian L. http://41834893.nhd.weebly.com/quotes.html


Group Websites

Spanish Influenza: Daisy Angullo, Jazmin Cates-Jackson, and Ruby Colli http://65679271.nhd.weebly.com/
Harvey Milk Assassination: Bryan Maartinez Cuxim and Karlos Gama http://92681499.nhd.weebly.com/
The Battle of Britain: Beckham Reyes and Mukund Sundar http://55916755.nhd.weebly.com/
Treblinka: Casey and Liam  https://82746707.nhd.weebly.com/
Salem Witch Trials: Surabhi and Allie  http://26166709.nhd.weebly.com/
Atomic Bomb: Abby and Casey http://96416961.nhd.weebly.com/
Salem Witch Trials: Thanmila and Sahasra http://50830678.nhd.weebly.com/
Salem Witch Trials :Nithya and Johana http://73685616.nhd.weebly.com/
Atomic Bomb:  Brett B & Kai P  http://89365438.nhd.weebly.com
Bombing of Hiroshima: Taylor W and Grace B  http://57165302.nhd.weebly.com/the-aftermath.html
Women’s Rights Movement of 1960s, Ella and Bridget: http://12394960.nhd.weebly.com/triumph-and-tragedy.html



Tuesday, January 22, 2019

NHD: Process Papers and Bibliographies

Please check the sample projects on the NHD.org website to see exactly what your process paper and bibliography should include. 

You'll need a title/cover page.  

Center everything on the title page.  Include each of these items:

Title

Name
Junior Division
Category
Student Composed Words ___
Process Paper: _____ Words.


Your process paper should include an MLA heading.  Double space this paper.  You should write three to five paragraphs covering these items:
  • How you chose your topic
  • How you conducted your research.
  • How you selected your category and created your project.
  • How your project relates to the theme: Triumph and Tragedy in History.

Annotated bibliographies should cover everything you used to create your project including pictures, audio files and video.  

Divide your bibliography into two sections--primary sources and secondary sources.  List information in MLA format.  You  can use an online app like Easybib.com to help you.  

Each item in your bibliography must be annotated.  After you have listed the item, write a short statement (two to four sentences) explaining how you used that  source and how it helped you understand your topic better.  Use the documents in your folder to help you with this.


REMEMBER: Google Images is not a source.  You need to find the original source.  How created the documents/image you are using or who was the first to publish it.  That is the source.  Google is a search engine, not a source.


Friday, January 11, 2019

National History Day Projects Contain....


  • A thesis statement.
  • Context: What, where, who do you need to know to understand the event.
  • The Event: What happened.
  • Theme connections:
    • What makes this a tragedy?
    • What makes this a triumph?
  • Influence on history: What long-lasting changes did the event help bring about?


Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Do Now! Review these award winning National History Day website projects

Take a look at these three website projects from past National History Day competitions.  All three were done by students in grades seven and eight and all three won the competition.  Use the links to view each website.


The Easter Rising.  A junior group website that won the Irish or Irish-American History Award at the national competition last year.

The Silent Stand.  A junior individual website that won the national competition in 2017.

Flying Towards the Future. A junior group website that won the national  competition in 2015.

Making an informative website is just one of five National History Day projects you can choose from.

Monday, November 26, 2018

Hugo Cabret Essay Outlines

Students may use these templates and guidelines for writing their five paragraph essays on Hugo Cabret.

Introduction: You may use the following frame for your introduction paragraph or you may write your own.

   The sound of clicking heels. A battered automaton. Movies. These are three of the many motifs author Bryan Selznick employs in his novel,  The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Selznick utilizes motifs, or repeated story elements, to develop characters, advance the plot, and highlight themes. In the novel, (students add 2-3 sentences explaining the basic plot). Three key motifs in the story are ________________, _________________, and _________________.


Body Paragraphs:  Follow this outline to write seven sentence body paragraphs.


  1. Transition word and introduce the motif.
  2. Explain how the motif is used.  Does it show character, plot or the book's message?
  3. Set up the quote. What's going on in the story at that moment?
  4. Quote (put the page number of the quote in parenthesis.)
  5. Explain the importance of the quote. What it shows about the motif and how that motif shows character, plot or the message of the book. 
  6. Continue explaining the importance of the quote.
  7. Finish explaining the importance of the quote.
Conclusion paragraph:  You may use the following frame to write your conclusion or you may write your own.

     In conclusion, Selznick skillfully uses motifs to _______________, ________________ and ______________ in his novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret.  Of the many motifs he uses __________, __________________, and ______________ are crucial in gaining a deeper understanding of the story.  Just as cogs and wheels bring the automaton to life, Selznick uses motifs _______________________________________________.


Please see me in person if you have any questions. 


Type your essay in MLA format. 

Proofread it for each of the following items:

  • MLA format heading, spacing and font.
  • Capital letters: 1st word of each sentence, all names, the title, I.
  • Period (space) Next word.  Be sure to put a space or two after every period, question mark and exclamation point.
  • Transition words. Use at least two per paragraph. See the lists in your English journal.
  • Quote sandwiches.  Use on per body paragraph.
    • use " " around the quote.
    • set the quote off with commas.
    • write three sentences after the quote explaining what it shows.


Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Islam and West Africa Unit Test

Be prepared to write a long paragraph to answer this question:

How did the distant regions of the world (West Africa, North Africa, and Middle East/Asia) become more interconnected through the spread of Islam, the gold/salt trade and Mansa Musa's hajj?

The test will include multiple choice and short answer questions covering these topics:

  • The life of Muhammad
  • The basic principals of Islam
  • How the Islamic caliphate spread across North Africa into Southern Europe to become an empire twice as large as Rome.
  • The gold/salt trade in West Africa
  • Mansa Musa
  • Ibn Battuta
  • How Mali became a site of encounter
  • The effects of the exchanges at Mali
Review your study guide and your history spiral.  

Reread the handouts and articles you have in your binder.

Watch the short videos posted below.




Check back here later for more videos.  I'll post more when I find them.