Students must research and establish their position on this matter of "Are we Alone" with two periods allocated for your research.

During the course of your research you must develop a thesis statement.

Further research at home will be required. During this research your evidence should be divided into five areas of argument. that you can convert into paragraphs. A spider diagram is rather useful for this assignment.

It is vital that students find quotes from their research as the SSQEC system is going to be used in the essay.  At least five quotes per paragraph should be anticipated consequently students should find five quotes for each paragraph so as to use the essay writing system.

Do not post on weebly until your draft copy has been peer reviewed and also reviewed by me.

The SSQEC essay writing  system will be explained during the research process.

DECIDE WHAT POSITION YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE AND FIND QUOTES THAT YOU CAN USE TO ARGUE YOUR POSITION. YOUR ESSAY WILL BE BASED ON QUOTES FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

Example:

SSQEC Assignment

The Greeks created their mythology for three main reasons. Write a one paragraph response stating the three reasons and provide reasons and direct quotes for each example from the stories we have read. Don’t forget to quote your sources (Last name page number). Be sure to have a topic sentence and a concluding sentence.

Statement        Set-up       Quote      Explanation     Conclusion

 

State what your paragraph is about –Statement; Explain where in the story you would find your quote –Set-up;  Insert your quote directly –Quote; Explain your quote and how it proves the point you are trying to make –Explanation; Write a conclusion that restates what the paragraph is trying to prove–Conclusion.

Format for your assignment:     S SQE SQE SQE C

 

Topic Sentence

Reason 1: State Reason 1 why the Greeks created their mythology

                 Provide a quote and cite it

                 Explain your quote

Reason 2: State Reason 2 why the Greeks created their mythology

                  Provide a quote and cite it

                  Explain your quote

Reason 3: Sate Reason 3 why the Greeks created their mythology

                  Provide a quote and cite it

                  Explain your quote

Conclusion: Conclude your paragraph

            SSQEC Assignment Rubric

Topic Sentence                                                                              /2 marks

      -Reasons why the Greeks created their myths

Reason One (direct quote and explanation)                                 /2 marks              

      -SSQE format

Reason Two (direct quote and explanation)                                /2 marks

      - SSQE format

Reason Three (direct quote and explanation)                               /2 marks

      -SSQE format

Conclusion                                                                                   /2 marks

       -Restate topic

 

Total                                                                                             

Bellicose  -  war-like; aggressive
Consummate  -  complete; total; supremely good
Elusive  -  hard to pin down
Gregarious  - extroverted; sociable; outgoing
 Jaundiced  - cynical; pessimistic
 Nettle -  annoy
Phenomenon -  an event or happening (plural: phenomena)
 Recuperate -  get better after illness
Superlative - extremely good; the best
Whet -  sharpen

Put each word into a sentence that fully explains the meaning of the word. As far as possible attempt to reflect a conversation between the animals presented in the video clip presented in class.

Students are to review the information pursuant a class vote as to our class engaging the project or otherwise. Please vote with a simple yes or no.

Dear Sir/Madam. 


We would like to invite your school to take part in the School Enterprise Challenge. 

The School Enterprise Challenge is a global competition for school students of all ages to write a business plan for a socially minded, environmentally friendly school based enterprise. It is now open for schools in Canada.  

Your school will be supplied with our simple business planning template, and plenty of useful educational materials to help your students complete it.

The School Enterprise Challenge is unique in that it gives your students the opportunity to compare and contrast their business plans with those designed by students at a partner school in a developing country.

Your school will be able to compete for Global Recognition as a leading Entrepreneurial School whilst enabling your students to gain enterprise and business skills. Over 800 schools from over 30 countries are already taking part - so get involved and put your school on the map!

I have attached the Info Pack for schools, and if you are interested I encourage you to fill out our ......

Looking forward to hearing from you, 


Should you decide to engage this, it may be useful to create some manner of entrepreneurial endeavour that serves our community. The proposed business that we could envisage may need to be cognizant of our responsibility to society and the environment and the requirement that we produce something of value for society. You are the only class that would have an idea of " Progress Traps" and you could apply this knowledge and create a particularly valuable end product. We can do anything however it would be just great to provide a service for our community that is of real value. I thought that creating a micro banking system and organic food could be a great start.   


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Consider your economic and financial future and then examine the link and make sound and logical deductions based on your analysis of the information. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx5Sc3vWefE

The website is really of some considerable value. Have a brief look at it for no more than five minutes before you tackle the short story A Taste of Melon below. 

Students are to work in pairs and read the story online - http://mszombolas.wikispaces.com/file/view/The+Taste+of+Melon.pdf

1. Rewrite the rising action from the melon's perspective. This should offer you an opportunity to be creative and include humour and entertainment in your post. 

2. Invert the gender of the melon thieves and rewrite the action of the physical removal of the melon and disposal of such with this in mind. 

3. Empathy is a key variable in this text. Explain how this dimension of the human condition applies to your understanding of the farmer's perspective.

4. Identify the inciting incident and explain how your reached this conclusion. 

5. What point would constitute the climax in the short story and explain your logic in this regard. 

6. The protagonist operates on the basis of natural law in terms of his engagement of the farmer . Research, collaborate and explain.

7. Peer review the work relating to question one of the group to your immediate right and if you do not have a partner ask me.  Comment on the creativity or this group in this question.  

Post your sentences once completed and ensure that your spelling and sentence construction is correct.

Accolade
Bolster
Cryptic
Hedonistic
Lamentation
Obliterate
Plummet
Resolution
Tentative
Acquiesce
Curtail
Heed
Oblivious
Resonate
Blatant
Ensconce
Laceration
Plausible
Reprieve
Abstain
Blighted
Enshroud
Plethora
Repudiate
Credulous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb1NHZ-euAc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_mBJgsaxlY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VktJNNKm3B0

Listen and look at the videos and draft an introduction and explanation to your peers student as to why it is relevant for this function.

Pavarotti used to hold a concert each year for the children who are impacted by war and this is one such concert. Not the War Child status of the concert on the back wall.
The Green fields of France resonates on account of  the lyrics in the ballard as does the Australian Waltsing Matilda. Why would we offer an Australian perspective?

Students are to find three music video's that relate to war and the bloody constraint associated with human conflict.  The video links must be posted along with an explanation as to why the selected music is appropriate for the Rememberance Day function.

I would reiterate that we all need to be mindful of the fact that our dead served us and not any political platforrm, irrespective. The respectful nature of the music must be self evident.