Post #29, 2011

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. ~Thomas Jefferson


1- In your own words, what does this say? (1-2 Sentences)
2- What does this mean? (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does it matter or how can you apply this to your life? (2 paragraphs)
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*********Do the following assignment after you finish with your post*******

4- View the link - DO NOT WRITE ABOUT IT - JUST VIEW IT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-qZ2GzfxT4&feature=relmfu
5- View this article - http://www.quintcareers.com/finding_summer_jobs.html
6- Take notes on graphic organizer.
7- Write short essay (2-3 paragraphs)that includes the following:
*Good grammar (Capitalization,punctuation,spelling)
*Critical analysis (Who,what,when,where,why, and how)
*Personal reflection - Answer the question, "What can I learn from this or
how can I apply this to my life?"

7- Type essay as a Google Document and email it to me as an attachment. If your computer is tripping, type essay in Microsoft Word and email it as an attachment.

********* You can listen to music while typing - JUST GET THE WORK DONE******

Post #28, 2011

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)

2- What does this mean? (2-3 sentences)

3- Why does this matter or how can you apply this to your life? (2-3 paragraphs)

4- View the clip :http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7120522n&tag=cbsnewsMainColumnArea.9

Post #27, 2011

"But to me the bottom line is the more education you can give yourself, and the more preparation you can do, the less chance of failing." - Stuart Pearce

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)

2- What does this mean? (2-3 sentences)

3- Why does this matter or how can you apply this to your life? (2-3 paragraphs)

4- View the clip :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Fw2y2S6Ew

5- Take notes using the graphic organizer.

6- Write a 1-2 paragraph summary of the clip (who, what, when, where, why, and how)

7- Type as a Google Document and email as a Microsoft Word Doc

Post #26, 2011

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. ~Les Brown

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)

2- What does it mean? (2-3 sentences)

3- Why does it matter or how can you apply it to your life? (2-3 paragraphs)

Post #25, 2011

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. - Buddha

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)

2- What does this mean? (2-3 sentences)

3- Why does this matter or how can you apply this to your life? (2-3 paragraphs)

4- View the clip : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuqsiV0Aq2U

5- Take notes using the graphic organizer.

6- Write a 2-3 paragraph summary of the clip (who, what, when, where, why, and how)

7- Type as a Google Document and email as a Microsoft Word Doc.

Post #24, 2011

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

- Margaret Mead

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2- What does this mean? (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does it matter or how can you apply this to your life? (2-3 paragraphs)

**Wednesday Bonus**

What do you want you future life to look like?


Describe your future life in detail.....(2-3 paragraphs)

Post #23, 2011

Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them. - W. Clement Stone

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2- What does this mean? (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does it matter or how can you apply this to your life? (1-2 paragraphs)

4- View the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNOWtuxts8Y&feature=relmfu
5- What do you think about what he is saying? (2-3 sentences)
6- How can you apply this to your life? (2-3 sentence)

Post #22, 2011

Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,
But, he with a chuckle replied
That "maybe it couldn’t," but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you’ll never do that;
At least no one has done it";
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle it in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
That "couldn’t be done," and you’ll do it.

- Edgar Albert Guest

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2- What does it mean? (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does it matter or how can you apply it to your life? (2 paragraphs)

Post # 21, 2011

"Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work." - William Ward


1- In your own words, what does this say? (1-2 Sentences)
2- What does this mean? (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does it matter or how can you apply this to your life? (2 paragraphs)
_______________________________________________________________________________________

*********Do the following assignment after you finish with your post ******

4- View the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgdjNDt6snQ&feature=related

5- Take notes on graphic organizer.
6- Write short essay (2-3 paragraphs)that includes the following:
*Good grammar (Capitalization,punctuation,spelling)
*Critical analysis (Who,what,when,where,why, and how)
*Personal reflection - Answer the question, "What can I learn from this or
how can I apply this to my life?"

7- Type essay as a Google Document and email it to me as an attachment. If your computer is tripping, type essay in Microsoft Word and email it as an attachment.

***** You can listen to music while typing - JUST GET THE WORK DONE*******

Post #20, 2011

"Every disadvantage has an advantage" - Johan Cruijff

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2- What does this meant? (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does this matter or how can you apply this to your life? (2 paragraphs)

______________________________________________________________________________________

4- View the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWEybdd0phg
5- Write a summary/reflection on the video
(Who, what, when, where, why and how - did you learn anything?)
6- Type reflection/summary up (2-3 paragraphs) as a Google Doc and send as an email.

Post #19, 2011

Anyone who can walk to the welfare office can walk to work. - Al Capp

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2- What does this mean? (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does this matter? (1-2 paragraphs)

_______________________________________________________________________________________

4- View the following link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLA--Sdlhf4&feature=relmfu

5- Write 2-3 paragraphs about how you can apply this to your life. Type it as a Google Document and email it to me

Post #18, 2011

Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect. - Eleanor Roosevelt

1- What does this say? (1-2 Sentences)
2- Why does this mean? (2-3 Sentences)
3- Why does this matter or how can you apply this to your? (2 paragraphs)

____________________________________________________________________________________
4 - View this clip with your graphic organizer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcELCm265AY
5 - Scan through the link and take notes using your graphic organizer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt

6- Write short summary essay 1-3 paragraphs. Type as a Google Document and email as a Word.Doc attachment.

**Wednesday Bonus**

Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't. - Eleanor Roosevelt

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2- What does this mean? (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does it matter or how can you apply this to your life? (1-2 paragraphs)

Post #17, 2011

Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control. - Tom Landry

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2- What does this mean? (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does it matter or how can you apply this to your life? (1 paragraph)

_______________________________________________________________________________________

4- Watch the YouTube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5nVqeVhgQE
5- Write a 1-2 paragraph summary of clip.
6- Send summary as a Google Document.

Post #17, 2011

Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control. - Tom Landry

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2- What does this mean? (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does it matter or how can you apply this to your life? (1 paragraph)

_______________________________________________________________________________________

4- Watch the YouTube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5nVqeVhgQE
5- Write a 1-2 paragraph summary of clip.
6- Send summary as a Google Document.

***Resume Links***

***Resume Links***
Please take a look at the following websites for information on how to write your resume

Job Search for Teens, Students, and College Grads
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/teenstudentgrad/Job_Search_for_Teens_Students_and_College_Grads.htm


Fletcher, Louise. “Writing Your First Resume.” About.com
http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/resumewriting/a/firstresume.htm

General Technical Writing Guidelines
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/#sub2

Post #16, 2011

"There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he be willing to climb himself." - Andrew Carnegie

"The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands."
- Robert Pirsig

1) How are these quotes similar?
2) How are they different?
3) What are the quotes saying? (1-2 sentences)
4) What do the mean to you? (2-3 sentences)
5) Why do these quotes matter or how can you apply these quotes to you life?

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Shifting your paradigm

1) View the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtkSGhvF350&feature=related
2) Fill out the graphic organizer
3) Write a 2-3 paragraph summary on the video link.

Post #15, 2011

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. - John Wooden


1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2- What does it mean? (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does it matter or how can you apply this to your life? *** 2 paragraphs***

Post #14, 2011

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

-John Wooden

1- What does this say? (1-2 Sentences)
2- What does this mean? (2-3 Sentences)
3- What does this mean? (1-2 Paragraphs)


Black History Video
1) View the following links.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkBEjJH1j5U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCU5xUqV4UM

2) Fill out Graphic Organizer
3) Write a 2-3 essay summarizing what you saw.

Post #13, 2011

Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.
John Wooden

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2- What does this mean (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does it matter or how can you apply this to your life? (1-2 paragraphs)

**Bonus Blog**

School Improvement

If you could improve the school, how would you? (2-3 sentences)
If you could improve the culture of the school, what would you change? (2-3 sentences)
If you cold improve this class, how would you? (1-2 paragraphs)

Post #12, 2011

"Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I'm not perfect and I don't live to be. But, before you start pointing fingers, make sure your hands are clean."
Bob Marley

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2- What does this mean? (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does this matter (1-2 paragraphs)


Please read the article below and write a 2-3 paragraph reflection (on paper) that follows the short essay format outlined on the board.



Chinese Blacks in China (Including the story of Lou Jing)

http://actc1.org/ChineseBlacksDidYouKnow.aspx

Post #11, 2011

Students,

I hope this finds you all in good health and spirits. I will not be in today. Your assignment for today is as follows:

1. Complete this blog.

“If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” - John Wooden

- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
- What does it mean? (2-3 sentences)
- Why does it matter? (1-2 paragraphs)


2. View the YouTube video link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYa6OOtvJfs

3. Complete the flyer from Monday. Work on a new version of Locke High Spring Classic & College Fair flyer, using the information that is on the board.

a. Work on a flyer that focuses on the College fair aspect
b. Work on a flyer that focuses on the Step Show aspect.

4. If you finish early watch the following YouTube clip and write a paragraph or two stating your opinion about the clip and what you learned. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3LDePpz4e8

Post #10, 2011

Character

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
- John Wooden

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2- What does it mean? (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does it matter? (1-2 paragraphs)

Post #9, 2011

LOYALTY
To yourself and all those dependent upon you. Keep your self- respect.

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2- What does this mean (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does it matter or how can you apply this to your life? (1-2 paragraphs)

Post #8, 2011

FRIENDSHIP
Comes from mutual esteem, respect and devotion. A sincere liking for all.

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2- What does this mean (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does it matter or how can you apply this to your life? (1-2 paragraphs)

Post #7, 2011

INDUSTRIOUSNESS

There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile things come from hard work and careful planning.

1-What is it saying? (1-2 sentences for each)
2-What does it mean? (2-3 sentences)
4-Why does it matter or how can you apply it to your life? (1-2 paragraphs)

Finals Post - Winter 2011

"Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose."
Tennessee Williams


1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2- What does it mean? (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does it matter or how can you apply this to your life? (1-2 paragraphs)

Post# 6, 2011

THINK WIN-WIN
The Stuff That Life Is Made Of Have an everyone-can-win attitude.
Thinking win-win is a frame of mind and heart that seeks mutual benefit and is based on mutual respect in all interactions. It’s not about thinking selfishly (win-lose) or like a martyr (lose-win). In our work and family life, members think interdependently -- in terms of “we,” not “me.” Thinking win-win encourages conflict resolution and helps individuals seek mutually beneficial solutions. It’s sharing information, power, recognition, and rewards.

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2- What does this mean (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does it matter or how can you apply this to your life? (1-2 paragraphs)

Post #5, 2011

If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down but the staying down.
-- Mary Pickford

1-What is it saying? (1-2 sentences for each)
2-What does it mean? (2-3 sentences)
4-Why do they matter or how can you apply them to your life? (1-2 paragraphs)

Post #4 ,2011

BE PROACTIVE
I am the force. Take responsibility for your life.
Being proactive is more than taking initiative. It is accepting responsibility for our own behavior (past, present, and future) and making choices based on principles and values rather than on moods or circumstances. Proactive people are agents of change and choose not to be victims, to be reactive, or to blame others. They take an Inside-Outside Approach to creating changes.

1- What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2- What does this mean (2-3 sentences)
3- Why does it matter or how can you apply this to your life? (1-2 paragraphs)

Post #3 ,2011

Don't argue for other people's weaknesses. Don't argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it--immediately". -Stephen Covey


1) Who in you life tries to cover up their weaknesses?
2) What do you normally do when someone finds out about a mistake you have made?
3) How do you normally handle mistakes you've made?

Post #2 ,2011

"As you begin to take action toward the fulfillment of your goals and dreams, you must realize that not every action will be perfect. Not every action will produce the desired result. Not every action will work. Making mistakes, getting it almost right, and experimenting to see what happens are all part of the process of eventually getting it right".
-- Jack Canfield


1) What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2) What does this mean? (2-3 sentences)
3) Why does this matter or how can you apply this to your life? (1-2 paragraphs)

Post #1 ,2011

"When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind, and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power." - Phyllis Bottome



1) What does this say? (1-2 sentences)
2) What does this mean? (2-3 sentences)
3) Why does it matter or how can you apply this to your life? (1-2 paragraphs)
4) Whats mistakes did you learn from in 2010 that will help you in 2011?