Ebullient

City- Las Vegas

2) Song- Party Rock Anthem

3) Character- Bugs Bunny

4) Clothing- Yellow Dress

5) Food- Red Bull

6) Painting- Michael Palmer

Intrepid (fearless)

1) City- New Orleans

2) Song- Fearless by Taylor Swift

3) Character- Superman

4) Piece of Clothing- Ten Inch Heels

5) Food- Bhut Jolokia (hottest pepper in the world)

6) Painting- Fearless by Giovanni Rapiti

Form-Tone-Form

Your job is to find the following forms to match the "tone" I gave you in class. I want you to find examples of a 1) city, 2) song, 3) character, 4) piece of clothing, 5) food, and 6)painting or photograph that matches your tone. Please create a new blog post (you can't do this in a comment), and embed photos or videos where necessary.

Week 4 Vocabulary, Pattern 4 TASS

(NOTE: THIS IS ONLY FOR ENGLISH I, 1st PERIOD. WE DIDN'T GET TO VOCABULARY IN 7th PERIOD.)

1. Read and complete the exercises on pages 20-27 of The Art of Styling Sentences (TASS).

2. In a comment, briefly respond to the following question. In your comment, use at least 3 words from the Week 4 vocabulary list and one example of Pattern 4 or 4a from TASS.

Prompt: How do you think the media affects our belief systems? Are we capable of having a belief system outside our cultural paradigms? Why or why not?

Beyonce's Plagiarism?

Hey guys, this is the news story we talked about today in class about Beyonce's new music video. Apparently Beyonce used dance moves from a famous choreographer including very obviously copied clips in the music video.

On the question of "is it okay to take someone's work if it's already famous?" This is what the choreographer says:

"I didn't know anything about this. I'm not mad, but this is plagiarism. This is stealing," De Keersmaeker told Studio Brussels. "What's rude about it is that they don't even bother about hiding it. They seem to think they could do it because it's a famous work. Am I honored? Look, I've seen local school kids doing this. That's a lot more beautiful."

Click here for the full article!

Thoughts?

Personal Credos...?

Listen to both of the following songs (if you'd like to follow along with the lyrics of Don Williams' song, you can easily find them on the internet).

Then, in a comment, tell me whether each qualifies as a "personal credo." Why or why not? Give examples.

This I Believe...

Please go to the website link below, which will take you to the "This I Believe" web page. Then, under the "Browse" tab, find an essay to listen to or read (you can browse by theme or popularity, for example). In a comment:

1) name and briefly summarize the essay you chose
2) identify any elements of the personal essay you heard
3) briefly tell us your personal reaction to the essay

http://thisibelieve.org/