ACADEMIC SNOWPEOPLE!

Here's my fledgling attempt at academic snowpeople. Let me know if you recognize any familiar characters. Hope you enjoyed your day off!!

SNOW DAY CHALLENGE!!!

HIP HIP HOORAY!

WE'VE GOT A SNOW DAY!!!

Here's a quick list of things to do on an unexpected day off:

1. Enjoy copious amounts of sleep.

2. Stay in your pajamas ALL. DAY. LONG.

3. Watch the news at noon. (C'mon, when's the last time you did that on a weekday?? Plus, it'll be fun to watch all the NYC kids trudge into school while you're sitting in your PJs at home!)

4. Grab a shovel and help a neighbor.

5. Read something! Anything! C'mon... READ!

AND HERE'S AN ADDED CHALLENGE FOR YOU, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT:

Construct a SNOW-STUDENT! Start out with a regular snowman, but somehow alter it to make it look like a student-- better yet, make it look like an ENGLISH STUDENT-- he/she could be READING something OR writing something, OR maybe even imitating a well-known literary character!!! (Got a red hat? Make a Holden Snowman!!!) C'mon, try it out and snap a picture with your phone or something-- I'll see what I can come up with on my end and check in later with some results. Feel free to share some ideas... And by the way, it doesn't need to be a huge snowman-- just the basic 3 circle construction with some props to make it literary!

Okay, I'm going to watch the end of the news now and start brainstorming...

ENJOY!!!

EXTRA CREDIT!!

Need a boost?

Check out this essay contest, but don't freak out-- it's only 100 words or less!

TOPIC: I Feel Creative In School When...

Submissions are due by FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2011

Long Island finalists and winners will receive $250 and $500 and a chance to have their essay recorded for radio airplay! (And of course, I will be offering extra credit for those of you who decide to participate.)

"Nuit Blanche"

Here's some extra credit for you as we kick off the holiday season...

View the short short film "Nuit Blanche" and write the story behind it.

Who are the characters? What is the plot? (Setting, conflict, resolution, etc...)

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

Please email me your creations by Friday, December 3rd.

Happy writing!!

EXTRA CREDIT!

Didn't do so well on the last vocab test?
Fail to hand in your 50 questions?
Didn't hand in a portfolio piece?! (GASP)

If so, you are in DIRE need of some extra work!

View the Twilight Zone episode, "Time Enough At Last" and write a 1-2 page paper comparing the episode to the themes and characters found in Ray Bradbury's Sci-Fi novel, FAHRENHEIT 451. This paper is due by FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2010

LINK to "Time Enough At Last"
http://www.cbs.com/classics/the_twilight_zone/video/?pid=NlaPUTYqbpwjpIcgEuUyLOVDwyreGDGw