Ms. Aurelia - ACC English Grade12

There will be no English Class on Thursday as we all have a long weekend for the 6th of October Holiday! Hope you enjoy! 

Your homework for next Tuesday is to rewrite the mock essay! Remember mock means: to treat with ridicule. I do not want to see any serious essay subjects and no real reference in the Works Cited page, just invented references in the right MLA format. You need to make sure you have: • Short (direct) quotation • Long (direct) quotation (correctly placed into a “quote block”) • Paraphrase from an outside source • An introduction with a hook, background information, and an underlined thesis statement • Works Cited page using the correct MLA format—should include a citations from at least four sources—one website, one book, one newspaper or magazine article, and one online database. If you are not sure about how to format your paper then please go to  Perdue Owl's section on MLA format  to check how it should be formatted. They have a vidcast that you can find  here. I expect them to be printed and submitted on Tuesday! Good Luck! 

Your homework for next Sunday will be to write a movie review on Persepolis. COMPONENTS TO INCLUDE IN YOUR REVIEW Title of the film or documentary:  Be sure to name the film in your first paragraph. State the date of its release. Summary:  What happened in this film? As a reviewer, you must explain what happened in the film and express your opinion about the success or failure of the film maker’s creation. Don’t be afraid to express your opinion, but include specific reasons for likes and dislikes. You can’t say “it was boring” unless you provide justification. Filmmaker/Author of the book the movie is based on:  You should do a little research on the person who created this film or wrote the book. Is the director or writer a controversial figure? Is the film maker or author known for a political stance? Does the film maker have a significant background? If the film maker is known for controversy, this segment of your paper can be lengthy. De...

This weeks plan: Sunday: Movie Day. Monday: How to write a movie review. Selecting movie for next week or the week after. Tuesday: Blogs. Deadline to have a functioning blog. Discussion on Blogs. Wednesday: MLA format discussion. Thursday: Deadline for any rewrites of biography. Start APA Format. Good luck for this week! 

On the two equinoxes every year the Sun shines directly on the Equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal – but not exactly. The September equinox marks the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator – from north to south and vice versa in March. Check out this video about a discovery that was made on a Spring Equinox day, about the Pyramids of Giza:

Happy Islamic New Year! Hope you are enjoying your day off of school!

The new murals coincide with the opening on Thursday of Basquiat: Boom for Real at the Barbican Centre, the artist’s first major exhibition in the UK. Though Basquiat died when he was just 27, many cite his work as a street artist — scrawling the distinctive “SAMO” tag, often accompanied by short poems, on buildings in Lower Manhattan — as a key component in the development of his Neo-Expressionist painting style. Full article  here. Banksy mural near the Barbican Centre (via  banksy.co.uk )

"Nearly 400,000 Rohingya people have fled government violence in Myanmar and crossed into neighboring Bangladesh. The majority of them are children — 60 percent, by U.N. estimates. And at least 1,100 are separated from their parents.   The challenges for aid groups are unfathomable with a refugee crisis this large, caused by what Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, says seems to be "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing."" Full article  here. The United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein says the Rohingya crisis seems to be caused by "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing." The situation is even more daunting when so many children are at risk. They are vulnerable to physical illnesses like waterborne diseases and skin infections — and mental health problems spurred by trauma. They've been shot at and they've trekked across areas with land mines.

Mock essay guidlines: Create a “Mock Essay” similar to the example here (on ANY topic of your choice) in which you MAKE UP sources, quotations, etc. (no real research required). In your mock essay be sure to include at least one of each of the following quotes, as well as the other criteria listed below: • Short (direct) quotation • Long (direct) quotation (correctly placed into a “quote block”) • Paraphrase from an outside source • An introduction with a hook, background information, and an underlined thesis statement • Works Cited page using the correct MLA format—should include a citations from at least four sources—one website, one book, one newspaper or magazine article, and one online database. It’s okay if your essay “ends” rather abruptly—you aren’t writing the entire essay—just the first page and a half to two pages of it. No conclusion is necessary. Be sure on page two that you have your last name and page number in a header in the upper right-hand corner. It shoul...

MLA Format Perdue Owl is a good web site for all information about MLA, click  here. Perdue Owl's vidcast which is short and to the point can be found  here. Here is a checklist for the MLA format: MLA citations:  MLA format should look like this: 

Persepolis is a graphic autobiography by Marjane Satrapi, see the trailer of the movie based on her book below: 

Sunday:  Name and adjective Class Contract How to send an assignment How to write a biography Blog troubleshooting  Next Sunday movie selection based on a book.  Monday: MLA format breakdown   Tuesday: Writing a mock essay in MLA format     Wednesday:  Discussion about novel or non-fiction book to read during the semester. Why is it important to read?  Blog: Daily diary.  Thursday:  Islamic New Year - No School 

Palestinian bedouin women, part of the Desert Embroidery organisation were duped into creating a traditional embroidery for Israeli designer, one of many examples of how Palestinians are stripped of their culture. Check out the full article  here. Arab Union Women of Ramallah, 1928. Possibly 1934-39.

Fill out this questionnaire in class, click  here. The last question is about your personality type, take the quiz here . It takes less than 15min to complete, and record your answer in the google form. Read about your personality type! All your answers are for my personal knowledge and will not be shared with anybody.

 For those asking themselves where I come from, this is a coverage done by CNN about Mauritius, click  here . Mauritius is a small island in the Indian Ocean known to be a slave post for the French, then the British. This violent colonial past is what gave birth to our creole culture, our music and dancing style a direct result of our ancestors being in shackles. Another short video about slaves in Mauritius can be found  here.  If none of that is interesting to you then check out the eye candy below:

"Pop culture has not helped the plight of sharks. While movies like Jaws and Open Water cast them as bloodthirsty monsters, Jabado, 38, tries to educate people about sharks’ vital role in ocean ecology. Oceana’s landmark 2008 study, Predators as Prey: Why Healthy Oceans Need Sharks, revealed how apex predators like sharks maintain a crucial balance in marine ecosystems by limiting their prey populations, which do the same for species below them in the food chain, and how emptying oceans of their populations “can have unpredictable and devastating consequences.”"  Full article here.

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Check out this video explaining human emotions that actually have names: