Mid-Term

One of my favorite Five Lines of Fire

Reading: a Lost Art

By alex720 (United States)

Our society is losing many arts very quickly. Some have virtually disappeared over the last half a century. Reading is quickly approaching that same threshold. The classics of literature are gathering dust in the back shelves of the library. You’d think more people would read with printing affordable as  ever and the introduction of ultra-portable ebooks. But no one does.

Congratulations, today is the last day of the first quarter of this school year.  If you have been keeping up with your classmates, you have written two of the dreaded Eng. 10 monthly papers, and either completed or are near to completing your first literary circle novel.

In our second quarter we will really tackle what we have only flirted around with thus far. You will take the combination of something you have a passion for and a cause you can believe in to take your Eng. 10 course the real world.  The project will take the entire grading period and will be as real and relevant as you make it. The project as a whole will include:

• Researching a global or local issue that you believe is important.
• Examining how one person can truly make a difference in the world.
• Examining how you can put something that you have a passion for to work to make a difference.
• Develop a pitch to sell your idea to the class.
• Work on a team project developing a Project 4 Awesome video to raise money and/or awareness for your cause.

So have a great Fall Break and come back on the 19th ready to do more reading, writing, and thinking.