Ward's World

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Learning doesn't just happen. Learning isn't about sitting, listening, and repeating what your teacher has to say. When does learning happen?

Think about the ideas, lessons, and classroom moments that you will always remember. What MOTIVATES you to learn?

Take a moment to fill out this form and help Ms. Ward and other teachers learn more about what motivates you!

EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS NING:

Respect-

When you post, it is important to be respectful; be respectful of other people posting and respect yourself. This means that personal attacks, inappropriate language and content, insults and harassment of any kind are strictly forbidden. Consider this an online classroom and ask yourself if your comments would be acceptable in our physical classroom setting.

Rigor-

You will need to be sure that your comments and posts are adding to the discussion of the book or text. Before posting a comment, question, or blog entry, ask yourself, "will this forward the discussion we are having?" Your thoughts and ideas should be supported, and you should be using specific details to illustrate your ideas. Your posts should build on the discussion by responding to comments other students have made on a particular subject.

Grades-

Yes, you will be graded on some of your contributions to this site. What does this mean? Your blog entries and forum posts should be thoughtful reflections, interesting ideas, and discussion provoking comments related to our texts. You will be told in advance which posts will be graded and how they will be assessed. Be sure to proofread before you post.

Good luck, have fun, and happy posting!

Latest Activity

Catherine Q doing stuff...and hating my text and facebook hiatus...BUT I WILL WIN!

47 minutes ago

Tim L added a discussion

Family or Survival?

Was it Family that propelled Elie to survive or was it Surviving itself?

23 hours ago

Tim L replied to Samson H's discussion 'Will to Live'

Survival brings out the worst in people. I completely agree with you Ms. Ward that they were on the bottom of Maslow's triangle. They are unable to have those basic necessities of survival, and they lose hope in living. I bet that if the americans...

23 hours ago

Tim L replied to Caroline D's discussion 'Selfish?'

Yeah, this is very true, and I agree that without hope Elie became "selfish". It is so sad how lifeless he became when his father died. When his father died, Elie died, the only difference was that Elie was still breathing. It was so painful to re...

23 hours ago

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WELCOME TO WARD'S WORLD!

This is our space to share ideas, collaborate on projects, and reflect on the themes of our World Literatures course. Adding content and sharing has never been easier! We will build the knowledge on this site together by:

Contributing to our online discussions by posting responses and questions,
Reflecting on our learning using blogs,
Customizing a personal page (My Page), and
Creating and joining groups.

Overall, this site should help us reflect on the themes and goals of the 10th grade World Literatures course, celebrate our accomplishments, and streamline how we share and learn information.

Blog Posts

Power of One theme

Posted by kristan c on October 21, 2009 at 8:35pm — 1 Comment

Theme - Power of One

Posted by Tim L on October 21, 2009 at 4:40pm — 1 Comment

Take home message or theme of The Power of One

Posted by Marcia H on October 21, 2009 at 1:23am — 1 Comment

Forum

NIGHT by Elie Wiesel

This is a place for all of Ms. Ward's students to discuss their reactions and connections to the memoir NIGHT.

18 discussions

Class Discussions

We didn't have time to finish a discussion in class - continue it here. Or, do you have a question you would like to pose to the class? Post it here!

1 discussions

THE POWER OF ONE

This is where you will find the discussion questions you need to respond to as part of your reading assignment.

20 discussions

Groups

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Extra Credit Opportunities:

Attend a special cultural event, write a one-page reflection on the experience, and bring in your ticket or program, and you will receive five points of extra credit! Limit three events per marking period.

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