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IV – 10/31/2012

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Well, it looks like we won’t be able to use the webpage that we started yesterday – we are going to use www.bucketlist.net. Create an account, but you don’t need an e-mail address to use this one.

We also finished the BucketList pre-writing from yesterday. The questions aren’t long, but they do make you think. Be prepared.

Make sure that once you create your account, find and join the tribe “Vistas” so that I can give you credit for your list. Make sure that your Bucketlist has at least ten meaningful items on it – these are BIG things to accomplish – not a to-do list for the week. This will be due on Friday.

After this, Riley had us listen to BOC’s “Don’t Fear the Reaper.” We discussed it and answered three simple questions in the discussion board.

Riley then gaves us the intructions for the Obituary, which is our first major grade. Instructions are in LMS – but make sure that you choose an OLD age – nothing young. That’s creepy. Also, don’t focus on your death or how you’ll die – that’s not the point of the activity. The point of the activity is to prove how you “care diem’ed” your life.

Riley’s sample obit is up there for you to read. For examples, check out the Blog of Death and examples from former students.

Tomorrow, we will read “The Dash”, look at the Blog of Death, write our obituaries, and create a word cloud of our lives to print in color.

 

3/30/2012

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We looked at the pictures Death and the Devil Surprising Two Maidens and answered the questions about it. Make sure you use complete sentences and that you answer each question fully. Mrs. Holloway had deep thoughts about this pictures.h

Then, we listened to Don’t Fear the Reaper and answered the questions about that song. Mrs. Mahnke came by and jammed out with she 0 she is a fan of BOC.

Riley then gave out the instructions for the Obituary, which we would have time to write on Monday. Remember – be really old so that you can show how you “capre diem’ed” your life. The point of of an obituary is not about death – it’s about LIFE and what you did. You will be writing this in 3rd person.

If you need help, go look at the examples in LMS and on www.blogofdeath.com

We spent the rest of the day just working on daily assignments.