::: SJS Blog Project :::

You will create a new COMIC BOOK using the following vocabulary words.

frequent = happening often
admirer = one who regards with wonder or approval
document = to provide written proof
just = honest in one’s dealing and actions, suitable, fitting
fiction = something that is told or written that is not fact
disregard = to pay no attention to , to ignore
vow = a sacred promise
vacate = to leave empty
opponent = someone against you
portable = easily moved, able to be carried
estimate = to judge what something is worth
migrate = to move from one country or place to another
slogan = a word or phrase used by a party or a group to attract attention
generosity = unselfishness
severe = strict

You will search for pictures online that shows each of the vocabulary words. For example — for the word “VACATE”, maybe you can look for a picture of people leaving a large room. Be creative with your searches in Google Images. ***REMEMBER — you should have STRICT SAFE SEARCH ON!

After gathering pictures, you will assemble them into a new COMIC BOOK.

Each picture will have the word typed on it and also a sentence using the word. For example: “VACATE” — “The crowd was asked to vacate the hall after the long concert.” Again, be creative in your sentences. Ask me for assistance if you get stuck.

Good luck!

Here’s an ethical dilemma from http://www.goodcharacter.com. Read it through and answer the questions at the bottom through your blog. Be honest and natural in your answers. Please answer in full, complete sentences.

Brendan was in third grade when he was caught cheating on his math quiz. He had been doing poorly in math and his parents had threatened that if he didn’t raise his grades they wouldn’t let him play on the baseball team. So he cheated. When the teacher asked him about it, he denied it at first, but finally admitted to writing down the answers ahead of time.

A parent conference was called and Brendan had to sit with his parents, the teacher, and the principal to discuss the school policy on cheating and lying. On the way home, his father told Brendan he was deeply disappointed in him and expected more from him in the future. That night, Brendan felt like the whole world was against him, but he also felt guilty for letting his parents down.

That weekend, Brendan and his family went to a movie. When they got to the ticket window Brendan’s dad asked for children’s tickets for both Brendan and his 16 year old brother. Brendan looked over at his brother, who stared down at the sidewalk and hunched his shoulders hoping the ticket seller wouldn’t notice that he was well above the age for a child’s ticket. The ticket seller glanced suspiciously back and forth between the father and the brother, and then, with a doubtful look on her face, she handed them the the two child’s tickets. This happened every time they went to the movies, and it always made Brendan feel weird.

On the way home from the movie, Brendan asked his father why it was okay to lie and cheat the theater out of money but not to cheat on his math quiz. His dad responded that sometimes its okay to lie as long as nobody gets hurt.

The rest of the way home Brendan just got more and more confused. Cheating on his test hurt nobody. He didn’t steal the answers from any of the other students. If he hadn’t gotten caught, he would have been praised. How was what he did different from what his dad did over and over again? And should he continue to stay silent the next time his dad lied?

* What is Brendan’s dilemma?

* Have you ever seen an adult or friend do something you felt wasn’t right? What did you do? How did it make you feel?

* Do you think Brendan should try to talk to his Dad again about his lying at the movies?

* Who might Brendan have hurt by cheating on his quiz?

* Brendan’s Dad said it was okay to be dishonest if no one was hurt. Who do you think might have been hurt by his lying at the movie ticket office?

* Have you ever felt like doing (or have you actually done) the “wrong thing” because you felt like it was worth it? Do you still feel that it was worth it?

For your 2nd Blog Activity, you will create links to your other classmates blogs. You will then put these in a Blog Roll so that you’ll have easy access to each and everyone’s blog in your class for reading and commenting. We will also create Categories for your entries.

For your first blog activity, create a post with the title: “My LearnerBlogs Blog”. Write a one-paragraph (short) post on your new blog — what you think this is all about and what you think you can do with it.

Also, write down what you think of the Blog Rules for the class. What other rule will you add?