Parrott's AP English Language & Composition

Kennesaw Mountain High School ■ 1898 Kennesaw Due-West Road ■ Kennesaw, Georgia 30152

25 Feb

Panel Presentation Help

Posted in General on 25.02.10

For more information about panel presentations, click on the Panel Presentation link to the right.

Here’s the log you can download for your group.
Panel Presentation Log

Here is a great site for finding Editorial Cartoons
Cagle\’s Cartoons

Here’s a FREE site you can use to create an online survey. The free site will only allow you to obtain 100 responses, but you can create duplicate surveys for free in order to obtain more than 100 responses.
SurveyMonkey

Because you will be reading articles about controversial issues, you may find some sources that contain bias. Here’s a website that will help you learn to detect bias in the news.
How to detect bias in the news

Remember:  You need to find scholarly sources. Stay away from encyclopedia, including Wikipedia, and blogs (unless they are hosted by experts in the field). Use the school databases to find sources. You might also like to look for sources on  Google Scholar

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09 Feb

Nervous about Making a Speech?

Posted in General on 09.02.10

Several students have mentioned that they are nervous about giving a speech in front of the class. Believe it or not, speaking in front of an audience is one of the most common fears we all have. In fact, one of the reasons I make students deliver a short speech early in the semester is so they will be more relaxed when they have to participate in more challenging assignments in front of the class later in the semester. One of the most important things you should remember is that you will be giving your speech in front of your classmates, and WE ALL WANT YOU TO DO WELL! No one is going to make fun of you or hope that you make mistakes. We all support each other!

If you want specific strategies to help you deal with your stress, please read the following suggestions.

Tips for people who hate to make speeches in front of groups

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02 Feb

PSA Contest – View Videos

Posted in General on 02.02.10

On Friday we will vote for the best Public Service Announcement in each area.  Since the videos are on Facebook and YouTube, you will need to view them at home before Friday. If I have omitted a video that you submitted, please email me ASAP.

Most Creative

B 1 < stat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn2QWOjM_bM

Wild Animal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn-LaB7ZGXE

Express Yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpn0YgTP9sE

Funniest

B 1 < stat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn2QWOjM_bM

Wild Animal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn-LaB7ZGXE

Don’t Go Into that Room http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RseDGmM-gg

Most Interesting

Wild Animal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn-LaB7ZGXE

Express Yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpn0YgTP9sE

Help Haiti http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm-ZEJCnCTw

Most Poignant

Domestic Violence http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/video/video.php?v=275913113104&ref=nf

Childhood Cancer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orwd3TDZ9-0

Express Yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpn0YgTP9sE

Help Haiti http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm-ZEJCnCTw

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