Category Archives: Work In Progress

I’ve started to look through my work from this semester to include in my portfolio. It’s hard to decide what to include, but I think I’ve started to narrow it down. Although we can choose work from either semester, I … Continue reading →

For our advocacy project, Colleen and I are thinking of using some stories that exemplify human’s impacts on animals. Here is a rough draft of one. Let me know what you think!   June 21st marks the first day of … Continue reading →

After talking today in class, Colleen and I decided to do our advocacy projects together! We think it is going to work really well because our topics are so closely related, and we are going to be able to incorporate … Continue reading →

As I begin working on my persuasive essay, I have been thinking a lot about my advocacy project. I plan on focusing on the conservation of sea turtles and all of things you can do to work towards saving them … Continue reading →

I am almost 100% certain that I am going to go with the topic of sea turtle conservation for my persuasive essay. This is something I have been passionate about since I was a little kid. The main reason why … Continue reading →

I am excited to begin the persuasion unit. After focusing on the environment, I am looking forward to choosing my own topic to focus on. Although I enjoy this freedom, I am still not sure what topic I’d like to … Continue reading →

When moderating a deliberation, finding a balance between leading the conversation and becoming too involved in the conversation is a delicate task. When one is designated the moderator of a conversation, it is essential that they are knowledgeable about the … Continue reading →

Tonight I posted my first comment on the deliberation website that I found! I was a little nervous about doing so for the first time. Today in class we talked about how others may not respond to our comments and … Continue reading →

http://www.ed.gov/blog/ This is the website I’d like to use for the deliberation unit. It is the official blog of the US Department of Education. There are many different sections within the blog to look at. There are sections regarding college, K-12 … Continue reading →