Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Great Quotes



Select a quote from the video and explain its meaning. What is the most common quote used in the video? Do your parents or grandparents or coaches have any quoted that they use repeatedly. Do you know any phrases from songs that could be used as great quotes? Are there any quotes from athletes that you find inspiring?

Shakespeare


What titles by William Shakespeare are you now familiar with? Have you ever watched a movie based upon Shakespeare's life or one of his plays? Have you discussed reading Shakespeare with your siblings or parents?

Holocaust Cemetaries


Compare and contrast the way the Jewish cemetery in Poland looks to the one in Philadelphia. How do the Polish people show their disdain to the Jewish in this video. What is the author's purpose in creating this video? How does this correlate with the play, Anne Frank?

Monday, November 8, 2010

Holocaust


How can the camps created by the Nazi regime be categorized? Who was safe in Nazi Germany? Who was the leader? What was the final solution? What should the world learn from the Holocaust? What are stereotypes? What is racism? Why was the genocide of the Jews tolerated? Who eventually stopped the Nazi's?

Auschwitz


What is genocide? What horrors took place during World War II? What are some reminders of the history of that time? What literature reminds us of this time? What movies have you seen that record some of the events of this time period? How can we avoid the mistakes of this era?

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Bad Math


Do you like math? Do you do math like Ma and Pa Kettle? What is your favorite old television show? Have you ever seen The Three Stooges? Have you ever seen Friends? How about I love Lucy? The Jetsons?

Diet Coke



What is happening? What causes the diet coke to go crazy in this experiment? What is your favorite science experiment? Have you made any interesting experiments at school or at home in the past? Do you like science? Would you like to make this experiment at home? Who would you like to target with the coke?

Yankees


Identify some the players depicted in the Yankee film. The list of retired numbers begin with 4 and 3? Who are they? Who are some of the other retired numbers? What is iconic about the Yankees? Who was the greated Yankee? Have you ever been to a professional baseball game?

Running of the Bulls


The running of the bulls is a famous day in Spain each year. Would you like to participate in an adventure like this? Have you ever been to bridge day in WV? Would you like to go? Is there an adventure that you would like to participate in?

Cyberbullying



Would you say something on line that you would not say in person? Do you know of examples of how cyberbullying occur at WFMS? How can you help stop cyberbullyling? Do you have a facebook or myspace account? How can you use those in a positive way?

Monday, August 2, 2010

NFL Hardest Hits

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What is your favorite sport? What sports have you played in the past? Include an anecdote concerning yourself and a sport or a game that you have played. What is your favorite football team? What is the best football game that you have ever seen? Do you have a favorite football player?

Evolution of Beauty


What does the title of this video mean? What is the author's purpose in creating this piece? What is true beauty? Do you have a favorite model or movie star? Who is it? What makes them beautiful? Do you think that society has a healthy view of beauty? What attributes and characteristics are more important that beauty?

Evolution of Dance


What is humor? Why is this funny? Describe a situation that you participated in that made you laugh. Who was there? Who was with you? What is the setting? When did it occur? (Use at least two sensory words in your description)

9/11


Do you remember whee you were when 9/11 occurred? How did this tragedy effect the future of our country? How can the US protect itself from future attacks? Where were you when this happened? Can you remember anything about it? Interview your parent/grandparent/neighbor or teacher and ask their impression of what happened on that day? What is the videographer's purpose in creating this video.

Did You Know?



What technologies do you use every day? Which classes have you used technology in most often? Which technology do you most enjoy using? Why? Which fact in the video do you find most surprising? What is the author's purpose in creating this video? What music could you suggest that the author use instead of the music that is currently used? What images would you include? What piece of technology would you like to own that you currently do not have?

We Didn't Start the Fire


What fire? What is the videographer talking about? What is the videographers's purpose in creating this video? Select one of the historical figures in the video and tell a couple of facts about your selection ( do NOT use someone that has already been selected). Who is Billy Joel? What is the time frame of this selection?