Questions?

If you need to contact me about homework details, email me at niallj@asamadagascar.org

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Also, if you spot any typos, please correct them in the comment boxes.

Monday 27 March 2017

Thursday 23 March 2017

Entropy explained in 19 seconds

For a musical follow-up to a student's question yesterday, click here.


Monday 20 March 2017

G9 - Off By Heart rubric

By "properly dressed", I mean that your laces are tied etc.




G10 - The Iliad

For those of you looking to learn more about The Iliad, click here. Oh, and you may notice that the voice reading the opening lines is the Prologue in the movie version of Henry V. See, it's all connected!


Thursday 16 March 2017

Tuesday 14 March 2017

Monday 13 March 2017

MOV - Off By Heart Speeches


Movie version - here
BBC version - here
Guy in garden version - here



BBC version - here
Guardian version - here
Old version - here

Thursday 9 March 2017

Monday 6 March 2017

G6 - Essay Class

On Thursday, we will have the essay class. Remember, I don't care if the facts and quotes are true, I am simply using this to assess your MLA essay structure.
Here are the six criteria that I will use to grade your essay:

1. MLA Format is followed


2. An engaging (interesting) hook is used at the beginning of the introduction.
3. A clear thesis statement is used in the introduction.
4. Three quotes are used.
           As Sunassee said, "I love poetry" (2016, p. 23).
           "There are seven ways to find a lost cat" (Kapesa, 2015, p. 45), as we all know.
5. The conclusion restates the thesis.
6. A properly laid out out 'Works Cited' page
            Larsen, Aldino. Why I Love Pizza. Tana Publishing. 2014.
            Mpepho, Hlumelo. Wearing Glasses. Oxford. 1976.
            Rasolomanana, Audrey. Learning Is Fun. Penguin. 2017.

It is relatively easy to get 100% in this essay. This one time, I will even ignore a few spelling errors.


G7 - Media Ethics

Group 1 - Libel
Group 이- Slander
Group สาม - Copyright Violation
Group ٤ - Plagiarism.

In this folder, make a GSlide. It has to do the following:

  • Define your assigned term
  • Text on a slide must come in sequentially, not all at once.
  • Give at least 5 examples, with no more than two from a single media source
  • Use at least 3 animations
  • Use at least 3, good-resolution images
  • Be consistent in font choice and other formatting
  • Have a class interactive activity
Remember, slides are NOT to be read. They are simply there to act as a guide to your presentation.

Click here to watch a tutorial on how to use animations in Google Slides. This video is mandatory.