We Are Marshall - The Art of the Motivational Speech

Have a look at this speech from the movie 'We Are Marshall'.

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How does the speaker position his audience?


How does the DIRECTOR position YOU the movie's audience?

A Brief History of Product Placement in Movies

A Brief History of Product Placement in Movies: "


Product placement – it became commonplace during the 1980s, but it has a much longer history, one that goes right back to the beginning of film. Oliver Noble’s video lightly (emphasis on lightly) traces the evolution of conspicuous product placement in film. A little tale of the not-so-good, the bad and the ugly…

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Blackboard | Readings: ‘War and Peace’ in 24 Hours

I think that we should think about making this a Knox tradition.

 

 

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Blackboard | Readings: ‘War and Peace’ in 24 Hours

via NYT > Education Life by By AMANDA M. FAIRBANKS on 7/01/11

Students read the classics aloud. Think of it as an antidote to the electronic era.

 

 

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So You Want To Be a Writer?

Here are some great resources for writing. We will be rocking blogs from Blogger this year. They are super easy and I think you'll like sharing your ideas...

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So You Want To Be a Writer?

via Free Technology for Teachers by noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Byrne) on 5/01/11

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This morning I happened to overhear a student talking to one of my colleagues about the student's desire to become a writer. My colleague was encouraging the student to continue working on his writing if he enjoys it, but my colleague was also telling the student how difficult it is to get published and reach an audience. As they were wrapping up the conversation I jumped in to encourage the student to start a blog to share his writings with family and friends. I briefly mentioned that as he audience grew that could open up some other writing opportunities and some potential income. My point was not that writing a blog would get the student a book deal or make him any money. Rather my point was that if he wants to be a writer and have people read his work, a blog gives him the power to do that without having to go through the traditional gatekeepers of the publishing world.

Three Ways Independent Student Writers Can Reach a Bigger Audience

The obvious way that students can reach a bigger audience is to maintain their own personal blogs that they share with their family and friends. Blogger, WordPress, Tumblr, Edublogs, are easy to use blogging tools that students can set up in minutes. Which platform students choose to use for their personal blogs isn't terribly important. What is important is that if they're serious about writing they keep writing and they may slowly grow an audience. To encourage the student in the story above, I shared the story of Chris Guillebeau's 279 Days to Overnight Success. 

Teen Ink provides a forum for students to post their writings, get feedback from peers on their reading, and read the writing of other teens. Submissions on Teen Ink that are really outstanding are considered for inclusion in Teen Ink's print publications.

Ink Pop is a site similar to Teen Ink that provides a place for teens to share their writings with each other. Teens can create profiles on Ink Pop and interact with each other. Ink Pop also offers writing contests for its members.

 

 

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