Costal's English Honors 2 / AP Government : Academy Award Nominated Short Films

Paperman by John Kahrs (Disney)

"The Longest Daycare" by Matt Groenig (Fox)

"Fresh Guacamole" by PES (Showtime)

Periods 5 - 8 Journals

ALTERNATE #3: If you could vote, which one of the following people would you elect president of the United States: President Obama, Governor Romney, Mr. Costal or Elmo the Muppet? Why?
ALTERNATE #2: You must chose one. Would you rather have eyebrows that are alive and crawl around your face, or leave a trail of paprika wherever you go? Why?
ALTERNATE: Would you rather have a ketchup dispensing navel or a pencil-sharpening nostril. Why?
#11: Tell me something positive or hopeful
#10: Ryan Seacrest article
#9: Should Walmart be Open on Thanksgiving
#8: Who would you vote for?
#7: Reflections on Hurricane Sandy
#6: Compare/Contrast Trayvon Martin case with Boston Massacre case.
#5: Reaction to "Class Dismissed in Swat Valley" (Malala)
#4: Explain the main idea behind John Adams' closing argument
#3: Do you think the British Captains (from the Boston Massacare) deserve to hang for their actions?
#2: What are the three virtues (as discussed in Franklin's autobiography) that would most help you live a good life.
#1:Reaction to article about the rising cost of college and/or the performance art piece "Financial Aid Hold Up"

Journals 12 - 13

#49 & 50: Economy Quotations
#48: WWTT
#47: Story of Stuff
#46: Emersonian Aphorisms
#45: You Might Be a Transcendentalist...
#44: Bare Necessities
#43: The Body-crombie and Snitch
#42: Modern Day Minstrels?
#41: Huck Finn
#40: Huck Finn
#39: Huck Finn
#38: The Importance of Music
#37: Mark Twain online
#35 & #36: Jeff Snith issues double
#34 Jeff Smith #2
#33: Jeff Smith #1
#32: State of the Union and rebut
#31: BSA and homosexuality
#30 PEDs and Mr. Smith
#29: Phishy Tom Sawyer
ALTERNATE: Describe a dream you have had recently. Use as many details as possible. What do you suppose it means?
#28: Ethics Alley
#27: Obama's Inaugural Address
#26: Hawaiian Girlfriends Who Do Not Exist
#25: Maggie Simpson, paradigms and a Better Education
#24: Mandatory Military Service?
#23: "Working Class Hero"
#19 - #22: Morality Journals
#18: 3 Virtues for your Kids
#17: What Gives You Hope?
#16: Reaction to Newtown and President's address
#15: The Nuclear National Park
#14: Cognitive Disabilities and Policing
#13: We Fall the Night...
#12: Politics & Culture
#11: The Next President
#10: Malala & article
#9: Hurricane Sandy reflection
#8: Class Dismissed in Swat Valley
#7: Foreign Policy Debate Reaction
#6: Debate Reaction
#5: US in Japan
#4: Muslim, movie & mayhem
#3: 9/11 Journals
#2: Obama DNC speech
#1: Obama/Romney = the issues

Journals '11 - '12

6/7 Journals for Spring

Costal's English Honors 2 / AP Government