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Friday, May 4, 2012

IPad app review 2

No fear shakespeare is made for iphones and ipods. It is a great app for those students who just cant seem to understand the language used by the plays of shakespeare. In this free app modern translations are provided to make it easier to understand. What makes it really great is that you get modern translations along side the origional version. It also givesextras like summaries character descriptions and extra facts to help reader understand better what is going on. This app is great because a lot of students hate shakespeare simply because they cant understand how its written. When it is presented in terms they can understand they usually enjoy his work.

IPad App Reviews 1

One app I use a lot with my son is call distant suns. There is a free version and a version you pay for. The free version is fine for the novice star gazer. I like this one compared to some of the others I have tried. The all show you the stars in relation to where you are holding your phone. It gives you the names of the stars their constellations, shows you the picture the stars form, gives you major star names galaxies etc. The reason I like this app over the others however, is that it also gives you the layman's term for the star or constellation such as north star and big dipper. It also gives you a brief description, history or story behind what it is talking about. It is fun for both kids and adults. My son and I will even lay on the floor inside and hold the phone up and see what stars should be outside that night. Its a great app for any age. It gives some history mythology science and astronomy and can be used as part of a lesson in any of those classes.

Monday, April 30, 2012

cartoon worksheet

Name: Date:

1. What is the event or issue that inspired the cartoon?

Patriot act

2. Are there any real people or places in the cartoon? If not, what images are portrayed in the cartoon?

Abe Lincoln

3. Identify the specific artistic techniques used in the cartoon (i.e., symbolism, analogy, exaggeration, labeling, andirony). What is the artist trying to show the reader by using these techniques?

I tried to use symbolism using Lincoln as the liberator and then irony. Irony was used showing how hero’s like Lincoln and soldiers fight for freedoms while our government fights to take them away

4. What is the cartoonist's point of view about the topic portrayed in the cartoon? Give examples to support your

They feel the patriot act has taken away freedoms from the American people.