Discussion Prompts for Participation Credit

Please complete respond to any of the following discussion prompts in five complete sentences as associated with your grade level. Be sure to include your first name with your the initial of your last name along with the date you are attempting to make up for participation. These prompts will change every month.

For example:

Conan O.
Period 2
Grade 10

The loss of print will have a devastating consequence on...

Here are the following prompts for the month of September:

Grade 12: The invention of the Gutenberg press increased the population by half only a few centuries ago. We began communicating with our fingers in the 1950s with the invention of the computer only 60 years ago. We now discover more than 80% of information with the Internet which became popular only a little more than 20 years ago. Today we communicate with our phones via our thumbs.

With the quick rate of communication growing today, what do you believe the world will be like in 50 years in regards to the way society socializes? How will this have an impact on your life, the English class, and the world around us?

Grade 11: Do you think grammar and conventions are necessary to teach in English class? With texting being so popular and being injected into everyday colloquialisms, is it even necessary? Is there such a thing as "proper grammar?" How does having "proper grammar" affect potential work opportunities? Explain your answer.

Grade 10: Do you believe that the transition of printed documents to online sources (laptops, tablets, smartphones) is helpful or hurtful to society? Explain your answer.