HW for Wednesday, 10/24

Study for tomorrow's vocab quiz!  If you were absent today, click here to get the words.

AND

Don't forget -- your IRP is due FRIDAY!!!

HW for Tuesday, 10/23

Work on your IRP!

Nanowrimo

http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/

HW for Monday, 10/22

Finish your gallery card!

HW for Friday, 10/19

Work on your IRP! It's due Wednesday, 10/24!
Also, if you didn't finish your IRP summary in class, please do so this weekend.


See detailed project instructions below:
Don't forget the gallery card (here's a link to a sample gallery card).

Creative Project:

Come up with some way to visually present your book. This will not be presented orally. You will post this in the classroom gallery‐style. Your creative project should include a gallery card –with one typed paragraph that briefly summarizes your book and a second paragraph that gives your project a creative title and explains your projects’ significance to the book. Your gallery card should also include any necessary instructions for the viewer on how to interact with your work.

Some ideas . . .

• a diorama of a particular scene
• if there’s a movie version of your book, choose a short scene to que up; you should also print the exerpt from the book and your gallery card should explain how the two scenes (movie and book) are similar and/or different
• create a website about your book that students can go through on their own
• a power point presentation that students can go through on their own
• a board game that two students could play on their own—directions should be simple and printed out
• if food is important in your book, cook something that’s mentioned and bring that in for everyone to try—make sure it is clear why this is relevant to the content of your book
• draw portraits of the main characters or draw important scenes from the book

These projects should be neat and well‐put together, not something you work on the night before it’s due!

HW for Wednesday, 10/17

Make up work!  Tomorrow is AA day, so do some work tonight.

Classwork for Wednesday, 10/17

IRP Summary:

Use your knowledge of HOW A PLOT DEVELOPS (remember this from The Westing Game?)  to write a 5 paragraph summary of your IRP book. Type and double‐space. Edit for grammar and spelling and follow the formatting guidelines (see the link in the upper right hand corner of this page for a reminder). Make sure you cover the following (a strongly suggested paragraph structure is in parentheses) . . . .

• Who the author is? (paragraph 1)

• What kind of book is it? (Fiction? Non‐fiction? Mystery? Drama? Biography?) (paragraph 1)
• Write about the exposition! Setting, characters, and situation (paragraph 2)

• What happens in your book? Give a fairly detailed description of the inciting incident (what are the external and internal conflicts?).  (paragraph 3)

• Tell about the rising action (including the climax) and falling action. (paragraph 4)

• What are your thoughts about the book? (paragraph 5)

HW for Tuesday, 10/16

Book Report Helper for your IRP book.

HW for Monday, 10/15

Finish the Book Report Helper for The Westing Game.
We'll review this together in class tomorrow!

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 10/15

When we start writing our novels, we'll be doing lots of typing, so start practicing!
http://www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp

HW for Friday, 10/12

Make up work!

Daily Warm Up for Wednesday, 10/10

Look at the warm up for 10/4 and click on the link to read some stories.

HW for Wednesday, 10/10

IRP 6

Type, label and date your response to the following question:

What is your (detailed) plan for your independent reading project? How is it interactive? (200+ words).

HW for Tuesday, 10/9

Finish "The Westing Game" and complete the Comp Q's for 23-30.

AND

Remember, Vocab Quiz #3 is THIS FRIDAY!  Why not start studying now?  Everyone except for Jackson and Richard will have to make flashcards -- either do them ahead of time, or you'll have to come in at lunch on Thursday.

HW for Friday, 10/5

Read chapters 23-26 and complete the Comprehension Review worksheet (note that the worksheet is for chapters 16-22).
If you're Nathan, write a 50 word summary of each of the chapters 23-26.

HW for Thursday, 10/4

Read Chapters 19-22 and answer the Comprehension Q's 16-22.
Be prepared for a quiz tomorrow!

Daily Warm Up for Thursday, 10/4

Continue working on your Holmes warm up.

If you've completed that, go to this site and read some classic mystery short stories:
http://www.hornpipe.com/mysclas.htm

Take note of which ones you read and I will give you extra credit tomorrow if you can answer one simple question about each of them . . .

HW for Wednesday, 10/3

Quiz corrections . . .

AND


IRP 5

Please type your answer. Include your name, the date, and the title of the assignment.

Week 5 Question: What morals or lessons do you think the author intends his/her reader to find in this book? (200 words)

HW for Tuesday, 10/2

Read 16-18 and complete the questions labeled "10/2 HW".

Daily Warm Up for Tuesday, 10/2

Continue the Holmes investigation!

HW for Monday, 10/1

Read 13-15 and complete the Comprehension Questions worksheet.  EXCEPT FOR NATHAN!  Nathan, please read the chapters then write a 150 word typed and double-spaced summary telling me what the most important clues are in those chapters.

Everyone, be prepared for a quiz tomorrow!

Daily Warm Up for Monday, 10/1

Continue the Holmes warm up!