Study for tomorrow's vocab quiz! If you were absent today, click here to get the words.
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Don't forget -- your IRP is due FRIDAY!!!
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
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).
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!
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!
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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)
• 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)
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