Monday, November 15, 2010

November 13 & 15

Vocabulary Cartoons--emulate and bereave

The Crucible

1. itunes
2. match each character
3. questions

Bring non-fiction book--10 points

November 15--B1 & B2

Vocabulary Cartoons--emulate and bereave

Color Code Personality Test--as you understand yourself better, you relate to literary characters better. Take the test, find out what color you are, and write a page in your Writer's Notebook about yourself and your color: how is your personality color right for you? how is it not?

Friday, November 12, 2010

November 9, 10, 11, & 12

Lyrics Presentations--we finished and turned in Lyrics Presentation Logs

The Crucible
1. Analyze Two Puritan Writing Samples
2. What was the Puritan community like? project

Color Code Personality Test--as you understand yourself better, you relate to literary characters better. (A-day)

Term 2 Book Report
Non-fiction reading (at least 200 pages)--bring your book for 10 points

Sunday, November 7, 2010

November 5 & 8

Test

Fahrenheit 451 and Literary Elements test

Blogtopias

Students will share their Blogtopias with the class.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

November 3 & 4

HOMEWORK due next time:
1. Finish war theme picture.
2. Study for test--Fahrenheit 451; Literary Elements handout; and conventions (commas, apostrophes, capitalization, and confused pairs).
3. Revise Blogtopia--you'll be showing it to the class next time.

Lyrics Presentations

Blogtopia Revision
1. Complete comma packet (see me for a copy).
2. Watch apostrophe PowerPoint.
3. Capitalization (see me for packet).
4. Confused Pairs--take online test and give me your score. Google "interactive quizzes." Choose grammar.ccc. Scroll down to Quiz #125, Notorious Confusables I. Take the test and give me your score (out of 12) on an index card. Here's a link.

Writing Lab

Monday, November 1, 2010

November 1 & 2

Lyrics Presentations

Fahrenheit 451
--final activities

Plot line

War theme picture--On a blank piece of paper, create an image that includes 1) the trees/river described on p. 165; 2) a modern war reference; and 3) words from the quote on p. 165.

Afghanistan war video

Character Traits--B-day HOMEWORK

PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST TURN IN YOUR FAHRENHEIT 451 PART III READING GUIDES BY NOV. 3/4 TO GET CREDIT FOR THEM. WE ARE RETURNING THE BOOKS THAT DAY.

October 26 - 29

Lyrics Presentations

Fahreneheit 451 reading time

Book Chats