THIS IS THE COMMENT SECTION FOR SECRET LIFE OF BEES.
Watch for discussion questions for each chapter. You earn extra credit for your responses (you can earn one point per response, sometimes they will be double). Obviously, we are going to have many conversations in class, but this gives you other aspects about the novel to ponder.
Friday, January 23, 2009
I'm BUZZING with Excitement!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Post Your Pledge!
Now that we have a new president, what is your pledge to this life? Remember, the road we travel is not just about us; it's about how we love and help others, too! Click on the link below to see pledges from the stars then begin to ponder on your pledge to a neighbor, the community, our school, our country or the world!
THE PLEDGE VIDEO
What is your promise and pledge? Post it here, and let's make a difference together!
Friday, January 16, 2009
PERIOD 2 & 4, THIS IS FOR YOU!
We will be reading this in class for the next month. I would like you to comment here as you read each set of chapters. This is a great way to boost your grade and show me that you are serious about your education. Each post you thoughtfully and extensively prepare and publish will earn you 10 extra credit points. Please look at my comments in the comment section to see what the prompt is; it will change from chapter to chapter.
You should also know that you can use my computer during lunch, before school and after school on odd days. See me to schedule computer time if you do not have access at home. I am here to help if you need it, but it's ultimately up to you. I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT.
It is not for a lack of ability that we fail; rather, it's from a lack of effort.
C-Rod's Reading Zone
EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT!
If anyone wants to comment on Lovely Bones, here is the spot. For those of you who have read it, feel free to share your thoughts! If you are just now reading it, let us know what you think as you read. For anyone who reads extra novels this quarter, you will receive extra credit (50 pts). You will need to see me for the details to earn your points.
If you have any other books to recommend for our Reading Zone, please include them here. Of course, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn are on our list, as well as The Host. You can comment on them here as well!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Don't Forget!
Remember, you need to do an introductory paragraph (periods 1 & 3) for the prompt listed below:
- You have won a trip to anywhere, and it's all-expenses paid.
- Think about the place you would like to visit.
- Now write to explain where you would like to visit and why you would like to visit this place.
All you have to do is the intro. Be sure your HOOK is luring and attention grabbing! Be mindful of your audience (i.e., the reader) and that she will likely read 130 of the same introductions. Yours should be unique. Avoid the mundane, like the following: "I recently won a trip to anywhere, and I chose Italy." BORING! A real snoozer! ZZZZZZ!
Have fun with it; use anecdotes, dialogue, literary tools, quotes, etc. For an expository essay, you can have a bit more fun than the critical essays you have written for Twilight, the midterm, etc. These are more like vocabulary stories! Reflect on the model I wrote in class. Enjoy the process. I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT!
Monday, January 5, 2009
Roots Bear Fruits Collage
For your vocab collage, follow these rules:
- Use 8 1/2 X 11 paper, posterboard, or construction paper
- It can be portrait or landscape
- You must use pictures or graphics that represent at least 16 of our NEW words (if you forgot your list, look to the left)
- You can use magazines, Google images or clip art software
- You must label each of the pictures/graphics with the word the pic represents
- On the back of the collage, you need to write a sentence for each picture you selected that explains why that photo represents the word. (Example: The photo of the two hands intertwined with wedding rings represents "monogamy" because the photo shows two people who have just married each other.)
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