Sunday, May 9, 2010
The Ties THAT BIND!
You can either blog on this site to respond to the stories, or you can create a glog on the linked site. You have plenty to say about this, so let's hear it! Remember, Amigo Brothers, Hands of Fatima, Lean on Me, Freedom Writers, and My Brothers Keeper are all stories you can talk about in this section.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
vocabulary review
You can review all vocabulary for quizes on QUIA - choose web - type in lynch in LAST NAME "find a teacher"
"Say it With Flowers" - Moment of Truth
What do people discover in a moment of truth?
1. PAGE 436 in Hard TEXT book.
Select 6 values that matter to you, and write reasons for each in your notebook or on a piece of paper. 10 points. (10 minutes)
After discussion, add final statements.
2. Vocabulary: disarm, ensuing, harmonize, inquisitve, integrity, irritating, melancholy, transactions, synonyms on page 442 15 minutes, either in your hard text and notebook, OR 160-161 in your WORKBOOK 15 points
3. Plot terms review: p. 440 & 443
4. Workbook pre-read 162&163
5. Read with audio, “Say it With Flowers”, p. 444-456 with discussion
6. Wrap up with a poster showing plot for Say it with Flowers”
EXPOSITION, CONFLICT, Complication, complication, complication, Climax, resolution.
1. PAGE 436 in Hard TEXT book.
Select 6 values that matter to you, and write reasons for each in your notebook or on a piece of paper. 10 points. (10 minutes)
After discussion, add final statements.
2. Vocabulary: disarm, ensuing, harmonize, inquisitve, integrity, irritating, melancholy, transactions, synonyms on page 442 15 minutes, either in your hard text and notebook, OR 160-161 in your WORKBOOK 15 points
3. Plot terms review: p. 440 & 443
4. Workbook pre-read 162&163
5. Read with audio, “Say it With Flowers”, p. 444-456 with discussion
6. Wrap up with a poster showing plot for Say it with Flowers”
EXPOSITION, CONFLICT, Complication, complication, complication, Climax, resolution.
Monday, April 5, 2010
The poem on p. 411, "How I Learned English"
What memorable event happens to the writer that makes him learn English?
Do you have a moment when you learned something about language that "stuck" with you?
Write about it...post a comment.
Do you have a moment when you learned something about language that "stuck" with you?
Write about it...post a comment.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
What do you really need from reading class?
What does it really mean to communicate?
What are the things you want to read and practice for the rest of the semester?
Vocabulary is ongoing, but if you find words you don't know outside of class, bring them in
for extra points, and we'll add them to the weekly tests.
Independent reading is on-going, but if you find a book or reading you'd like to share in class,
bring it in for extra points.
We will be reading some "Reader's Theater" plays in class, and continuing with the EDGE materials, too.
Writing for a purpose: Research an issue that is important to you. I have suggested readings on
Halfthesky.org to get started, but you might also try NPR.org or write a "This I Believe" speech.
The autobiographies you've been working on I will send in a group in May to Teenink, a magazine for teen writing, and
to the site connected to FreedomWriters.org. I also encourage you to post them on the National Gallery of Writing when you're totally finished. Type in my name for the right place.
What does it really mean to communicate?
What are the things you want to read and practice for the rest of the semester?
Vocabulary is ongoing, but if you find words you don't know outside of class, bring them in
for extra points, and we'll add them to the weekly tests.
Independent reading is on-going, but if you find a book or reading you'd like to share in class,
bring it in for extra points.
We will be reading some "Reader's Theater" plays in class, and continuing with the EDGE materials, too.
Writing for a purpose: Research an issue that is important to you. I have suggested readings on
Halfthesky.org to get started, but you might also try NPR.org or write a "This I Believe" speech.
The autobiographies you've been working on I will send in a group in May to Teenink, a magazine for teen writing, and
to the site connected to FreedomWriters.org. I also encourage you to post them on the National Gallery of Writing when you're totally finished. Type in my name for the right place.
What does it really mean to communicate?
This Week's words for testing on Wednesday, 3/17
ambience = feeling or mood
articulate - well-spoken (adjective) or to speak (verb)
intimidated = threatened
stimulating =thought provoking, exciting
cohesive = unified, held together
contempt = hatred, disgust
cordial = friendly
inapt = improper
jocular = funny, humorous, cheerful
moratorium = suspension, stopping
articulate - well-spoken (adjective) or to speak (verb)
intimidated = threatened
stimulating =thought provoking, exciting
cohesive = unified, held together
contempt = hatred, disgust
cordial = friendly
inapt = improper
jocular = funny, humorous, cheerful
moratorium = suspension, stopping
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