Homework for 10.30.09

Enjoy your weekend and be safe!

Homework for 10.29.09

Read your book for 30 minutes and write about what you read from a different character's point of view in 3-4 sentences. Tell me how that point of view changes the story.

**STUDY FOR THE SHORT FICTION QUIZ TOMORROW!!!**

Homework for 10.28.09

Read your book for 30 minutes and tell me about the point of view the story is written in. Who is telling the story? Would it be different if someone else was telling it? Explain how.

Shout Out for A's on Readers/Writers Notebook Quiz

The following students know how to keep a very organized notebook and made A's on the quiz!

Class 601
Mohamed M.
Progga D.
Nafis C.
Mandira C.
Mohammed T.
Khadijatut T.
Raymond J.
Connie C.
Jae I.
Kaitlyn S.
Prakash A.
Nicole Z.

Class 603
Sandrine V.
Brandyn R.
Ankit K.
Tricia T.
Cary L.
Karandeep S.
Stephanie T.
Mehwish K.
Alex S.
Alex W.
F. Md A.
XuKai C.
Fabliha H.

Class 622
Jane Z.
Tiffany Y.
Yin Yin S.
Arly A.
Ashley L.
Emily P.
Edgar M.
Catherine C.
Farzana A.
Maria B.
Paola F.
Ishraq K.

Homework for 10.26.09

Read your book for 30 minutes and choose a setting to draw. Write 2-3 sentences describing the setting.

***There will be a Short Fiction Quiz Friday! Start studying your notes!

Homework for 10.23.09

Ms. Mc's birthday is Monday, October 26th, so her gift to you is no homework this weekend! Enjoy the weather!


Reminder: There will be a Readers/Writers Notebook Quiz on Monday, so make sure your notebook is well organized and up to date.

Homework for 10.22.09

Read your fiction book for 30 minutes and predict what will happen next. Give two reasons why you think your prediction will happen.



Friendly Reminder . . . Extra Credit is due tomorrow, Friday, October 23rd. I will not accept extra credit after that date.

Homework for 10.21.09

Read your fiction book for 30 minutes and copy down your favorite sentence that describes either inner or outer traits of a character and tell me what is so incredible about it in 4-5 sentences.

**Short Fiction Syllabus is due TOMORROW. Parents must sign this paper.

Homework for 10.20.09

Read your book for 30 minutes and create a plot diagram for your book. Fill out characters and setting, rising action, and if possible, the climax.


***Students received a syllabus for the short fiction unit we are studying that MUST be signed by parents. It is due by Thursday for a quiz grade.***

EXTRA CREDIT!!!!!!

Ok guys and gals, here is your chance to receive extra credit for the first marking period!

Go to the website: www.wordle.net and click on "create wordle"

Type in your character's name for your short fiction story and all the traits for your character- inner, outer, and anything else into the first box. You will need to place a space between each word. Use single words, not phrases (wordle will break up the phrases- not keep them together). Then click "go"

This will create a spectacular piece of artwork! Print it out and bring it to class by FRIDAY.

In order to receive extra credit, this must be turned in on Friday, no later.

Homework for 10.19.09

Read your book for 30 minutes and choose one conflict to describe. Is it manageable, interesting, and controllable? Why or why not?

Homework for 10.16.09

Read your book for 30 minutes and create a timeline of events occurring so far in your book.

Homework for 10.15.09

Read your book for 30 minutes and identify two types of conflict. What is the character doing to try and solve the conflicts? What do you think he/she should do?

Classes 601 & 603 should use their notes to help them.
Class 622- try your best, we will discuss tomorrow.

Homework for 10.14.09

Read your book for 30 minutes and tell me about a conflict or problem occurring in your book in 4-5 sentences. If there is not a problem yet, what problem do you predict happening?

Homework for 10.13.09

Read your fiction book for 30 minutes and tell me about a character in 4-5 sentences. What is their daily life like? What are his/her routines?

Memoir Unit Quiz Corrections & Shoutouts

Students who received below a 70 on the Memoir Unit Quiz were given back their quizzes Friday to correct and return. The quiz corrections are due Tuesday- no later! Students are to write their corrections on a new piece of paper and title it "Memoir Quiz Corrections." They should correct only the questions they missed and answer them in complete sentences. All quizzes corrected and returned on Tuesday will have their grade raised to a 70. Below is the Memoir Unit Quiz. Students may use their notes to help them answer the questions.

Memoir Unit Quiz

1. What is the definition of a memoir?

2. What are the four parts of a memoir?

3. What point of view is a memoir told in?

4. Name two types of books that are similar to memoirs.

5. How long is a moment? (as short as ___ and as long as ____)

6. What two things make up a reflection?

7. Which one of these sentences is written in the correct point of view for a memoir?
a. She opened the door and screamed
b. I didn't understand why he laughed at me.
c. It was hard, but he kept running.
d. They all had a great time at Disney Land.

8. Which one of the sentences from question 7 is a reflection?

9. Why do people write memoirs?

10. What part of the memoir is the main idea?
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The following students made A's on the Memoir Unit Quiz. Congratulations!!!

Class 6014: Mandira C., Sharon K., Mohammad T.
Class 6035: Afnan A., Ankit K.
Class 6225: Arly A., Matthew L., Christopher L., Vicki N.

Homework for 10.9.09

Read your book for 30 minutes and make a T-chart of inner and outer traits about a character described in your book.

Homework for 10.8.09

Read your fiction book for 30 minutes and list 10 stellar words found from your reading.

Personal Narrative is due TOMORROW!!!!!!! You are turning in THREE drafts: 1) rough draft, 2) loose leaf final draft, 3) typed final draft. You must also publish your essay to the eZine. Instructions are on my blog under "Publishing Personal Narrative"

Homework for 10.7.09

Find a fiction book to read for the new unit and read it for 30 minutes. Write a 4 sentence summary in your I.R. Notebook.

Your fiction book can be mystery, fantasy, sci-fi, adventure, historical fiction, or any other version of fiction.

Also, the personal narrative is due FRIDAY. You are turning in 3 drafts- rough draft, loose leaf final draft, typed final draft. Part of your grade is also uploading the personal draft to the eZine.

Publishing Personal Narrative

All students will need to publish their Personal Narrative online.
***Remember that the parent letter must be signed and returned in order to get full credit***

Follow these steps to publish:
1) Go to www.216q.org
2) Log in with your username and password created in class
3) Click on "Publish Your Writing" (It's on the right side of the screen in light blue)
4) A new window should pop up, enter your username and password (same as online classroom)
5) Click on "Submit Writing to this eZine" (right side of screen)
6) Enter in your title for your Personal Narrative and select "Personal Narrative" under Section
7) Copy and paste your Personal Narrative from Word into the window ***Make sure your font is no larger than 14pt and is black in color.***
8) Click Submit!

All students must do this as part of their grade! Students are also turning in their rough draft, loose leaf final draft, and typed final draft on FRIDAY.

Burger King Commercial

Ok, so I promised all my students that I would put this up. See if you can spot me!

Memoir Unit Quiz Wednesday

Students will be taking a quiz on Wednesday over the Memoir Unit that we have been studying in class. They should study their notes found in their Readers/Writers Notebook.