"We must all make the choice between what is right and what is easy."
-Professor Dumbledore
4th Quarter
HOMEWORK
Historical Fiction Short Story
Students were to complete a brainstorming activity on setting, characterization, and plot.
Then students were to combine all these things together in a short story of their own creation.
Then students were to combine all these things together in a short story of their own creation.
Reading Log
Students are expected to be reading 20 minutes a day/5 days a week. This means they should be reading 400 minutes a month minimum.
Reading Log | |
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IN-CLASS WORK
Historical Fiction Jigsaw
Students need to read ONE of the four short stories below. They only need to read the story, they do not need to complete the comprehension quiz or questions.
While reading students should be marking the text. This means they should be underlying key ideas/events and circling key words.
After they have completed these two tasks, students need to identify what they think the theme (message, moral or lesson) of the story is.
While reading students should be marking the text. This means they should be underlying key ideas/events and circling key words.
After they have completed these two tasks, students need to identify what they think the theme (message, moral or lesson) of the story is.
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SigMo Activity
Students need to find the SigMo (significant moment or main event) of each chapter - 1, 2, and 3. They need to include a quote from the text and then write an explanation for their choice. The explanation sentence begins with "This is important because _____________.". On the first page there are boxes for each chapter. In those boxes students should draw a picture that corresponds with their SigMo choice.
SigMo Activity | |
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Characterization Activity
Students need to find evidence from the text for each element of Indirect characterization:
S(peech): What does the character say? How do they say it?
T(houghts): What does the character think? What are their beliefs?
E(ffect on others): How do others behave around the character? How do they make other characters feel?
A(ctions): What does the character do?
L(ooks): How does the character dress? What do the characters look like?
On the back, draw an image of the character and answer the two questions.
S(peech): What does the character say? How do they say it?
T(houghts): What does the character think? What are their beliefs?
E(ffect on others): How do others behave around the character? How do they make other characters feel?
A(ctions): What does the character do?
L(ooks): How does the character dress? What do the characters look like?
On the back, draw an image of the character and answer the two questions.
Characterization Activity | |
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The Book Thief Packets
Students need to complete the packets below, which correspond to the required readings - as listed on page one of each packet.
For Week One, students do not need to complete the "Growing Up..." activity page, nor the comprehension questions page. All other pages should be completed as shown. |
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For Week Two, all pages should be completed as shown. For the annotations, students should have two annotations per chapter. These annotations should include a quote and explanation. Examples of annotations are: theme, symbol, inference, imagery, foreshadow, and characterization. |
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IN-CLASS NOTES
3rd QUARTER
HOMEWORK
Reading Log - total minutes at the end of each month!
Vocabulary work: students are to show their knowledge of new vocabulary by using context clues. Context clues can be shown by: 1) an explanation/definition 2) a synonym 3) an antonym 4) an example 5) picture (if applicable). All vocab is to be boxed, while context clues for the word underlined in each assignment.
Tuck Vocab. Prologue-Ch. 4
tuckprologue-ch4vocab.pdf | |
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Tuck vocab. Ch. 5-8 (comic strip)
tuck_everlastingch5-8.doc | |
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Tuck vocab. Ch. 9-12 (crossword puzzle)
tuck_everlastingch9-12.doc | |
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CLASSWORK
5 Paragraph Essay Outline
Question: "What is the most important theme in Locomotion?"
locomotion5paragraphessayoutline.pdf | |
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5 Paragraph essay rubric
locomotionfinalessayresponsetolit.xlsx | |
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Character Comparison Chart
After reading Chapters 13 and 14 in Tuck Everlasting, students completed the following chart. The expectations were that they found three personality and three physical traits for a character of their choice from Tuck. They were to find evidence from the text for both the physical and personality traits. After finding their traits, students then drew a picture of the character, based upon what evidence they had found.
character_comparison_chart.docx | |
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Tuck Everlasting Annotation Map
Students are expected to have physical features and locations present in the text displayed visually on the front side. On the back, students have certain annotation requirements, as outlined on the below rubric.
map_expectations.docx | |
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Tuck Everlasting Final Project
Students will be creating a project that compares and contrasts two characters, settings, or events within the texts they are reading. They are expected to have three similarities, three differences for each thing being compared, and three total pieces of evidence.
Tuck Final Project | |
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Tuck and Wrinkle Project | |
File Size: | 15 kb |
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tucksummativeassessment.xlsx | |
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