"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them." Mark Twain



Wednesday, March 17, 2010

If you didn't finish the timeline for Eleanor Roosevelt, please finish that for homework, as well as the questions on page 774 (#s 3-5, 7, 8). Answer those in complete sentences, please.

Remember to bring your books to class!!!

Sunday, March 7, 2010

RAFT Activity

For this assignment, you will take on the role of one of the characters in “The Last Dog.” Since there aren’t many characters in this story, you may choose to write as someone who is probably part of Brock’s world. Once you choose your character, you will then choose the audience to whom the character is writing or whom the character is writing about, as well as the format. Your topic is Brock’s departure from the “world of the dome.” You will address the circumstances surrounding his departure and what his departure means to him, the people inside, Brog, the world outside, etc.

Role - Brock, Scientist, Citizen of the dome, or Someone outside the dome
Audience - Brock, Scientist, Citizen of the dome, or Someone outside the dome
Format - letter, diary entry, a speech, a song, an article, other...
Topic - Brock's departure from the "world" of the dome


Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Don't forget to bring in your comic strip homework on Wednesday (A day) and Thursday (B day). Remember: You need at least 8 frames for your causes and effects, with pictures and captions. It will be easier to start with an effect ("I had a bad dream") and then make the following frames a cause ("...because I had a bad dream...," "...because I watched a scary movie...," "...because Redbox was out of comedies...," and so on). Make it pretty!

Also, let this be a reminder about the new discipline policy for team 7A. We will be handing out pink slips ("D" slips) to any student that doesn't follow proper procedures and misbehaves in class. One pink slip is a warning, two pink slips denote a phone call home, three mean a detention, four - and any others after that - warrant a referral. We count the pink slips over all the classes (for example, a pink slip from my class and Ms. England's class means that you have two pink slips. The effect of that is a phone call home).