October Discussion Questions & Homework

Thursday, October 2, 2008 (homework)

Complete the "someone wanted because but so" sheet. Give

2 examples. Use your "conflict" HW or use new ones!

Friday, October 3, 2008 (homework)

Bring in your calendar for a check.

Chapters 8-10 vocabulary.

Chapter 9

Why do you think Timothy is making Phillip work?

Is he being fair? Why/why not? 1 paragraph answer.

Monday, October 6, 2008 (homework) (Due 10/8)

Chapters 11-14 Vocabulary

Think about the following statement: "It took blindness to make

Phillip truly see". What do you think this means? Use examples

from the book to support your answer.

2 - 4 paragraphs!

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 (homework)

Finish HW from Monday night. Read 30 minutes.

Complete extra credit sheets (acrostic and crossword puzzle)

if you want the extra points!

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 (classwork)

Punctuation prompts.

, Comma - something in the story made you pause, or stop and think.

? Question Mark - something in the story made you wonder, or question.

! Exclamation Point - something in the story got a strong reaction from you.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 (classwork)

The Escape

Monday, October 20, 2008 (classwork)

10 Main Events Book Report & Rubric.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 (homework)

Read "Battle of the Ballot" and answer corresponding questions. Generate

2 (?) punctuation prompts. Be prepared to discuss in class with your book

club group!!

Monday, October 27, 2008 (classwork)

All but GREEN group. Based on what you read and discussed in your groups,

respond to the following question: Why do YOU think this story was written?

What was so important about it? Refer back to the text/discussion notes if

needed. 1 paragraph.

Homework All but GREEN group. Read "The Monkey's Paw".

Generate 3 punctuation prompts (one comma, one question, one exclamation).

Be prepared to discuss on THURSDAY!

Example of a (?) Punctuation Prompt

Pg. 78, paragragh 2. "The dog started barking like crazy and I got scared!!"

When I read this passage, I wondered why the dog started barking?

Why was the author scared?

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 (class notes)

Paragraph Construction

1. Main Idea / Topic Sentence

- Opens passage / story / article by telling the reader what it's all about.

You can begin the topic sentence of your paragraph by using one of the

following examples:

*Question

*Statement

*Statistic / Fact

2. Supporting Details

- About 3-4 details that support your main idea.

3. Closing Sentence

- You can use your closing sentence to link directly to the next paragraph

(Only if you are writing more than 1 paragraph!)

- Refer back to the main idea and restate in a different way.