Today, we began by reminding you that your poetry paragraphs (see yesterday's post) are due tomorrow, at the beginning of class.
Next, we handed out copies of a piece of writing entitled "Subtotals." We read it together in class. Find another copy of it at the link below:
Subtotals
We then discussed the various ways that the author of the piece uses numbers to give the reader an impression of himself -- and the impressions, deliberate or otherwise, that we formed while reading the piece. You ended up identifying five different categories of numbers.
We then assigned you to write your own "Subtotals" piece, which will be due on Friday morning. The pre-writing sheet for this assignment, as well as the assignment itself, can be found at the links below:
Subtotals Pre-Writing
Subtotals Assignment
You spent the rest of the period working on this assignment as we began meeting with you about your Animal Farm projects.
Homework is to finish your poetry paragraphs (due tomorrow), and to work on your Subtotals assignment for Friday.
Use this blog to see what we did in class today, to access handouts and other resources, and to check in about homework.
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To Kill A Mockingbird Audio
- Ch. 31
- Ch. 30
- Ch. 29
- Ch. 28
- Ch. 27
- Ch. 26
- Ch. 25
- Ch. 24
- Ch. 23
- Ch. 22
- Ch. 21
- Ch. 20
- Ch. 19
- Ch. 18 Part 3
- Ch. 18 Part 2
- Ch. 18 Part 1
- Ch. 17 Part 3
- Ch. 17 Part 2
- Ch. 17 Part 1
- Ch. 16 Part 3
- Ch. 16 Part 2
- Ch. 16 Part 1
- Ch. 15 Part 3
- Ch. 15 Part 2
- Ch. 15 Part 1
- Ch. 14 Part 3
- Ch. 14 Part 2
- Ch. 14 Part 1
- Ch. 13 Part 3
- Ch. 13 Part 2
- Ch. 13 Part 1
- Ch. 12 Part 4
- Ch. 12 Part 3
- Ch. 12 Part 2
- Ch. 12 Part 1
- Ch. 11 Part 4
- Ch. 11 Part 3
- Ch. 11 Part 2
- Ch. 11 Part 1
- Ch. 10 Part 3
- Ch. 10 Part 2
- Ch. 10 Part 1
- Ch. 9 Part 5
- Ch. 9 Part 4
- Ch. 9 Part 3
- Ch. 9 Part 2
- Ch. 9 Part 1
- Ch. 8 Part 3
- Ch. 8 Part 2
- Ch. 8 Part 1
- Ch. 7 Part 2
- Ch. 7 Part 1
- Ch. 6 Part 2
- Ch. 6 Part 1
- Ch. 5 Part 2
- Ch. 5 Part 1
- Ch. 4 Part 3
- Ch. 4 Part 2
- Ch. 4 Part 1
- Ch. 3 Part 3
- Ch. 3 Part 2
- Ch. 3 Part 1
- Ch. 2 Part 2
- Ch. 2 Part 1
- Ch. 1 Part 4
- Ch. 1 Part 3
- Ch. 1 Part 2
- Chapter 1, Part 1
Guidelines for Book Review Assignments
(due every other Thursday, beginning Feb. 4)
1. Your review must be on a book that you have read within the last six months.
2. Every OTHER review may be on a graphic novel.
3. Your review must be at least two paragraphs long, and may be longer.
4. Each paragraph must be 5-8 sentences.
5. Review must contain enough of a summary so that someone who is reading your review, but knows nothing about the book, will get a good sense of what the book is about. However, it should not be all summary; a review is mostly your opinion of the book.
6. Don't just state your opinion- explain WHY you feel the way you feel about the book.
See the link below for some examples:
Book Review Examples
1. Your review must be on a book that you have read within the last six months.
2. Every OTHER review may be on a graphic novel.
3. Your review must be at least two paragraphs long, and may be longer.
4. Each paragraph must be 5-8 sentences.
5. Review must contain enough of a summary so that someone who is reading your review, but knows nothing about the book, will get a good sense of what the book is about. However, it should not be all summary; a review is mostly your opinion of the book.
6. Don't just state your opinion- explain WHY you feel the way you feel about the book.
See the link below for some examples:
Book Review Examples
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