Friday, April 29, 2011

Your answers do not need to be in complete sentences, but they should be typed and labeled "Part I: Background Information" and include your name and the date.

Daily Warm Up for Monday, April 25

SHAKESPEARE!

I'm so excited!

We'll be starting the session by researching Shakespeare himself, as well as the times in which he lived and wrote. We'll watch a film version of one of his plays, then delve into reading "Romeo and Juliet" together.

So, for the next few day's warm-up, go to this site:

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/woottonhs/academics/mediacenter/MuchAdoWebquest.html

As the directions say, you may work with a partner, but everyone must answer all the questions on the site, and each of you must turn in your own answers.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

HW for Tuesday, 4/12

IRP due tomorrow!

Don't forget the summary and gallery card.

You always do a great job, so I'm looking forward to these!

Monday, April 11, 2011

HW for Monday, 6/6

IRP due tomorrow!

IRP Summary:

Write a 4‐5 paragraph summary of your book. Type and double‐space. Edit for grammar and

spelling. Make sure you cover:

• Who the author is?

• What kind of book is it? (Fiction? Non‐fiction? Mystery? Drama? Biography?)

• What is your book about‐‐‐Give a detailed description of the main points.

• What themes come up in your book? (Love, Family, Grief, Race, etc.)—Describe 2 or 3 of the

different themes in detail.

• Major characters

• Setting (Where does the book take place?)

DO NOT FORGET THE GALLERY CARD!

See the example below:

WILLA’S GALLERY CARD

Book Summary

I read All in the Family by Theresa Milton. This book is fiction and would fall under the category of drama. The book takes place in a small town called Midville where everyone is encouraged to stay and never leave, and the rules are extremely strict. The main character is Georgia Smith, a 16-year-old girl who wants to rebel against the strict rules of the town. Other important characters are her mother, who believes that there is nothing good beyond Midville, and Tom, a 17-year-old boy who moves to town from a big city. He encourages Georgia to break the rules and to dream about a life out in the world. This book is about a lot of the challenges all teenagers face, how to find a balance between rules and freedom. In the end, I think Georgia does find a way to have both.

My Project: Choices -- A Board Game

For my project, I decided to focus on the difficult choices that all teenagers have to make, from dealing with pressure from their families to fitting in with their friends to dealing with some of the temptations that could help and hurt them. Georgia has to deal with following the strict rules of her mother and the new ideas she gets when Tom comes to town. I created a game that will highlight important scenes in the book, and it will also force the players to consider how they would handle different scenarios that many teenagers face. I think my project does a good job of explaining the book and connecting it to real life.