A Christmas CarolVocab for crossword review:
Ch. 1-16 acquitted ashamed conviction delinquent delirious fiend gallant guardian juvenile mimicking mock pity resemblance stupor superiority vaguely vital |
Ch. 17-32 bootlegging gallantly gang editorials mock ornery reluctantly rumble roguishly scatterbrained sobbing stricken territory values winced |
Character Traits
Task:
1.Your group will create a "character" from our novel The Outsiders. (like we did in class) ***don't forget to find your characters 'face'
2. You are going to chose 5 character traits that describe the character you choose and paste them on your character. (see character traits below) Print your character.
3. It's not just this simple :) You have to think back to the book about the thoughts and actions of your character that prove your character traits are accurate. What did the character do or say that shows his character? You don't have to go back to the book and find it, if you can remember and describe what was done or said. You will type these proofs and add it to your poster. (There should be 5 proofs.)
1.Your group will create a "character" from our novel The Outsiders. (like we did in class) ***don't forget to find your characters 'face'
2. You are going to chose 5 character traits that describe the character you choose and paste them on your character. (see character traits below) Print your character.
3. It's not just this simple :) You have to think back to the book about the thoughts and actions of your character that prove your character traits are accurate. What did the character do or say that shows his character? You don't have to go back to the book and find it, if you can remember and describe what was done or said. You will type these proofs and add it to your poster. (There should be 5 proofs.)
Theme
Theme----
the "me"
the "me"
- the message YOU get from the story
The Darkest Secret
We will begin the 2014-2015 school year with some skills testing. While I am testing you, you will be working on your first Powerpoint Presentation. Tomorrow I will show you mine as an example, then you will get to work on your own. This project is so I can get to know you and you can all get to know each other. In addition, it is to give the 7th grade students their first experience with creating a powerpoint presentation!
Abolitionist Fakebook
Questions to answer in your video. I recommend you write what you want to say down into a piece of writing before you record it.
1. What did you learn about the civil war throughout our unit?
2. Would you have taken the risk of being an abolitionist as the person you researched did? Why or Why not?
3. Tell us about your abolitionist IN DETAIL...
1. What did you learn about the civil war throughout our unit?
2. Would you have taken the risk of being an abolitionist as the person you researched did? Why or Why not?
3. Tell us about your abolitionist IN DETAIL...
- Who are they?
- Where are they from?
- Do they have a family?
- What part did they play in the Abolitionist Movement?
- What makes them the most famous?
- Are there artifacts in a museum somewhere displayed in honor of your Abolitionist? If so, where what are they?(you can get extra points for posting them to your fake book)
- Is there anything interesting you learned about your abolitionist that you would like to share?
Vocabulary:
Hoarse P.211
Haste P.222
Constable P.223
Interpreting-
What did Harrison mean in on P. 205 when he said “Snow outside and trouble inside”?
Making Connections:
Earlier in the book, Harrison realized that it didn’t matter which side of the Ohio River he was on black people were treating just the same by white people. On pages 225 and 226, Harrison and Samuel were given the treatment Harrison had been hoping for. What was it that happened? Explain this event in detail. What could have happened? Do you think Harrison has changed his mind now that they have made it to “the Promised land”?
In your own words…
Pretend your are addressing a group of 5th graders who want to read a this novel.
· 1)Introduce the book to them:
· 2.) Tell about the book and don’t give away the ending!
· 3.)Tell about your favorite part of the book or make a connection.
· 4.)Give a recommendation. (e.g.If you like…you will love this book or I recommend this book to anyone who likes…)
Hoarse P.211
Haste P.222
Constable P.223
Interpreting-
What did Harrison mean in on P. 205 when he said “Snow outside and trouble inside”?
Making Connections:
Earlier in the book, Harrison realized that it didn’t matter which side of the Ohio River he was on black people were treating just the same by white people. On pages 225 and 226, Harrison and Samuel were given the treatment Harrison had been hoping for. What was it that happened? Explain this event in detail. What could have happened? Do you think Harrison has changed his mind now that they have made it to “the Promised land”?
In your own words…
Pretend your are addressing a group of 5th graders who want to read a this novel.
· 1)Introduce the book to them:
· 2.) Tell about the book and don’t give away the ending!
· 3.)Tell about your favorite part of the book or make a connection.
· 4.)Give a recommendation. (e.g.If you like…you will love this book or I recommend this book to anyone who likes…)
Trouble Don't Last by Shelley Pearsall
Ch. 17-20 currant P.114quills P.116 brethren P.118 timid P.118 strapping P.120 persecuted P.120 cravat P.122 benevolence P.123
Ch. 21-24 sidle P.142 peddler P.149 humorous P.153 foretell P.157
Ch. 25-28 smuggle P.214 skiff P.216 flint P.225
Ch. 29-end-- none
Ch. 21-24 sidle P.142 peddler P.149 humorous P.153 foretell P.157
Ch. 25-28 smuggle P.214 skiff P.216 flint P.225
Ch. 29-end-- none
Below you will find activities that we will use for the novel we are getting ready to read. Please save the in your reading folder on your desktop.
This is in a word document--like a notebook.
You will work with a partner to complete this. This will help you gain background knowledge for this novel before we begin reading. Have fun!!!
This is a webquest designed specifically to use WITH this book as we read. We will complete this together and discuss some of the tasks involved to better help you understand the novel. This is an ONGOING web quest that will not be complete until the end of the book.
Reading A-Z story of the week.... Tuesday assignment Day 1 Vocab activities!!!!
Key Words
- contagious
- fatigued
- germs
- immunity
- vaccines
- virus
- congested
- fatigued
- mutate
- microorganism
- parasite
- pandemic
- host
Click here to pull up the Character Sheet for Don't Blame th/uploads/8/4/4/6/8446286/dbtc_ch._1-3_vocab_quiz.docxe Children.
Download the following document for our next novel. This is a digital notebook, we will be interacting with during our read.
Halloween stories to read...
http://kids.discovery.com/quizzes
After you have completed the 2 nonfiction stories I have left for you, you may go to the Mythbusters lab and take these quizzes. The one about BUGS is really cool. You need to pick one and take the quiz. At the bottom of each answer you will find real facts about each questions.
Assign: Please complete "Just the Facts" on one of the topics you chose.
After you have completed the 2 nonfiction stories I have left for you, you may go to the Mythbusters lab and take these quizzes. The one about BUGS is really cool. You need to pick one and take the quiz. At the bottom of each answer you will find real facts about each questions.
Assign: Please complete "Just the Facts" on one of the topics you chose.