Friday, April 11, 2014

Green Task: Friday, April 11

DIRECTIONS:
1) Choose one of these TV episodes to watch.
Lizzie McGuire--food fight episode
This was a show on the Disney Channel.  It's 22 minutes long so choose this one if you're starting late.
Boomtown--pilot episode
This is a police/crime drama.  It's 42 minutes long so only choose this one if you have enough time.

2) Watch the episode noting how the different characters' perspectives differ.

3) Answer the questions below.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Reading Conference #4 Rubric

The following rubric will be used to evaluate your fourth (and final) reading conference for this domain.  This conference will count as a reading quiz grade.


Preparation
Reading Pace
Questions of the Week
Textual Evidence
Are you keeping up with highlighting your text and class work?
Are you on track with your reading? Do you know your pacing goals?
·  Describe at least 2 examples of rebellion in your book.
·  Do you think the rebellion was justified? Why? From whose perspective?
·  How has the main character changed over the course of the book?
Did you use textual evidence to support your answers?
4
Sections are highlighted daily and all class work from the last week is complete.
4
You are ahead of schedule with your reading.
4
Your answers are fully developed and elaborated with outside information or comparisons.
4
You use direct textual evidence (quotes) and evidence that you paraphrased.
3
Sections are highlighted daily and class work is complete, but may have been late.
3
You are on schedule with your reading.
3
Your answers are fully developed.
3
You use textual evidence that is only paraphrased (no direct quotes).
2
A few sections are highlighted and class work is partially complete.
2
You are less than 20 pages behind schedule with your reading.
2
You answers are partially developed.
2
You use textual evidence for only some of your answers.
1
There is no highlighting in your text and/or all class work from the past week is missing.
1
You are more than 20 pages behind schedule with your reading.
1
You do not answer the questions or your answers are irrelevant.
1
You do not use textual evidence to support your answers.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Comparing Charters' Points of View

Watch this video tutorial if you need additional guidance to complete our Comparing Characters' Points of View task.  Watch up to 3min 30sec of the video for an explanation and example of analyzing point of view.  Watch further to see more examples.

Friday, April 4, 2014

Character Theme Song

Choose a theme song that represents the main character of your book.  Answer the questions below.