Mesopotamia Video Notes

Watch the video. Watch the time counter on the video.

For the first three minutes (0:00-3:00) write a note about something that interests you or something you didn't know before.

For the next three minutes (3:00-6:00) same as above.  

For the next three minutes (6:00-9:00) same as above.

For the next three minutes (9:00-12:00) same as above.

For the last two minutes (12:00-13:58) same as above.


 

Contrast and Contradiction: "Whoa!"

Why does Auggie start laughing on p. 63 after getting bumped by an 8th grader? Use the signpost of Compare and Contrast. Predict how Auggie's reaction will change the plot or conflict of the book. Use at least one quote from the book in your response. Write at least five complete sentences.

What's the Big Idea?

In the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio, there are several "big ideas" throughout the story. These big ideas area also called "lessons" or "morals". Every good story, from small moments to short stories to novels have big ideas. We express them in the form of questions, so we can talk about and write about them.

A big idea from Wonder is "What is beauty?" 

A big idea is a question that may be answered in many different ways. It is a "big idea question."

As you read your indendent reading book, write at least one big idea question in the comment section below.

Theory about Auggie

With your partner(s), develop a theory that starts off, "We think that Auggie is...because... Use at least one quote from the story to prove your theory. (R.J. Palacio's words).  The response should be at least three sentences long. Write all partners names at the bottom of the post.

Fawaz Test

This is Fawaz. He felt like he was discriminated against last year.

She's watching you!

                 

New Post Test

Eric is teaching me how to post a picture on blogger.

Add caption

 

 

 

 

 

Wonder SMN intro

Wonder is a collection of small moments. Pick one that we read aloud for today. Explain what makes that part an effective small moment. Include at least one piece of evidence from the text to prove your answer. Write at least five sentences.

Letter for president

Imagine that instead of holding an election to decide who would be the next President of the United States, it was up to you to choose someone for the job. The only problem is you have to convince the person you choose to give up whatever it is he or she is currently doing and be president instead. Not everyone wants to be president. Think of someone you know who would be a good president - maybe one of your parents, or your teacher, or some other person you respect a lot. Then write them a letter convincing them to accept the job of president of the United States.

Gandhi Graphically

I am in the process of actually reading my very frst graphic novel from cover to cover. As a reading teacher, I never was really drawn to graphic novels, because I didn't really consider them "real" books. That was my bias.

Of cours, like a lot of things over the past 25 years, my mind was changed by my wife, Mary Beth, who is a voracious reader. Reading is one of MB's biggest hobbies. She is in three book clubs and reads every night for at least 30-45 minutes. So whern she started reading graphic novels, I noticed.

I have always been fascinated by the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi, but the extent of my understanding of his life is limited to the movie, "Gandhi". When MB brought a grahic novel home from the library called Gandhi: My Life is My Message, I paid attention. When she said, "You really should read this graphic novel," I knew I had to read it. When she said, "I really like graphic novels," I knew they were something I needed to read, too. 

Reading is very much a social activity. We take book recommendations from friends. Those books change our lives. Graphic novels are changing mine. 

Closure

"They found Mitzi's body about a mile away from the house. It looked like she had been dragged by coyotes"

Closure.

Finally the mystery of the missing family dog was resolved, the 12 pound terrier with a pudgy mid-section and quiet disposition had been discovered. Dead.

This was the conclusion that we all feared. Dragged away from home in the late evening by a hungry predator. I still can't quite believe that there is a pack of coyotes roaming the streets of the Georgetown subdivision in Beverly Hills, Michigan.

"You know it's legal to kill a coyote in Bevrly Hills, but it's illegal to shoot a gun in the city", my brother-in-law remarked.

At least they know, so they won't have to wonder anymore.

Eleven by Sandra Cisneros

Answer both questions below in paragraphs that contains between 5-7 complete sentences. You must have at least three sentences that use evidence from the text in each. The evidence from the text must be added to your answer in quotation marks.

1. How does Rachel realize something new, understand something different or finally figure something out?

How might this change things in the story or in her life? This is an a-ha moment.

2. Now, what language keeps showing up again and again in Eleven? This is Again and Again. Answer this question below in paragraphs that contains between 5-7 complete sentences. You must have at least three sentences that use evidence from the text in each. The evidence from the text must be added to your answer in quotation marks.

Pistons Preseason Paradise

I awoke with a snort, wondering if I was in a dream. The fifty foot-wide megatron screen presided over me like a billboard, bigger than any TV I had ever seen. But it wasn't the mere size of this behemoth that continued to shock me, as I sat in the first row of the upper bowl at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Hey, there's Zack, I thought to myself. And Chris. They were off to the side of the screen, looking up at the entertainer who was was dancing in the aisle next to where they were sitting. They had moved down to the lower bowl and found some choice seats closer to the court. And now they were in the megatron.

This being 2014, I did what any number of people worldwide would do in this case. Yep, you guessed it, I pulled out my cell phone, praying that the moment would not pass me by.

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KVKW in Real Life

A-Ha Moment Raymond's Run

Answer this question in at least three complete sentences using evidence from the text. The evidence from the text must be added to your answer in quotation marks.

How does Squeaky realize something new, understand something different or finally figure something out?

How might this change things in the story or in her life?

Small Moment Story Ideas

Small Moment Story ideas 

The time when...

Place
1. ...I saw the first zucchini in my garden
2. ...I went to Cedar point when I was 10
3. ...I went to the Buddhist temple in Tokyo
Person
1. ...Nick painted a mural on the side of the garden box
2. ...Zack broke his bedroom door
3. ...Chris got the call that his grandpa died
Thing
1. ...I saw a gourd growing among the squash.
2. ...I dribbled a soccer ball six times in the air
3. ...my exhaust pipe fell off my car in the middle of the road