Textual Evidence

Read the following article, then answer the questions in an email. http://www.timeforkids.com/news/ready-set-shop/62031

1. What is the author's purpose for writing this:
     a. to inform you about holiday shopping
     b. to convince you to go shopping on Black Friday
     c. to entertain you with interesting stories
     d. to share with you an experience from their life

2. Copy and paste a sentence that supports your answer to #1:

3. What is the tone of this article?

4. Copy and paste a sentence from the article that helped you identify the tone.

5. Copy and paste three facts from the article here:

6. Copy and paste one opinion from the article here:

7. Copy and paste 5 big vocabulary words that you found in this story.

8. What is your opinion about Black Friday?

9. How did this article change or influence your opinion?

10. If you were trying to convince somebody to go shopping on Black Friday, what is one sentence from this article that you could quote to them? (copy and paste)

Biography Book Report

Biography/Autobiography Book Report                                     Name:

1.     Title of your book: __________________________________________________________

2.     Author of book: _____________________________________________________________

3.     Number of Pages: ___________________________________________________________

4.     Who is this book about? ____________________________________________________

5.     What are they famous for? _________________________________________________

6.     Describe this person’s early life (childhood). Include date of birth, education, family members, or any other important details that the book includes.

7.     Describe this person’s public life: How did they get famous? What did they do that makes them worth remembering?

8.     What challenges or obstacles did this person have to overcome in their life?

9.     In Your Opinion: Is this person worth remembering? Why are people still talking about them? Do you consider them important? Inspiring?

10. Tell whether you liked this book or not. Give three reasons for your answer:

Fact vs. Opinion

Go to the following website: http://news.channelone.com
Pick a story on that website and read it. As you read, find 3 facts and 3 opinions. Fill in the facts and opinions on the chart from your notes. When you are finished, answer the questions at the bottom of the worksheet. When you are finished, write a summary of the news article on the back of your worksheet. Make sure you mention the 5 W's- Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

Memoir Notes

COPY the following notes into YOUR NOTEBOOK:

Now read (DON'T COPY!!!!) the following examples of a Memoir

8th Grade Prefix/Suffix Quiz

-->Match the following prefixes to the correct meaning.

1.  _____ trans-            A. Not, absence

2. _____ intr-               B. Across, beyond

3. _____ non-              C. Against

4. _____ pro-               D. Together

5. _____ anti-              E. Favor, support, before

6. _____ com-             F. Over, above

7. _____ con-              G. Together

8. _____ super-           H. Not 

9. _____ inter-            I. Between, among

10. _____ dis-              J. Into, inward

Match the following suffixes to the correct meaning.

11. _____ -en                A. In the state of, being

12. _____ -tude             B. Made of  

13. _____ -let                C. Action, practice

14. _____ -ship              D. Little, small 

15. _____ -ness             E. Resembling, like  

16. _____ -ess               F. Female

17. _____ -ous              G. Full of, having 

18. _____ -ize               H. Condition of, quality

19. _____ -ish               I. Condition of, quality, skill, rank

20. _____ -ism             J. To cause to be, become, to make

 

7th Grade Prefix/Suffix Quiz

-->Match the following prefixes to the correct meaning.

1_____ bi-              A. two, halves

2_____ un-             B. beyond, outside

3_____ re-              C. not

4_____ extra-         D. again

5_____ fore-          E. front

6_____ pre-           F. not

7_____ il-              G. incorrect, bad

8_____ im-            H. not

9_____ post-          I. before 

10_____ mis-         J. after

Match the following suffixes to the correct meaning.

10_____ -able/ible    A. act or state

12_____ -ate             B. one who, that which

13_____ -er/or          C. without

14_____ -ful             D. capable of

15_____ -ist             E. cause, make

16_____ -less           F. action, state of, result of

17_____ -ly             G. full of, characterized by

18_____ -ment        H. in the manner of    

19_____ -tion          I. one who  

iPad Exploration Class

Today we will learn the following skills:
A. How to "right click" on an iPad
B. How to Copy and Paste
C. How to do internet research on an iPad
D. How to Comment on an Blog

Your assignment:
1. Search for an article from a .edu source about September 11th. Copy and paste the URL into the "comments" box below.
2. Find a Wikipedia article about sharks. Click on the hyperlinks below and select which one would be the best source for a science research paper about sharks. Copy and paste that URL into the comments box below.
3. Google search "The Giver." Find the URL of a PDF file for "The Giver" text. Copy and paste that URL into the box below.

Papa's Parrot

Outsiders Chapter 10 Discussion

Class discussion rules:
Answer all the questions.
Publish your comments.
Read other students' comments.
Reply at least 2 times to other comments.
     Ex: "I really liked your answer to #2 because I agree" or "I disagree with you answer to number 4 because I think that he was trying to get in trouble."

WHEN YOU ARE DONE, read CHAPTER 11

1. What happens to Johnny?
2. How does Dally react emotionally (sad, happy, frustrated, etc)?
3. Why does Dally care so much about Johnny?
4. Why does Dally rob the store?
5. Why does Dally point an unloaded gun at the cops?
6. What happens to Ponyboy after the rumble?
7. How would you react if your best friend died?
8. What clues did we have before that Dally cared so much about Johnny?
9. What do you think will happen to Ponyboy next?
10. What should Dally have done instead?

Conjunction Practice

Copy and past the sentences in the "Comments" below. Put the commas where they belong.

1. We bought some candy popcorn and a sodapop.

2. I haven't seen that movie but Jorge has.

3. You can watch tv or you can play outside.

4. I don't know the question although I studied it.

5. We can go to lunch play outside and still get to class on time.

6. I don't like running but I do like riding my bike.

7. I don't want to watch tv but I want to play video games.

8. We could play Black Ops or we could play Kinnect.

9. He studied hard yet he still had a difficult time on the test.

10. I would rather be outside so I'll just leave.

Contender Study Questions

 

Chapters 9 and 10

1. How do the police officers treat Alfred in these chapters?

2. How does Alfred try to convince his aunt that boxing is a good idea?

3. Why does Alfred‘s aunt take him to Reverend Price?

4. Who is “Lightning Lou Epp”?

5. Why do Jelly and Pete argue?

6. Why does Alfred decide to go to the clubroom?

7. Would you go to the clubroom if you were Alfred?  What are some of the reasons for and against going?

8. What will happen when Alfred goes to the clubroom?

Chapters 11 and 12

1. Who is Arlene and how do you imagine her to look?

2. How can you tell that James is taking drugs?

3. Why does the party become a “sweet sticky blur” for Alfred? 

4. What message does Alfred forget to give his Aunt Dorothy?  Why?

5. Why do Alfred and the others leap out of the Cadillac?

6. Why does Alfred want to quit boxing–and why does he change his mind?

7. Why do you think Alfred accepts the wine and marijuana?

8. How will Alfred’s first fight go?

Johnny Tremain Close Reading

Report the results from your close reading to the class. You and your partner will select the best examples from your assignment last night. Each partner should contribute one example of the following, for 6 answers total.
1. Symbolism (one from each partner) Explain what the symbol means.
2. Repeated words and details (one from each partner) Explain why it is repeated.
3. Text Ruptures (one from each partner) Explain what you think this is foreshadowing.

Extra credit for responding to other groups' answers.

Outsiders Study Questions

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Ch. 7

1. How is Johnny doing in the hospital? Good or bad?

2. What is a rumble?

3. Who is Randy?

4. Why do you think that it’s important that Randy talks to Pony in this chapter?

5. What is the author trying to say about groups and fighting?

Ch. 8

1. How is Dally doing in the hospital?

2. How does the rumble go? Who wins?

3. Why won’t Cherry go visit Johnny in the hospital?

4. How does Dally react when he finds out what happens to Johnny?

Ch. 9
     1. Summarize this chapter: 

Contender News

Click on the Link
Read the article.
Make a Compare/Contrast chart comparing this newspaper article to "The Contender" in your composition book.
Log in to Utah Write.
Find the assignment called "Contender News."
Write a newspaper article about Alfred learning to box, that is similar to the one you read off of CNN.
Make sure to include the 5 W's- Who is the article about? What did they do? When did this happen? Where did this happen? Why did they do it?

Johnny Tremain News

Click on the link.
Read the article.
Make a Compare/Contrast chart comparing this newspaper article to "Johnny Tremain" in your composition book.
Log in to Utah Write.
Find the assignment called "Boston News."
Write a newspaper article about Johnny learning to ride a horse and deliver the news.
Make sure to include the 5 W's- Who is the article about? What did they do? When did this happen? Where did this happen? Why did they do it?

Outsiders Newspaper Article

Click on the link.
Read the article.
Make a Compare/Contrast chart comparing this newspaper article to "The Outsiders" in your composition book.
Log in to Utah Write.
Find the assignment called "Outsiders News."
Write a newspaper article about Johnny killing Bob the Soc.
Make sure to include the 5 W's- Who is the article about? What did they do? When did this happen? Where did this happen? Why did they do it?

Johnny Tremain Discussion

Answer the following questions in the comments section with your partner, then re-read and respond to at least 2 other comments in the thread.

 

Contender Reading Quiz

1. How do the Epsteins treat Alfred after the robbery?
2. Describe Alfred's first day at the gym training.
3. What word is repeated the most on page 53 and 54?
4. Why is that word (the one from question #3) repeated so many times?
5. Who is Spoon?
6. Why does Alfred keep talking about Joe Louis and Sugar Ray (famous boxers)?

BONUS:
Why does Alfred finally thank Henry at the end of chapter 7?

Extra Credit 1.3

All of the books that we are reading right now are about young people discovering who they are and how they can make a difference.

In The Outsiders, Ponyboy discovers that his identity as a Greaser is not as important as the choices he makes. He becomes a hero to his community when he saves the kids from the fire.
In Johnny Tremain, Johnny has to find meaning in life after a horrible accident deprives him of his talents and abilities as a silversmith. He learns that by serving his community, he can find new meaning and significance in his life.
In The Contender, Alfred learns that his skills in the boxing ring are not nearly as important has his dedication, hard work and effort, and that to be a champion, you have to fight for it. He learns to respect himself after realizing that he can become anything he wants to.

What are you good at? What makes you feel proud of yourself? When do you feel like you're important?
Answer in the comments section below. If you do not wish to sign your name, please sign with your initials and class period (EXAMPLE: CF3)

Johnny Tremain Vocabulary Ch. 1& 2

Ch. 1

p. 8 breeches- pants
p. 9 louse- singular of lice
p. 9 flacid- loose, weak, not strong
p. 9 autocratic- like a dictator
p. 10 brackish- salty
p. 12 formidable- powerful, indimidating
p. 12 hearth- the big fireplace in colonial homes where meals were prepared
p. 12 coarse-grained- common
p. 12 ethereal- light and airy
p. 12 apoplectic- having a stroke
p. 13 innumerable- so many you cannot count them
p. 14 gauge- the thickness of metal

Ch. 2

p. 14 remote- distant
p. 14 deacon- an unpaid member of church clergy (usually in charge of hymns, prayers, etc.)
p. 14 pious- religious
p. 15 ale- weak beer with little or no alcohol
p. 15 gruel- hot cereal (like oatmeal or cream of wheat)
p. 15 genteel- upper class
p. 16 Writ- writing, especially in the Bible
p. 16 expound- explain or teach

The Outsiders Ch. 1 Quiz

1. Who is the Protagonist?
2. What is the setting?
3. Name two of the boys in the "gang"
4. What is the difference between "tough" and "tuff" (you can look in your book for help)
5. Who is Sandy?
6. How are the Greasers and Soc's different?

Answer the questions in the comments section of this blog post.

The Contender Critical Thinking Questions

1. Who is the Protagonist?
2. Who is the Antagonist?
3. What is the Setting?
4. What is the Conflict?
5. Why made Major want to rob the grocery store?
6. How did Alfred react to peer pressure?
7. What themes are in this chapter?
8. What does Civil Rights have to do with America/Provo today?

Post your answers in the "Comments" below.

Johnny Tremain Critical Thinking Questions

1. What factors contributed to the Colonists’ decision to fight for independence?
2. What challenges did they face?
3. In what way was the Revolution a personal decision for Colonists?
4. Why would an “Average Joe” decide to risk his life and freedom to fight for Independence from Britain?
5. Why was Boston so important during the Revolution?
6. List the characters in Chapter 1 of Johnny Tremain and describe them briefly (Ex: Johnny Tremain, Silversmith Apprentice, Protagonist)
7. Pick a topic that you would like to research about the American Revolution, and find a link to a website with information about that topic.
(Ex: The Boston Tea Party  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party)

Answer these questions in the "Comments" below.

Primary/Secondary Sources

Click on the Link.
Browse around the website.
Answer the questions below in the comments section. Label your answer with your initials and period.

1. Describe a primary source you found on the website.
2. Explain how that primary source is different from a secondary source you saw in the video.
3. Why are primary sources better than secondary sources?
4. What was something you learned from this website about 9/11?
5. Who was Rudy Giuliani, and why is he listed on this website?
6. What is Ground Zero?
7. Describe the memorial at Ground Zero. What does it look like?
8. Why do people care so much about remembering the events of 9/11/2001?

The Gentleman of Rio en Medio