Term 1:
Literature Terms
Short Stories
Johnny Tremain
Analyzing Text (Close Reading)
Term 2:
Non-Fiction
Argumentative Writing
Memoir
Call of the Wild
Term 3:
Poetry
Drama
Treasure Island
Test Prep
Term 4:
Myths, Legends, and Folklore
Fahrenheit 451
End of Year Review
Monday, August 19, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
Treasure Island Discussion Questions
1. Why don't Livesay, Trelawney, Smollet, or Jim suspect Silver of being a pirate at first?
2. How is Silver different from the other known pirates?
3. List 3 good things that Silver does for Jim or any of the other "good guys."
4. Do you think Silver is actually a bad guy? Give evidence?
5. Is it possible to be good and bad at the same time? Explain your answer.
6. Do you think Silver is dangerous? Why?
7. Is there any evidence to suggest that Silver might switch sides later on in the book? Explain your answer?
8. What do you think will ultimately happen to Silver in the end?
2. How is Silver different from the other known pirates?
3. List 3 good things that Silver does for Jim or any of the other "good guys."
4. Do you think Silver is actually a bad guy? Give evidence?
5. Is it possible to be good and bad at the same time? Explain your answer.
6. Do you think Silver is dangerous? Why?
7. Is there any evidence to suggest that Silver might switch sides later on in the book? Explain your answer?
8. What do you think will ultimately happen to Silver in the end?
Friday, November 30, 2012
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)
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)
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