Thursday, May 15, 2008

Take Home Final

The take-home final was handed out this week, but you can click here if you need another copy.

Also, don't forget that if you're choosing option one, these tone-related quotations from the book might be helpful for your concrete details. But of course you can use any quotes you want.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Speak Context Worksheet

Click here for the worksheet

Also, here are the excerpts from the book I handed out in class. You can use them (or portions of them) in your worksheet if you want.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Reading Schedule for SPEAK, by Laurie Halse Anderson


There will be comprehension checks (usually quizzes) on the days in bold.

Block 1 Reading Schedule

By this day

Be up to this page

Monday, Apr 28

1

Tuesday, Apr 29

9

Wednesday, Apr 30

17

Thursday, May 1

26

Friday, May 2

46

Saturday, May 3

61

Sunday, May 4

73

Monday, May 5

80

Tuesday, May 6

92

Wednesday, May 7

118

Thursday, May 8

137

Friday, May 9

148

Saturday, May 10

164

Sunday, May 11

172

Monday, May 12

198


Block 5 Reading Schedule

By this day

Be up to this page

Monday, Apr 28

1

Tuesday, Apr 29

17

Wednesday, Apr 30

26

Thursday, May 1

46

Friday, May 2

61

Saturday, May 3

73

Sunday, May 4

80

Monday, May 5

92

Tuesday, May 6

112

Wednesday, May 7


Thursday, May 8

123

Friday, May 9

137

Saturday, May 10

148

Sunday, May 11

164

Monday, May 12

172

Tuesday, May 13

184

Wednesday, May 14

198 (end)

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Animal Farm Reality Show Confessional

This assignment was due last week, but I'm throwing it up here now for students who are turning it in late and need access to the instructions.
Click here

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Character Paragraph

Here is the MindMap we used in Block 5 to write the one paragraph assignment that day.

Here is the Mind Map
we used in Block 1.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Quiz on Thursday/Friday

There will be a quiz on Chapters IV through VI of Animal Farm on Thursday for Block 5 and on Friday for Block 1.