(Marlon Brando in the 1953 version of Julius Caesar)
Nov. 20 (Fri) -- collect TYPED skills/hopes/hobbies paragraph that we launched on Wednesday
Nov. 18 (Wed) -- collect TYPED physical description paragraph that we launched on Monday
Nov. 13 (Fri) -- collecting your TYPED packet with classy-collage cover page ... this week's class time and computer lab time aim you toward completion of THREE WRITTEN ITEMS (a letter between characters in the novel, a paragraph about yourself, and an explanatory letter to a seventh grader) TYPED ... well-proofed ... SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM FOR CRITERIA ...
Nov. 6 (Fri) -- final portion of test (deus ex machina) ... we will use your word search terms next week, so complete those
Nov. 5 (Thur) -- Flies test ... study these items: 1) our p. 48 chart about changes in Jack, 2) symbolic items, 3) symbolic characters, 4) our Beelzebub & human nature notes, and 5) our deus ex machina definitions
Oct. 26 (Mon) -- ready with chapter 9 fully in your mind ... launch the chap. 10-12 TYPED questions (due Friday, Oct. 30)
Oct. 22 (Thur) -- ALL NINETY roots and vocab. are on this Thursday's test ... are you practicing at quizlet.com to get ready?
Oct. 20 (Tue) -- collect Flies chap. 7-8 questions, TYPED ... you received this blue slip on October 12
Oct. 15 (Thur) -- quiz on the twenty-six vocab. words from the back of the green sheet ... are you practicing at quizlet.com to get ready?
Oct. 13 (Tue) -- quiz on Flies chapter SIX
Oct. 12 (Mon) -- quiz on Flies chapter FIVE, UNLESS YOU HAND IN THIS ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT INSTEAD OF THE QUIZ: 1) quote from the novel in explaining what Piggy says in responding to talk of fear and beasts (75+ words); 2) quote from the novel in explaining WHY the littluns are crying so publicly now as a group (75+ words); 3) quote from the novel in explaining the self-doubt/struggle Ralph has as a leader after Jack & crew ran off (75+ words).
Oct. 9 (Fri.) -- collect Flies chapter four yellow sheet, read chapter five
Oct. 8 (Thurs.) -- quiz sets 1, 2, 3 of root words ... are you practicing at quizlet.com to get ready? Do you want to click here to download a practice test?
Oct. 7 (Wed.) -- GRADE UPDATES SENT HOME FOR PARENT SIGNATURE
Oct. 6 (Tues.) -- collect TYPED questions for Flies chapters 2-3
Oct. 1 (Thurs.) -- quiz sets 1-2 of our root words ... are you practicing at quizlet.com to get ready? Do you want to click here to download a practice test?
Sept. 28-29 -- launch Lord of the Flies, treat chapter one and beyond
Sept. 27 (Monday) -- set of 90 flashcards due ... your green sheet gives you 64 roots and 26 vocab. words; this equals 90 cards with your own colorful pattern/design to make them classy & unique
SEPT. 24 starts our series of THURSDAY QUIZZES on root words: set ONE Sept. 24, sets ONE and TWO Oct. 1, sets ONE and TWO and THREE Oct. 8, the 26 vocab. words Oct. 15, and ALL NINETY roots & vocab. Oct. 22. We're trying to help these root words STICK over a long period of time, and they will be fair game on the final exam at the end of the semester.
PARENTS, I hope that your student will approach you to serve as an editor in this writing process ...
DUE SEPT. 17 (THURSDAY) -- typed piece entitled "My Small Everest," 300+ words, TYPED, TYPED, TYPED. Brainstorm a list of challenges you will face this year or have faced in the last few years, whether school related or not. Then choose JUST ONE of these challenges to describe for us. 300+ words. Use transitions. Attach the typed draft on which you had an EDITOR MARK CHANGES and SIGN his or her name. Yes, turn in both the edited typed draft and your final typed draft.
Sept. 14-15 -- launched the "My Small Everest" writing piece and sent home the videotaping STUDENT RELEASE FORM (pink sheet) for parent signature
Sept. 9-10 -- launched the year looking at Sir Edmund Hillary's ascent of Everest, took a brief quiz on Sept. 10, moving toward a writing task entitled "My Small Everest"
Lord of the Flies packet criteria:
Include these THREE written items described below.
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WRITE a LETTER, one year after they’re off the island.
Combine a clear grasp of the novel with your own creativity.
Choices: Ralph to Jack, Ralph to Roger, Ralph to littluns, Jack to littluns, or Ralph to the family of Simon or Piggy.
Make sure to cover: a) changes in him since leaving the island,
b) emotions involved, c) the conclusions he’s drawn about the island experience, and d) any thoughts of visiting the other.
(300+ words, in letter format, TYPED and well-proofed.)
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“What I Could Offer” paragraph
Remember the “Crashed” journal questions you answered? Take what you wrote and craft a paragraph entitled, “What I could offer if we crashed.” Same scenario: this class crashed on an island, with no adults surviving. Explain what skills, attitudes, knowledge, & experiences you bring that could best help the group, and what roles you think you would take up in a situation like that. (Please talk with your parents also: they know you very well!) (If you are truly stumped, then write specifically about what you would learn in such a situation.) (300+ words, TYPED and well-proofed … one paragraph)
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WRITE an explanatory LETTER, this time to a 7th grader.
Combine your grasp of the novel with at least TWENTY of our terms from the word search page. Underline the word search terms that you use. Answer this question: what does Lord of the Flies makes readers think about?
Choose a 7th grader you know, if it helps you, to whom you address your letter.
(300+ words, in letter format, TYPED and well-proofed.)