All students in periods three and seven are to obtain and begin independently reading a novel of appropriate length and reading level. Although there may be graphic novels that are appropriate for this assignment, I will not be available to okay them. So no graphic novels at this time.
Requirements:
* Well written paragraph/summary for each chapter
* Book project, to be explained when I get back.
* Due date for all completed work is April 22, although I strongly recommend getting everything done by April 10, before spring break.
I will be at a conference for the week. Mr. Rohrs will be my substitute. Academic classes will finish the movie To Kill a Mockingbird, probably Monday and Tuesday. If the movie finishes early enough, directions for an essay will be distributed, discussed and the essay will get started and finished for homework. If not enough time, the essay will be written in class on Wednesday and completed for homework as needed.
Spelling/Vocab for this week (3/24-3/28):
Vocabulary 21
1. illiterate - (adj.) unable to read or write
2. afford - (v) to have the financial means for
3. difficult - (adj.) hard to do or achieve
4. responsible - (adj.) accountable for the care or welfare of another
5. suffered - (v) felt pain or distress
6. official - (adj.) of or pertaining to an office or post of authority
7. summary - (n) condensed form; concise
8. collapse - (v) to fall down or inward suddenly
9. volunteer - (v) to offer one’s services; give of one’s own free will
10. illegible - (adj.) not readable or decipherable
Spelling/Vocab for NEXT WEEK (3/31-4/4):
Spelling Vocabulary #24
1. research – (n) careful study and investigation, in order to find new facts or information
2. encyclopedia – (n) a book or set of books giving information about all branches of knowledge, or about one subject intensively
3. periodical – (n) magazine etc. published at regular intervals
4. reliable – (adj) able to be trusted due to consistent quality of performance
5. library – (n) a collection, room, or place where books are read or borrowed
6. language – (n) words and their use
7. mathematics – (n) the science of number, quantity, and space
8. immigrant – (n) a person who has come into a foreign country as a permanent resident
9. occurred – (v) came into being as an event or process
10. believe – (v) to accept as true
Instructions for the To Kill a Mockingbird essay:
Theme: the central or unifying message or lesson in a work of art or literature
In a well written essay, identify and define a theme of this story, discuss details from the story which prove this is a theme, then explain if you think the theme was presented in a convincing manner.
In your essay, be sure to:
• Identify and define the theme
• Fully discuss whether or not the theme was convincing
• Include an introduction and conclusion
• Provide enough details from the story to support your theme (thesis-proof)
• Edit your work for spelling, punctuation and sentence structure.
By Wednesday or Thursday, classes will begin reading a dramatic rendering of The Diary of Anne Frank in the literature anthology.
