Wordly Wise - Packet 6 - due 10/22/10

Weekly Wordly Wise Packet. Students are to complete items
A,B,C,D,E. and hand in finished work on Friday, Oct. 22.

Spelling and Vocab quiz will be on Friday the 22nd.

Spelling words are: apprehend, arraign, bizarre, conspire,
dissension, elapse, interrogate, meticulous, shackle, swelter.

3 Poems - Repetition & Internal Consistency (HW due 10/14)

Prentice Hall Lit Book, Silver Edition.
Today my students listened to the following 3 poems:
1. "Ring Out, Wild Bells" p. 78, Alfred Lord Tennyson
2. "Winter Moon" p. 79, Langston Hughes
3. "Poets to Come" p. 80, Walt Whitman

All poems address repetition and internal consistency
in poetry. HW for tonight is PHLB pg 81, questions 1-6

Book Jacket Book Report - due 10/27/10

Students received a handout today that outlines
how to create a book jacket book report for one
of the books they've read thus far. They are
still to take an AR quiz by the 27th of October,
but this is an add-on and creative assignment to
challenge them to think through directions and
demonstrate their knowledge of the book.

NOTE: They have the copy of the directions.

BOOK JACKET BOOK REPORT Due: 10/27/10

MATERIALS:
1. 2 sheets of 8 1/2" x 11" paper (lay them end to end to assemble)
2. Scotch tape - to tape paper together at the spine area. (The jacket becomes an 8 1/2" x 22" work surface.
3. black/blue ink, or it can be typed
4. colored pencils, pens, markers, collage pieces, drawing, magazines, glue, etc. Use whatever you
can to make your book jacket appealing and professional!

JACKET ASSEMBLY:
1. tape the two sheets of paper together on the 8 1/2" edge. (Don't overlap them - the tape should run
the full length of the short side of the paper.)
2. fold the left edge inward for a total of 4 1/2 inches - creates flap
3. fold the right inward for a total of 4/1 inches - creates flap

Voila! You have your basic book jacket! The rest is up to you and is only limited by your imagination. Let your creativity reign and let the excellence of your writing come shining through. You must be thorough, eliminate grammatical and spelling errors, and you are expected to give this your very best effort. (Think Academic Expedition)

WRITING SPECIFICS (panel 1, panel 2, panel 3, panel 4):

Panel 1:
Summary contined from front flap
Picture/Drawing of book's author
Author's biography or summary of accomplishments

Panel 2:
Decorative illustration or your favorite scene from the book.
Make sure you include a commentary a out the scene.
NOTE: The illustration should fill this page and the commentary
should be superimposed over the lower part of the graphic.
CMS Heading goes in lower right corner of this panel.

Panel 3:
Catchy Intro to your book goes here.
Title of Book
Full Page Illustrtion of your book is in the background
Author's name shoud be towards bottom and superimposed over
illustration.

Panel 4:
Full summary of book fills up this entire flap.
Include character and scene
descriptions.
(If you need more room, remember that you
can continue it on the first (back flap)

Inner, Blank Side of the Book Jacket
Here is where you write your reaction/evaluation of the novel. Write a 5 paragraph essay that talks about your likes or dislikes of this novel. This is an expository writing assignment that challenges you to express your opinion. You don't have to fill up the whole page, you simply have to articulate your opinion of the book.

Wordly Wise - Packet 5 due 10/15/10

Weekly vocabulary and spelling packet handed out 10/11/10.
Students are to complete items A,B,C,D,E.

Vocab/Spelling quiz scheduled for Friday, 10/15. Students are
to know the meaning of each word, a synonym & antonym for
each word, and the correct spelling of each word.

Spelling Words: conscientious, depict, embark, inkling,
lackadaisical, mutiny, pilfer, prudent, rebuke, serene.

Article Interview - draft due 10/11/10

Students are to conduct an interview and then write it as an article.
The rough draft is due on 10/11/10 and the final will be due on 10/12/10.

ASSIGNMENT GIVEN 9/28/10:

Interview:
• Select a person to interview
• Conduct the interview and write a summary of your interview. 50 Points

Interview Summary:
• Introduction
• Who did you select to interview
• Why did you select this person?
• How/where was the interview carried out?

• Description
• Who did you select?
• How would you describe this person (age/ gender, career)?
• What were you most interested in finding out?

• First Topic of interest
• What is it?
• What interesting facts did you learn about?
• Why is this interesting

• Second Topic of interest
• What is it?
• What other interesting fact did you learn about?
• Why is this interesting?

• Conclusion
• Why was this a valuable experience?
• What did you learn from this interview?
• What insights about this person did you gain?


Sample Questions
You may also wish to rephrase questions or ask follow up questions.
1. When and where were you born?
2. How many brothers/sisters do you have? What are their ages?
3. In what other places have you lived besides here?
4. What are your favorite activities/hobbies/sports? Why? (Feel free to name several.)
5. What is the best place you've ever lived in or visited? Please explain.
6. What is the accomplishment that you are proudest of in your life? Why are you proud of it? Please explain.
7. What is a weakness or flaw that you would like to eliminate? (Some examples are sleeping in too often, sloppiness, forgetting homework, eating too much junk food, etc.)
8. Please choose three words that describe you best:
9. What is something that you would like people to know about you?
10. What is something that people might be surprised to know about you?
11. What is something that you would like to get around to doing some day? Why?
12. Name three things you could do without:
13. What is your favorite movie?
14. What is your favorite book?
15. What is your favorite CD?
16. What is the name of your favorite music group or singer?
17. What TV show do you try not to miss?
18. What are your favorite foods?
19. What is/are your favorite restaurant(s)?
20. What is one of your favorite memories?
21. What is the best learning experience that you ever had? Please explain.
22. What kinds of books do you like to read?
23. Have you ever reread a book? If so, can you name it/them here?
24. If someone were to write a newspaper or magazine article about you, what would you like the writer to use as a focus (central idea)?
THE INTERVIEW
• Try to develop one good lead question to open things up. 􏰀
• Include background info that must be collected. 􏰀
• Develop listening curiosity.
ATTITUDE
• Be friendly--"I am glad to be spending this time with you."
• By agreeing to do interview, person gives you the right to ask questions. However, he/she retains right to decline to answer.
• Be quiet--listen rather than trying to impress the subject with your knowledge.
• Get info in their words. Pause after answers to give subject chance to elaborate. Sometimes the best follow-up question is no question.
• Be responsive, make eye contact, nod, smile--show that you are awake and listening!
• Be polite. If the subject starts to ramble, listen. When they pause, then you can change the subject. Focus on answers, not questions:
• Let answer lead naturally to the next question rather than worrying about what else you want to ask. (Example--conversations).
• You can refer to your list of questions at a break or pause to get conversation going again.
• At end, take a minute to briefly review your questions to ensure you got needed background info, or remembered to ask crucial questions.
• Take notes on observations as well as information.
NOTES
• Don't focus so hard on taking notes that you miss answers, cues. Notes are to jog your memory later. This is not an essay test!
• Use abbreviations, shorthand, and quick phrases rather than full sentences.
QUOTES—
• Anything you might want to quote, take more careful notes (You can leave out obvious words like "the"). Put them in "marks" so you remember that it is a quote.
• If you are having trouble getting it down accurately, ask him/her to hold up for a minute, and read back the words. No one wants to be misquoted.
WRITING
• Soon after the interview, review notes to ensure you can read them! 􏰀
• Rewrite, add, and clarify while the interview is fresh in your mind. 􏰀
• Put notes away. Let sense of the interview stew around in the back of your mind until it gels.
FIND A FOCUS:
• Use "tell a friend" method. Explain the story in one sentence. •
• Write a headline.
• Find your lead. Find the lead by asking yourself, “What was the most interesting?”
• With a focus and a good lead, the rest will flow naturally.
• Write the first draft without referring to notes! Then, look over notes to see what ideas, info, etc., are missing that you might want to include.
• You do not have to use everything!
• Write "fix later" or mark with an asterisk parts that need work--don't get hung up on making it perfect the first time through, or you will get laryngitis (lose the voice, or flow)!
• If you have info from another source, identify it.
• Read finished draft out loud--you will hear the rough parts that hide when you read it.
• Check accuracy of facts before rewriting. You can do a follow up interview if needed.
• Envision your article as a story with a plot: beginning, middle, end. Your subject is a character in that story. Make your reader see, hear, and care about that subject/character.

RUBRIC:
Name_____________________________________
INTERVIEW ARTICLE SCORING KEY

Focus
4 Article has a clear purpose and focus area.
3 Multiple foci. There seems to be more than one emphasis.
2 Fuzzy focus. The article is confusing in parts.
1 The article is confusing throughout.
0 Unacceptable work. _________________________________________________

Organization
4 Paragraph divisions are obvious and paragraph order is logical. Introduction and conclusion are strong.
3 Weak paragraph organization OR problems in the introduction/conclusion
2 Weak organization AND problems in the introduction/conclusion.
1 Few or no paragraph divisions.
0 Unacceptable work. _________________________________________________

Content
7 – 8 Article contains several complete, interesting details about the subject. Details are clearly related to the focus and purpose of the article. Article reads like a story with beginning, middle, and end. The reader understands and is interested.
5 – 6 Article is interesting and reads like a story, but some minor details are missing. The reader is left with minor questions.
3 – 4 Article is incomplete; major ideas are introduced but not explained in detail.
1 – 2 Article is short, sketchy, superficial.
0 Unacceptable work. _________________________________________________

Style

4 Precise word choice, paragraph transitions and varied sentence structure result in an interesting article.
2 Word choice, transitions and sentence variety are acceptable.
0 Unacceptable work. _________________________________________________

Conventions

4 Grammar, usage, and spelling are perfect.
3 One spelling error or major grammar/usage error OR a few minor errors.
2 Several minor errors OR two major errors.
1 More than two major errors.
0 Unacceptable work. __________________________________________________

Wordly Wise - Packet 4 due 10/1 (assigned 9/27)

Students must know the multiple meanings of all words in this packet. They are
also expected to know synonyms and antonyms for the words.

There will be a 31 point vocabulary test on Friday the 1st of October. (This is a
bubble test .... they choose the correct answer.)

The words for lesson 4 are: abhor, affable, amiss, despondent, entreat, haunt, impel, interminable, irascible, profound, recluse, reverberate, sage, tirade, tremulous.

Packet Components (all must be completed)
A = Finding Meanings - correct phrases circled and sentence rewritten on line.
B = Just the Right Word
C = Applying Meanings
D = Word Relationships - synonyms and antonyms
E = Narrative Story - 15 questions that must be answered and are related to story.