Wednesday, February 22, 2012

"Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes

February 22-23 Read the story: Activities to follow, to be done by March 8th

Click Here for the Story:
"Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes

In class these weeks, February 21- March 8th, we will be reading a short story, readers theatre style, and then digesting it. In digesting it, we will discuss they story to help prepare for the standards options.


YOU WILL BE CREATING a summary for this story if you need the summary standard.
In class, we will be covering how to make a proficient summary.


Each person will choose which standards they wish to address after reading the story. You may choose to do all three and potentially earn all three hits! These will be posted in blog posts on individual students' blogs.

(Standard 9) Predictions/Inferences related to the story, "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes
Level 2 click here
Predictions/Inferences- Level 1 Click Here
Predictions/Inferences- Level E Click Here

(Standard 3) Identify Literary Elements related to the story, "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes
Literary Elements- Level E Click Here
Literary Elements- Level 1 Click Here
Level 2 Click Here

(Standard 4) Summary (Level E) and Summary Outline Standard (Levels 1&2)
Level E Click Here
SUMMARY LAYOUT Level 1&2 Click Here





Sunday, February 12, 2012

RS.07. Reading Response Blog Posts

As a group, you decided that having prompt question would help you. So, here they are!
If you get stuck, aren't exactly sure what to say, or just want to write something different than the same old thing, Click READ MORE:


Remember, you are logging to your blog at least two times each week, 6-8 sentences each.


You are to be reading each day for 20 minutes.






RS.03. Literary Elements

Everything you need to know about how to learn and complete the literary elements standard is here!

Saturday, February 11, 2012

RS.04 Theme Standard


Theme is not…..

1. Sci-fi, fantasy, horror
                                    These are…GENRES
2. happy, scary, gloomy
                                    These are…MOODS
3. “be nice”
                                    These are…SHORT MESSAGES
4. Love, friendship
                                    These are…TOPICS

WHAT THE HECK IS IT????