Agenda October 26th

1. Keynotes TSB
2. Newspaper article handout
3. Please go to this link on parts of speech. Do two exercises that you think you need the most help on.
4. Please do this horror reading fact quiz below (if you dare). Optional.
5. Introduction to research project.
6. Friday: Next class: quiz over parts of speech, papers due and you will work on research projects.

Looking ahead:
Next week: Tuesday: NWEA please bring charged laptops. Research project due November 4th. Grade is for second quarter.

Horror Books Quiz

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1. What car is Stephen King’s Christine?
a. Ford Galaxy
b. Ford Thunderbird
c. Chevrolet Capri
d. Plymouth Fury
2. What is the single word uttered by the sinister bird in Edgar Allan Poe’s 1845 poem The Raven?
a. Death
b. Goodnight
c. Farewell
d. Nevermore
3. In the classic 1902 short story, what object passes on its terrible curse through the granting of three wishes?
a. A rabbit’s foot
b. An oil lamp
c. A monkey’s paw
d. A mirror
4. William Peter Blatty’s novel, The Exorcist (1971) is based on real-life events. In which country and which year did the real exorcism take place?
a. Sienna, Italy 1912
b. Garden City, MD, USA 1949
c. Mexico City, Mexico 1963
d. Toronto, Canada 1937
5. Name the novel by Stephen King in which a deranged father tries to kill his own son in a snowbound hotel.
a. The Shining
b. Misery
c. Carrie
d. Cujo



6. Which theme is common to Edgar Allan Poe’s “Cask of Amontillado” and “The Fall of the House of Usher?”
a. Haunted houses
b. Satanic rituals
c. Being buried alive
d. Deadly spiders
7. In what famed story does a couple use magic first to resurrect their dead son, and then send him away?
a. The Gold Bug
b. Sometimes They Come Back
c. The Monkey’s Paw
d. From Beyond
8. In which Stephen King story does the narrator gradually cut himself apart and eat himself?
a. Chattery Teeth
b. Survivor Type
c. Lunch at the Gotham Café
d. The Finger
9. What book is considered by many scholars to be the most bloodthirsty full-length book in English literature? It has never gone out of print.
a. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson, 1886
b. Carrie, Stephen King, 1974
c. The Exorcist, William Peter Blatty, 1971
d. Dracula, Bram Stoker, 1897
10. In Mary Shelley’s book of the same name, Frankenstein is a what?
a. Violent and terrifying monster
b. Swiss student
c. Village in the Alps
d. Hotel on Lake Geneva











answers backwards from 10-1: b,d,b,c,c,a,b,c,d,d

Agenda October 24th

1. Please do this  Parts of Speech practice
2. Finishing touches on your TSB keynote
3. Check IC for any missing work: First quarter ends November 5th. Next quarter I will not accept late homework.
4. Using the grading rubric, have a friend check your rough draft. Initial and pass in.
5. Homework: Parts of Speech handout #4. Parts of speech quiz on Friday.

Agenda October 20th

1. Parts of Speech homework check-go over
2. Student groups: 20 minutes: Share chapter 22, 23, 24, 25
3. Outline -check go over in class.
4. Time to work on rough draft which is due next class.

Agenda October 18th

Agenda:
1. TSB vocabulary quiz: 15-39 (choose 15)
2. Group work: TSB due next class
3. Thesis statements: How to form one.
4. Creating an outline for five paragraph essay

Touching Spirit Bear Quiz

1. Please take the quiz on vocabulary and last nights reading below.
2. Class discussion on book.
3. Presentation Mr. Moynihan/Mr. Hyland
4. Group work: Due next class
5. Homework:
1.  Parts of speech handout.
2. Vocabulary quiz #16-39. You will have 15 words to choose from.
3. Totem assignment

Agenda:
1. Quick write: Choose one of the healing techniques from Edwin and Garvey that are on the board and discuss whether or not it helps Cole (give examples from book).
2. Vocabulary work #1-15.  Quiz next class.
2. Class discussion on readings Chapters 20-25.



Homework:
1. Vocabulary quiz #1-15
2. Finish Touching Spirit Bear
3. Totems Assignment Due October 20th: Please go to the following website totems and read  “Native American Totems and Their Meanings”.  In the text, Edwin says “your totem is your story, your search and your past.  Everybody has their own”.   Cole begins to carve totems that represent lessons he learns from animals.  He first carves an eagle, which represents gaining a perspective- seeing everything in life differently from a distance.  Think of an animal that represents your story.  Either draw the totem or find an image on-line.   Write about the totem you chose and the lesson it holds for you. Share it with me on google and label it Last name: Totems.

Agenda: October 7th.

Agenda:
1. Red 3 please have last groups finish their presenting. (10 minutes)
2. Red 3 & 4: Please answer questions for chapters 20-22. (you will need to scroll down the page) Pass in to Mr. Body. (20-30 minutes). If you finish early, please read.
3. You will be going to the library for a presentation and information on Banned Books.
4. Homework for next class: Read chapters 23-25.





Homework due for October 7th
1. Please read the article What is Justice for a Sixth Grader?  Pick three points from the article that stand out to you and list them on this blog. Be sure to sign your name.
2. Read chapter 20-22.

Agenda September 29th

1. Go to this link for review questions
2. Watch New Model for Juvenile Justice video-write reaction on sticky notes
3. Class time to work on research. Post to wiki. Due by the end of today. Late work will be marked down.
4. Group work on chapters 9-11-Due next class.

Agenda September 28th

1. Please listen to this story with headphones. After you are finished, post a response on this website. Your response could be something that stood out to you in the story, new insight on forgiveness, how it relates to the book we are reading, or something new you learned. Be sure to post your name with your comment.
2. If you have not done so, please join my wiki as a member.
3. Go over research and wiki page. Time to work on research.
4. Discuss book in groups.

Agenda

1. Please write three questions on this website you would ask Officer Andrews regarding probation, court, youth detention centers. Sign it with your name.

2. Please sign onto my wiki (you don't need to create an account).

3. I will be coming around to check homework: vocabulary and introduction to Touching Spirit Bear. Please share with me (ferranta.spsd@gmail.com) the introduction label it last name: Intro.

3. On the index card find a line from Chapter four that stands out to you and explain why.

3. Write down your homework for tonight: Read chapters 6-8. Complete reading log.

Agenda

1. Please go to the following link and complete the reflection. Think about the unit as a whole versus thinking over the past week.

2. Please go to the Touching Spirit Bear questions and answer chapters one-two in your head. Be prepared to ask if you don't know the answers.

3. Please complete handout on Introductory to Touching Spirit Bear

4. Research assignment