Using your vocabulary list, find definitions for each of the words and use them correctly in a "no-brainer" sentence. (It wouldn't take "no brains" to understand what the word means by reading the sentence. [context])
Mr. Nelson's mottos:
Be the change you wish to see in the world.
If you're not going to help, get out of the way.
Give me a fish and I eat for a day, Teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime.
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for I'm the baddest Mutha (*^&#@$ in the valley!!!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
#3 My Pet Peanut
After playing the peanut game, what other objects can you think of that might be uninviting on the outside but prove to be appealing on the inside? (Oysters w/ Pearls, an old book, kiwis, etc.) How are you misunderstood?
Write a poem in honor of one of these misunderstood objects. Yes, it can be about you if you like.
Next, think of the cliches that we came up with as a class for the peanuts. Is there anything about you or your personality that you could metaphorically compare to the peanut? For example, "I have a tough exterior but when you get to know me, I'm pretty smooth."
Write a poem in honor of one of these misunderstood objects. Yes, it can be about you if you like.
Next, think of the cliches that we came up with as a class for the peanuts. Is there anything about you or your personality that you could metaphorically compare to the peanut? For example, "I have a tough exterior but when you get to know me, I'm pretty smooth."
Monday, June 13, 2011
FWD #2
Quiz on entries 3-7
1. In Diary #4 the author mainly blames his troubles on his friends. Tell a story about "getting caught up" because of something your friends did.
2. What makes the author of #5 call himself "his own gang"? Is it necessary? Why or why not?
3. Describe the "War" that the character in #6 talks about.
4. What's the attitude of the author of #7. How do you feel about his/her attitude? Predict what will happen to him/her?
1. In Diary #4 the author mainly blames his troubles on his friends. Tell a story about "getting caught up" because of something your friends did.
2. What makes the author of #5 call himself "his own gang"? Is it necessary? Why or why not?
3. Describe the "War" that the character in #6 talks about.
4. What's the attitude of the author of #7. How do you feel about his/her attitude? Predict what will happen to him/her?
Friday, June 10, 2011
Freedom Writer's #1
Read to page 17 (Diary #7) in the Freedom Writer's.
Do 3 "Quotes and Comments" from any of the stories in the first chapter.
The Quote is anything that caught your attention during the reading. The comments can be any one of the following:
How you can personally relate.
How the quote reminds you of a story, movie or song.
How or why the quote is significant to the story.
Then, look up:
Zlata Filipovic
Write a descriptive paragraph about her.
Add a graphic or two that represents the novel or Zlata's story.
Answer the following in a complete paragraph:
Describe a significant roadblock or setback (adversity) that you have had to overcome in your life.
Do 3 "Quotes and Comments" from any of the stories in the first chapter.
The Quote is anything that caught your attention during the reading. The comments can be any one of the following:
How you can personally relate.
How the quote reminds you of a story, movie or song.
How or why the quote is significant to the story.
Then, look up:
Zlata Filipovic
Write a descriptive paragraph about her.
Add a graphic or two that represents the novel or Zlata's story.
Answer the following in a complete paragraph:
Describe a significant roadblock or setback (adversity) that you have had to overcome in your life.
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