Blog Requirements

Your blog must include:
• A title (be creative!)
• Titles for each blog post

Blog posts:
• Answer all questions clearly and thoroughly 10
• 4-6 COMPLETE sentences for each post 5
• Academic language (no text language please!) 3
• Include a page number (where you are in the book) 2

20 points TOTAL

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Blog Assignments


Book Blog #1: Due Thursday, May 19
·      Why did you choose this book?
·      What do you predict it to be about?
·      What catches your eye on the front cover?
·      Who is in your group?

Book Blog #2: Due Tuesday, May 24
·      Write your reactions to the book so far.
·      Who are the main characters?
·      Describe them (age, gender, race, etc.)?

Book Blog #3: Due Tuesday, May 31
·      Imagine you are the main character’s best friend.
·      What advice would you give them?
·      How would you help them in the situation they are in?
·      Who else could help them?

Book Blog #4: Due Thursday, June 2
·      How did the book end?
·      Were you satisfied with the ending? Why or why not?
·      What is the author’s purpose for writing the book? What is his/her message to you?
·      Would you recommend this book to someone? Who would it be?
·      How did you help the group throughout the literature circles?

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Tuesday, May 10

Last week we read 4 chapters of the book.  We made 5 word summaries at the end of each chapter.  Re-read the summaries we made and make a prediction.

NOW
Tagging gets you in trouble.
He feels like an old man.
Her eyes were the clearest.

THEN
Nothing will be the same.
What should we do now?

What do you think will happen to Bobby next?  What do you think happened to Nia?  What makes you say that?  Write 3-5 sentences.

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