work for today Sept 27, 2012

in computer lab 239 1. blogs update including ch 17 of The Body 2. Read "The Sniper" and complete the handouts 3. Complete the review handout in preparation for next week's test....due tomorrow if time, read on in The Body and make sure your blog is up to date

#11 The Body ch 17...answer the following questions in your blog

1. Why are boys so disappointed with the ending to the pie-eating contest story (378)? 2. Why does Gordie say on pg 381 that: "It's scary to find out that someone else, even a friend, knows just how things are with you."? 3. What was the one cardinal rule for kids in those days (381)? 4. We learn a great deal about Chris Chambers at the end of this chapter....what one thing did you learn about him? Explain

#10...so bullying ....

your thoughts on the subject....who , what , when , where , why , whatever say something.................it's subject you all know something about

#9 The Body --theme

pick one theme of the story so far and explain why you chose that theme in a minimum of five sentences.

sept 24 Folder Contents

Intro: 1. Student Info Sheet 2. Blog ok signature 3. Parts of Speech 4. The Great Discovery 5. My first week of school (paragraph) Characters in Conflict: 1. The Body q's etc 2. The Lunch Date - plot graph 3. The Monsters are due on Maple Street 4. The Sea Devil qs Fame and Greatness Unit 1. celebrity assignment

#8 ch 14

what effect will the train incident of the boys' relationships going forward?

#7 Research

Research a story about mass hysteria...about scapegoats...about people becoming so scared they behaved in a strange manner...or when the crowd made people do strange and bizarre things like in the "witch " posted in the blog find an example and write about it , explaining W5 (who what , when, where and why) in your blog this explanation must be 8-1- sentences in length

fear, scapegoats and hysteria

#6 The Body ch 13

Why do you think Milo Pressman's taunting of Teddy about his father got to him so much? Explain in a minimium of five sentences.

wed sept 19 instructions

1, questions/handout from yesterday on the play....complete/to be handed in tomorrow 2. read ch 13 in The Body" 3. update blogs

The Twilight Zone: The Monsters Are on Maple Street part 2

The Monsters Are On Maple Street 1/2

#5 click on the link below and in five sentences , share your opinion of this story

Edmonton 'zero' teacher fired | Canada | News | The London Free Press

#4 your celebrity chosen

in five sentences , explain the greatest conflict your celebrity faced 1. the type of conflict...person vs self , person vs media etc 2-4 explaining it 5. summing it up

#3 The Lunch Date

the more interesting character.....who?....why?...at least five sentences....an introduction, a conclusion and at least three sentences explaining your choice

The Lunch Date

A Conversation With My 12 Year Old Self: 20th Anniversary Edition - YouTube

A Conversation With My 12 Year Old Self: 20th Anniversary Edition - YouTube

#2 the first week of the school year

sum it up in three words:

#1 your 12 year old self

in at least five sentences, what would you tell your ftwelve year old self today?....you have acquired a few years experience and wisdom (we hope) ...given that, what would you like to tell that perosn from 3-5 years ago?

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