Reminders
Your project for your Book of the Month (nonfiction) is due by March 29. You should have already signed up for your book.
Create an external text feature (one) for your individual book -- one your book doesn't already have. See the rubrics available in the classroom and also available to download and print here.
Bk of Mnth Rubrics 2 for External Text Features(2).doc
See more information under the tab above for Book of the Month.
- Cave Time Intervention is Available Tuesday through Friday of this week.
- This week first priority is given to failing students.
- Last Friday was the last day for passing students to hand in revised or late work.
- Last Friday was the last day to hand in extra credit.
Reminders
Your project for your Book of the Month (nonfiction) is due by March 29. You should have already signed up for your book.
Create an external text feature (one) for your individual book -- one your book doesn't already have. See the rubrics available in the classroom and also available to download and print here.
Bk of Mnth Rubrics 2 for External Text Features(2).doc
See more information under the tab above for Book of the Month.
- Cave Time Intervention is Available Tuesday through Friday of this week.
- This week first priority is given to failing students.
- Last Friday was the last day for passing students to hand in revised or late work.
- Last Friday was the last day to hand in extra credit.
Today: Pick up your composition book.
Self-Starter: Under "Notes and QuickWrites," write at least a half page about this:
What is a hero? Who is a hero and why?
2. Editing: What should be capitalized?
Ice Story DEW In your composition book, under editing, make a list of the words that should be capitalized in this passage. Capitalize them. Also tell where punctuation is needed.
a) Fix the punctuation and capitalization in this passage. (Editing)
growing up in westchester new york elizabeth cody kimmel did not find much in the way of sub-zero temperatures and blizzards to play in. In her imagination, however, each winter brought the frozen wasteland of antarctica to her doorstep, and in her dreams she explored the icy peaks and glaciers surrounding the south pole.
3. Lifeboats --
Name Lifeboats -- First choice given by answering questions.
4. Ice Story and Shackleton
Read summary of chapter 6. Each student on your lifeboat reads a chapter and answers questions for chapters 7 - 10.
A1: Read from page 25 - page 61
Video from second disk 16:14.
Read summary of chapter 6. Each student on your lifeboat reads a chapter and answers questions for chapters 7 - 10.
A2: Read from page 25
Video from 54:13 killing the dogs to 1:09? Blackborrow can't stand up.
Read summary of chapter 6. Each student on your lifeboat reads a chapter and answers questions for chapters 7 - 10.
A3: Read from page 25
Video from 30:10 to 41:48
Read summary of chapter 6. Each student on your lifeboat reads a chapter and answers questions for chapters 7 - 10.
A4: Read from page 25
From second disk 28:00 to 34:15
Read summary of chapter 6. Each student on your lifeboat reads a chapter and answers questions for chapters 7 - 10.
You can read most of the book at http://books.google.com/books?id=CnSxQ9evsJ8C&pg=PA1&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false
-- No longer available.
Try parts of this book: http://books.google.com/books?id=WNFWM8UsV0MC&printsec=frontcover&vq=%22Ice+Story%22&source=gbs_citations_module_r&cad=3#v=onepage&q=%22Ice%20Story%22&f=false
