Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Friday, October 18, 2013


Do you love the Origami Yoda books?   Could you get a ride on Saturday morning to the Provo Library?   Ms. Dorsey has two tickets to the Teen Fest with Tom Angleberger, the author of Origami Yoda and the other books in the series.  
Claimed!



Reminders:

  • Today is the last time to hand in late or revised work
  • The term ends on October 25. 
  • Book orders are due by October 25.
    • I highly recommend that you read Ender's Game before seeing the movie!
  • It's time for new class librarians. Let me know if you'd like to volunteer. 
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1.  Individual Reading/Time to work on Character Cube 
Your rough draft and passages were due last time.
The finished cube is due next time. 

Quality Standards for Work


 -----  If you have your rough draft to hand in today, put it on Ms. Dorsey's desk.

2. The Outsiders

Video:   14:20 - 26:19
Book :  page 19 - 46

Watch for how the cinematographer shows how nervous and scared Johnny is.  
3. Organizing a Paragraph 
   Challenge!

Paragraph Organization - Challenge

If you were absent, try to put the sentences in order to create a complete paragraph. 
You can see page 19 - 46 of The Outsiders to help.  Notice and circle the transitions.  Ask for the handout for this assignment and for the transition tape-in for your composition book.  

4. Write your own paragraph contrasting (pointing out differences) between Dallas Winston in the book The Outsiders and Dallas in the movie.


B5 Paragraph -- Dallas



If time -- Book:  
B5   page 143 m. iTunes Chapter 9, cut,  20:50
B6 to middle page 158,   iTunes, page 155+, 4:24 
B7 to page 152,  iTunes  Chapter 9, cut 34:50
B8 to page 143,   Chapter 9, cut , 21:36