April Book Project
Historical Fiction
About Historical Fiction
We will go to the Media Center on April 26/27.
Sign up by April 28/29
Genre: Historical Fiction
DUE MAY 12/13
DUE MAY 12/13
at least 100 pages, your reading level, haven’t read before
NOT ON THE DO-NOT-READ LIST
Here is the list of Books Not Allowed for the Outside Reading Assignment.
NOT ON THE DO-NOT-READ LIST
Here is the list of Books Not Allowed for the Outside Reading Assignment.
- Your book assignment will be to find the "real deal" within your books.
- What are some facts you learn about the real setting, people, and situation by reading this book?
- You will be creating a top-ten list of facts and how you found out whether they were real or imagined.
- Real or not?? How do I find out? Go online or use a nonfiction book.
No Wikipedia, other wikis, blogs, or sites such as answer.com or ask.com.
The book itself does not count as a source.
Neither do book reviews or summaries of the book.
Samples from projects:
Announcements
and Reminders:
Join your A1 class on the playing fields.
Line up alphabetically by last name.
My A1 class, when requested, should stand in the J.
*when you name a person using just one name:
My best friend Sylvia is visiting in town.
*when you are using quotation marks
*for an indirect quote
Sylvia said that I'm not her best friend.
*place names
*introductory phrases or clauses
*coordinate adjectives -- using the "and" or "reverse" rule For games and the rules, go to Using Commas
For some more sample sentences for the most-missed rules on the test, download this document:
Most Missed Comma Rules.docx
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Targets for
Today:
I can use shades of meaning and context clues. I can correct dangling and misplaced modifiers.
I can compare a fictional account with a nonfiction account of a time, place, or character.
Reading: Literature Standard 9 Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.
I can read, understand, and enjoy poetry and prose through recognizing ALLUSIONS.
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Today’s Agenda:
Your book sign-ups for the April book are due today.
1. Independent Reading: You will receive your points for reading an historical fiction book.
Be in your seat reading by the time the bell rings.
2. Review and Practice for
Shades of meaning, context clues, misplaced and dangling modifiers
3. Allusions
A1: watched the allusions in songs and watched the prezi and took notes. B5: did worksheets, didn't do Icarus, did Nike B6: Did not do worksheets, did Icarus and Nike
B7:
1) Allusions in songs Kryptonite
I watched the world float
To the dark side of the moon After all I knew it had to be Something to do with you I really don’t mind what happens now and then As long as you’ll be my friend at the end
If I go crazy then will you still
Call me Superman If I’m alive and well, will you be There a-holding my hand I’ll keep you by my side With my superhuman might Kryptonite Mosh
Come along follow me as I lead through the darkness
As I provide just enough spark that we need to proceed Prometheus Prometheus) Carry on, give me hope, give me strength Come with me and I won't steer you wrong Put your faith and your trust as I guide us through the fog To the light at the end of the tunnel (1800's)
We gonna fight, we gonna charge, we gonna stomp, we gonna march
Through the *swamp, we gonna mosh through the marsh dance Take us right through the doors (c'mon) *Swamp: Francis "Swamp Fox" Marion was a military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War.
(white boards or note taking)
He thought this business was going to be the goose that laid the golden egg.
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If You Were
Absent:
See above. Read your historical fiction book and work on your project. Complete this practice sheet: Review and Practice context, etc..docx |
Coming up -- more
1. Gradient Meanings of words --
http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/beautiful?s=t
2Allusions
We can connect allusions to slang. Often, though not always, the phrases that are repeated most often in a society began as allusions to something in popular culture. However, as time passes, slang changes and readers might not understand them anymore
2Allusions
We can connect allusions to slang. Often, though not always, the phrases that are repeated most often in a society began as allusions to something in popular culture. However, as time passes, slang changes and readers might not understand them anymore