Just a few more favorite books (in no particular order)... Into the Wild , by Jon Krakauer; Catch-22, by Joseph Heller; The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle; On the Road, by Jack Kerouac; The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck; Maus I and Maus II, by Art Spiegelman; Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, by Benjamin Franklin; Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson; Weetzie Bat, by Francesca Lia Block; Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card; The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky; The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien; The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger; The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros; The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath; Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, by Barbara Kingsolver; Midnight Hour Encores, by Bruce Brooks; Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers; Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein; The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier; Chinese Handcuffs, by Chris Crutcher; Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak... and the list goes on... :)
Study Island
Romeo and Juliet
Use the review slides to complete the ACT I Quiz for Romeo and Juliet.
View the movie clips to complete the ACT II Exit Ticket assignment for Romeo and Juliet.
Poetry Unit: Voices and Viewpoints
Poetry Project - Click on each option below to read details about the four different projects. Students are responsible for completing one project for this unit. Due Monday, March 23rd.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - By Frederick Douglass
Vocab list for reference while reading - not expected to be memorized. Use the comprehension question handouts for taking any notes on the first three chapters of Douglass's narrative. Complete the 7 remaining blanks in the crossword puzzle for extra credit! Click here to view a copy of the crossword puzzle that was completed during class. Use the link on the left to access the scavenger hunt for the crossword puzzle. (For any picture links that may no longer be working, use your Google research skills to find the answers.) Kmail the completed crossword puzzle to Mrs. Livingood by 3/20/15. |
Speech Unit
The Persuasive Speech Revision Checklist is based off of the rubric being used to grade each student's final draft of his/her persuasive writing and speech presentation for the Speech Unit.