Independent Reading Project #1
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1. Choose a book from our classroom book shelf to read in class and at home. Make sure that I approve it before you get started.
2. As you read the book you are going to create a timeline of events. So every time something new or different happens in the book you need to make a note of it. It doesn't have to be a major summary, just a sentence/note stating what happened. Make sure to put everything down because it might be important later on in the book! By the time you have finished the book you should have a long list of events from your story. 3. Also as you read along I want you to write down any words that you don't know. Be sure to write down the page that the word is on so that you can find it later. Don't worry, I'm not going to make you write the definition out 100 times, but it is important to know what words are new and different! 4. Create an interactive timeline! You may use whatever site or program you wish to do this. Some online examples are: ReadWriteThink Timeline Prezi Dipity TikiToki I'm not giving you a minimum or a maximum number of items to include in your timeline. If it is important, it needs to be in there! Each event/action you list on your timeline should only be a brief sentence. You will also need to include at least ten pictures within your timeline. The above programs allow you to upload pictures saved to your computer or use clip art that they already have available. If you include a picture for every single event on your timeline, I will throw in a couple of bonus points! 5. Once your timeline is completely finished with pictures and event information I would like you to insert the elements of a plot line. You can do this by putting the following terms in parenthesis after the appropriate event sentences. If you can change the color of part of your text, that would be effective as well. -Introduction/Exposition -Conflict (main problem) -Rising Actions -Climax -Falling Actions -Resolution/Conclusion 6. Email me a link to your timeline! [email protected] Due: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
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*Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
*Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
* Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
* Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
* By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
* Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types)
* With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
* Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others
* Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
* Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
* Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.
* Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
* Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
* Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
* Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
* Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
*Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
* Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
* Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
* By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
* Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types)
* With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
* Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others
* Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
* Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacherled) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
* Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.
* Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
* Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
* Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
* Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
* Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.