Thursday, October 31, 2013

Juxtaposition Introduced

Click on the following link to fill in your notes skeleton on juxtaposition.  Feel free to pause the video or watch it more than once in order to have completed notes.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLme6-ddADg

Monday, October 28, 2013

Characterization: Protagonist vs. Antagonist



Here is the practice interactive link we will be using today to create our own protagonist or antagonist profile based on the literature we've read: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/trading_cards_2/

If you want to review the prezi that we used to introduce ourselves to today's material, you can re-watch it by clicking on the following:  http://prezi.com/ygj-szwcxjey/characters-antagonist-vs-protagonist-flat-vs-round-characters/

Here's the humorous video we watched to review the information from today's lecture  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISvIKx4BQas

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Electronic Flashcards to Help You Study!

Don't have time to make your own flashcards?  Click on the following link http://quizlet.com/_h19hz  to study your prefixes and suffixes before each Friday quiz!



Online Literature Discussions

At the beginning of each week you will be posting your discussion question/s for your literature circle and at the end of each week we will be discussing/responding online.  This will be a great way for you to communicate about what you're reading with students from all the different Reading classes!
http://www.edmodo.com



Thursday, October 3, 2013

6 Important Tips for ATTACKING Those Paragraphs 
on Your Reading Quarter Final!
Click on the link below to fill in your study guide notes about "The Six Steps to Attacking Reading Paragraphs".   CAUTION:  EXTREME CHEESINESS IS IN YOUR NEAR FUTURE!
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=209541