Dorsey's Reading Literature: Friday, October 23, 2015

Last day of the term!

Announcements and Reminders:
Today is the last day of the term.
Hand in your leftover hall passes.

You may take your colored papers and hearts.

Targets for Today:

I will spend time reading for enjoyment!
Utah State Core Reading: Literature Standard 10

Utah State Core Reading: Literature Standard 2

I will tie in art with literature.
I will listen and read along as our class reads a shared book.

Utah State Core Reading: Literature Standard 2

Utah State Core Reading: Literature Standard 10

Today’s Agenda:

1. Individual Reading --

Write a brief response in your composition book (Reader Response)

Question: Find one line in your book that you especially like, and explain why.

The Graveyard Book - More of Neil Gaiman reading to us!

Let's listen to Neil Gaiman read from his novel The Graveyard

from minute 32:21, page 162 to

Write Epitaphs -- At least one finished neatly to hand in by the end of class.

Creating Epitaphs!
http://www.disneydispatch.com/content/columns/the-626/2011/06-the-13-tombstones-of-the-haunted-mansion/

"In addition to the tombstones honoring the Imagineers, Disney also placed three crypts by the exit. The purpose of these crypts was to pass on clever puns, some of which are quite funny if you take the time to read them on your way out of the Mansion."

The first crypt contains the following dearly departed:

C.U. Later,

Dustn T. Dust,

Asher T. Ashes,

MT Tomb,

Hail N. Hardy,

I.M. Ready,

Love U. Trudy,

I. Trudy Deui,

Rusty Gates,

Pearl E. Gates,

and Rustin Peese.