Thursday, December 17, 2015

Don't forget to do your Secret Service Project!

Four more class periods after today.

Stargirl Party
Bring your choice of treats.
Bring a ukelele if you have one.
What would Stargirl plan for a party?

Optional: Decorate your desks.
Optional:  Share and eat treats.
Optional:  Play the ukelele (and sing).
Required:  Read from Stargirl.

Desk Contest Awards
Best dressed desk
Silliest
Best fit for the book
At least you tried!

Setting for Stargirl  -- comments from SHMOOP

The name Mica may hold some significance, too. Mica is a very strong mineral that remains stable when exposed to things like electricity, light, and even moisture. Stargirl brings a lot of light to Mica, which raises the question: does the town remain stable, or does it change after encountering her? Is Mica the town as sturdy as Mica the mineral?
http://www.shmoop.com/stargirl/setting.html

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Five more class periods in this term after today.
Reminder:  You should have your reader's responses written in your composition book. 

Today: Focus on reading Stargirl.
Assignment:  Stargirl Secret Service Project 
Due January 6. 

For Next time: 
Stargirl Party
Bring your choice of treats.
Bring a ukelele if you have one.
What sort of party would Stargirl have? 
There are 29 people (and the teacher!) in this class.

Honestly, I can picture any of you girls as a "Stargirl."

A movie is supposed to come out in 2016 or so with these actors:

Charlie Plummer and Joey King
both born in 1999

Friday, December 11, 2015

Count-Down to End of Term:  7 class periods,  then we are done!

1. Individual Reading

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


3. Appointments: Talk about what you just read. ( 10 o'clock appointment)


4. Share what we learned about Vietnam.

5. Begin Stargirl.  -- I heard a ukelele in the lunchroom today!
ukelele music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI7okSixS1c

Who is the narrator for Stargirl? 

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Don't forget that this is due today:
Homework -- Click on this link, then on the Download tab: Vietnam War Interview.docx
Interview a person old enough to remember the Vietnam War Era -- about 1961 to 1973 when the U.S. had troops there.
Ask them what they remember about the war (even if they weren't directly involved). What did they hear about it during that time? How did people seem to feel about it? Did it have an effect on life in the area where they grew up? How was that time period different from the times we're living in now?
Due Wednesday, December 9.


1. Individual Reading

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


3. Appointments: Talk about what you just read. (4 o'clock appointment)

4. Read from Vietnam: I Pledge Allegiance, from page 153 to .

We Love Reading!

Monday, December 7, 2015

1. Individual Reading


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

Whom do you think is the intended audience for your book? In other words, for what type of person was it written or who would most enjoy it? Why do you think that?

How about our class book about Vietnam? Who is the intended audience and why do you think so??

3. Appointments: Talk about what you just read. (7  o'clock appointment)



4. Read from Vietnam: I Pledge Allegiance, from page 156 to     . 

Don't forget that you have this:Homework --   Click on this link, then on the Download tab: Vietnam War Interview.docx
Interview a person old enough to remember the Vietnam War Era -- about 1961 to 1973 when the U.S. had troops there.
Ask them what they remember about the war (even if they weren't directly involved).  What did they hear about it during that time?  How did people seem to feel about it?  Did it have an effect on life in the area where they grew up?  How was that time period different from the times we're living in now?
Due Wednesday, December 9.

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Happy December!  

1. Individual Reading

2. Appointments: Talk about what you just read. ( 11  o'clock appointment)



3. Read from Vietnam: I Pledge Allegiance, from page 98 to page 126.

4. Homework --   Click on this link, then on the Download tab: Vietnam War Interview.docx
Interview a person old enough to remember the Vietnam War Era -- about 1961 to 1973 when the U.S. had troops there.
Ask them what they remember about the war (even if they weren't directly involved).  What did they hear about it during that time?  How did people seem to feel about it?  Did it have an effect on life in the area where they grew up?  How was that time period different from the times we're living in now?
Due Wednesday, December 9.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Happy December!

1. Individual Reading

2. Appointments: Talk about what you just read.   (5 o'clock appointment)

3.  Write -- in your composition book ---

If you were assigned (had to do it) to write a book about a period of history, which period would you pick?  You would have unlimited travel and research expenses.

Read from Vietnam: I Pledge Allegiance, from  page 68.