For those of you who completed your first project based homework...Congrats! As I said you will notice how your homework is essential for understanding what I do inside the classroom. You will need it to complete most of your assignments.
I hope visiting this website will become a habit for all of you as the weeks and months progress. As mentioned, if you have not given in all of your supplies you may hand them in no later than Wednesday. You must be prepared for my class by having all of your supplies ready.
Please take note that your assignments will vary at times. There will be moments when I give 421 a different assignment from 419 and there will be times when it will be the same.
Assignment # 1 - Student Generated List of Favorite Quotes - Create a list of 10 of your most favorite quotes by famous and/or non famous people. These quotes must be a range of being funny, inspiring, motivational, having a serious tone, cultural, educational, about personalities, philosophical, etc. You can research it online and make note of the website you retrieved your information and the author of the quote (first/last name). For example,
Quote - "...that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong...," -- King Solomon
Source - http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/9-11.htm.
You are allowed to write your own original quote but ONLY ONE!
Assignment# 2 - Reading Skill Focus: Characterization
In order to prepare you for our upcoming unit, there are a few reading and writing skills you will have to brush up on. Therefore, for your next assignment please read the following:
Next week we will be discussing the author's use of characterization or character traits in literature. You will create a crazy fan celebrity dating ad home video trying to convince the celebrity of your dreams to choose you over someone else. Your video must include:
- Creativity - You can use music in the background, create your own persuasive lyrics, write a poem to the person of interest, use sound effects, create a setting, etc.
- You must identify who the celebrity is that you are interested in (i.e. Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber)
- Provide a list of reasons why you should be their number one choice
- Be yourself - you must allow your personality to shine through in order to be convincing and unique.
- Equipment - you may use your phone, iPad, camcorder, computer camera or any other device that will record your presentation.
- Time Limitations - your video must be 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 minutes long.
- Presentation - presentation and professionalism is everything. Please make sure that you check and double check that your home video is saved correctly on your flash drive. Also remember to bring it to school to show the class on Monday and Tuesday of next week.
- Reminder - If you haven't purchased a flash drive as yet, I suggest you do it rather quickly. All video recordings MUST BE SAVED ON YOUR FLASH DRIVE!
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at thereadingcafe@aol.com Monday -Friday no later than 7pm. Do not email me on the weekends! Call Dial-A-Teacher @ 212.777.3380 for assistance in other subject areas.
Take Care!
Miss. Nicholson
Reminders:
- SAT Vocabulary Quiz 9.27.13
- Book Review # 1 Due 9.30.13
Title: Number The Stars By:Lois lowry
ReplyDeleteThe qoute i picked was " I am not a produt of my circumstances, I am a product of my dreams". I piked this quote best in the book i am reading i read that ten year old annemarie johansen had a bestfriend and her bestfriend ellen rosen as Jewish which the nazis were looking for. but she never gave up on her best friend.
she took the risk to hide her bestfriend in her house because she was not one of the family that they were looking for but they still checked in her house. you are wondering how did they make it and i willl you it was on of the most hardest mision that annemarie had to do in her life. i will write you the last few words of the book just to make you guys read the book. "surley that gift the gift of a word human decency is the one that all countires hunger for still. i hope that this story of denmark. and its people, will remind us all that such a world is possible. THANK YOU!
Kimberlin Liranzo 8-419 :)
Kimberlin i would like to read this book because of how you added the details and that makes me went to learn more about the nazis.
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