Reading Power Unit 9

p. 101 - 111 (do Ex. 1)
p. 112 - 115 (do Ex. 4)
p. 117 - 120 (do Ex. 8)
p. 122 - 125 (do Ex. 11 & 12)

End of Quarter Schedule

• Friday, March 4:  Paper Towns Quiz; Vocabulary & Questions, 243 - 274; Logical Thinking Quiz (RP level 2)
• Monday, March 7:  Final Paper Towns discussion.  *NO PT homework due today except reading*
• Tuesday, March 8:  Proficiency Test
• Wednesday - Friday:  RP, Unit 9
• Monday, March 14:  Final Proficiency Test
• Tuesday, March 15:  PT Portfolios due; RP Quiz, U. 9
• Wednesday, March 16:  Continue portfolio presentation
• Thursday, March 17:  Get grades

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Homework for February 28

http://www.omnictionary.com/index.php/Agloe,_New_York 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agloe,_New_York

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?1c=Orlando&1s=FL&1y=US&1l=28.538099&1g=-81.379402&1v=CITY&2c=Roscoe&2s=NY&2y=US&2l=41.933102&2g=-74.913902&2v=CITY 

• Look at the map above to see the route Quentin, Ben, Radar and Lacey took on their way to Agloe, New York. 
• Draw a map of the journey with state names. 
• Write a brief summary/description of 3 major events on their road trip and note the approximate location on your map.

Homework for February 22

READ pages 200 - 240.

1.     What are five events in this section of the book that led Quentin to discover the clues to where Margo is?  Make a cause --> diagram as shown below to SHOW how one event led to the next.  Use your own words to briefly explain the events.

EXAMPLE:  Mom finds a cigarette butt in her son’s coat pocket --> She thinks her son smokes.
                       

2.     How do you feel about Margo at this point in the novel?  Why?  Write Margo a brief letter, from YOU, maybe 5 or 6 sentences, telling her what you think or feel about her.

Homework for February 14

DRAW a picture of one interesting event in these pages.  On the same page, write a short explanation telling the following:

• what is happening
• why this is important
• what you think about this

Don't forget all of these assignments will go into your portfolio in the last week of the quarter, so you want them to look good!

Homework for Monday, February 7

Choose FOUR main events in these pages and write them in time order.  Write a short paragraph about each one saying:

• what happened
• why it's important
• what we learn or expect because of this event
• your reaction

Homework for January 31

Read pages 85 - 125.

1)  Summarize one of the five chapters.  Include basic information (who, what, when, where, why, how) and explain what happened.  (10 points)

2)  Write a personal response to the chapter you summarized.  How do you feel about the characters and their actions?  (10 points)

3)  Why is Quentin reading Leaves of Grass, a long poem by Walt Whitman?  (5 points)

4)  Lacey Pemberton is going to the prom with Ben.  Describe Lacey.  What does she look like?  What kind of person is she?  (5 points)

Homework for January 24

Answer the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES.  You will not be graded on grammar, but your ideas must be clear to me.

PART 1:   Choose two of the following quotes to explain.  Explain who said it and what it means. 

But it didn't feel like fun; it felt like a heart attack.  (page 44)
Remind me never to cross Margo Roth Spiegelman.  (page 47)
Of course we'll get caught.  So what?  (page 69)
Doing stuff never feels as good as you hope it will feel.  (page 77)

PART 2:  Choose one of Margo's acts of revenge to explain.  Explain what she did, who she did it too, and why she did it.  Then tell briefly what your reaction to this is.  (For example you can answer:  What do you think of the idea? How would you feel? What's your opinion of Margo?  What would you have done if you were Quentin?)

Paper Towns

READING SCHEDULE

January 18:  1 – 35

January 23:  36 – 82

January 30:  85 – 125

February 6:  126 – 165

February 13:  166 – 199

February 22:  200 – 240

February 27:  243 – 274

March 5:  275 – 305

PORTFOLIO

You will get weekly assignments on the blog.  SAVE THESE ASSIGNMENTS!  At the end of the quarter, you will turn in a portfolio which will include all of these and any other things I ask you to include.  Your portfolio will be graded on content and appearance. 

 

ASSIGNMENT FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 18     Choose one of the following:

• Draw a picture of any of the main characters or a scene from the book.
• Prepare a tourist information sheet on Orlando, Florida. 

Snow?

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John Green Reads the Prologue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e8yczf-oBY

WELCOME

Check this blog out for your weekly novel assignments and other links that might be useful.  Good luck this quarter!