June 8th

1. Check dubble bubble maps- you must have this completed to stay inteh room and watch the film! If you are not completed
2. Write out a thesis

HW: Complete an out line form your paper. You will need to turn this in with your essay.
Outline options:
1. Traditional
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2. Tree Map

June 7

HW: Final Exam Essay Preparation
Task:
1. Craft a thesis in which you compare a character in your group/independent reading book to another character in a different book, film, television show, play, song, poem, or other text.

2. Draft a five paragraph essay in which you identify three similarities between your character and your companion character. Essays should follow the format below.

An introduction paragraph with:

• Attention grabbing original thought
• Link with titles and authors/directors
• Thesis statement in which you make your comparison

Three body paragraphs, each with

• A topic sentence that introduces a similarity between both works (a similar character, setting, thematic idea)
• A point or example of how this similarity appears in both works (probably two sentences)
• One quote from your book and an illustration from the companion text, this does not have to be a quote (probably two sentences)
• Further explanation of how your quote/illustrations connect to your topic sentence
• Transition into next body paragraph

Conclusion paragraph with:

• Restatement of thesis
• Brief review of one example from each body paragraph
• Final sentence that connects back to attention grabber

Today:
Final Prep Cards
Catcher in the Rye
The Pact
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Things They Carried
Taking Chance
Fences
Death of a Salesman
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

June 4

HW: Finish Bingo cards (5-9 activities), due Monday

Today:
Pep talks
Brace maps for setting

June 3

Check you grades on I-Cue. If you need to talk to to me about grades, come before or after school.

There is no makeup work allowed after tomorrow 4 pm with the exception of a Huck Finn
paper.

Today:
Finish presentations!
Final work day for Bingo cards.
Bingo card projects (5-9) are due on Monday, June 7th.

Wednesday, June 2

Reader's Theatre
10 points for reading
15 for written piece

Remember:

• Breath as you read
• Speak slowly
• Volume
• No gum
• Look up occassionally
• Stand up strait and tall

We will present Bingo squares on Thursday

Monday, June 1

HW: Type and revise final Reader's Theatre piece.

• Eliminate 10 more words
• Remove or replace dull words: hot, cold, happy, sad, mad
• Instead try: blistering, dreary, sullen, furious
• Add a variety of sentence types: compound (using and or but), simple, long, and short
• Title- this should be original and revealing of your paper's topic: Huck or Chuck?
• Use MLA (Modern Language Association)format!

Today:

Continue conferencing

Continue BINGO. Present one BINGO square at the end of the hour today!

Bingo card projects (five or nine ) are due June 7th!

Friday

HW: Continue group/independent reading book reading schedule.

Today:
Present first book BINGO topics
Conference with Mrs. B. AND revise

• What are your writing about?
• Why are you writing about this? Personal reason as well as intent for audience

Revision of your paper

• Delete at least 10 words. Look for unnecessary adverbs (ly/y)
• Rewrite opening lines one time- use dialogue, description, an original or new thought
• Replace at least three bland words- good, great, happy, sad, bad, new, old- with more descriptive words: uplifted, morose, sullen, decrepit

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