Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Blog for Other Books!

Post your thoughts on other books here!
BE SURE TO MENTION THE TITLE OF YOUR BOOK AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR POST, SINCE STUDENTS WILL BE POSTING ABOUT MANY DIFFERENT BOOKS ON THIS BLOG
Be sure to follow the guidelines:
  1. 10 lines/sentences long
  2. Include a variety of your ideas: opinions, connections (text->self, text->world, text->text), predictions, questions, inferences, notes about the author's style and intention, etc.
  3. Show your best Level 3 "treasure" thinking that explains your ideas (use the word "because...") and uses evidence from the text
  4. At the start of every post, say something to recognize and acknowledge the people who have written before you
  5. Be respectful of others' ideas and use lanauge appropriate for school at all times :)

Remember, your posts will be graded for an 80-point project grade!

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

The Afterlife Blog

Post your thoughts on The Afterlife here!
Be sure to follow guidelines:

  1. 10 lines/sentences long
  2. Includes a variety of your ideas: opinions, connections (text-->self, text-->world, text-->text), questions, predictions, notes about the author's intention or style, etc.
  3. Shows your best Level 3 or "treasure" thinking that explains your ideas (use "because...") and uses evidence from the text
  4. At the start of every post, say something to recognize and acknowledge the people who have written before you ("I agree about..." or "I see your point about..." or "Thank you for mentioning..." or "I can tell you really feel...")
  5. Be respectful of others' ideas and use language appropriate for school at all times :)

Remember, your posts will be graded for an 80-point project grade!