I hope you all are having a wonderful morning. Please make sure you have all your materials for ELA and Social Studies. Sharpen your pencils and order your lunch.
Don't forget to check your mailbox each day. Remember your mailbox number is the same as it is for Mr. Frost.
Today we will also be the first class to go to the new computer lab. We will finish drafting our mini essays on theme and conflict. You will also be posting them on our ELA Blog so that other students can read and comment about them.
Thank you
Mr. Trumble
Point to Ponder: Continue to work on the Geography Unit Word Search. See how many of the words you can find.
Activity #1
Pick a Prompt:
Writing: Mini Essays
Pick a Prompt:
- Think about the themes of friendship, acceptance & trust. How does the author develop these themes throughout the story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
- Think about the types of conflict in Freak the Mighty: Man vs. self, and man vs. man? How does the author develop each of these conflicts throughout the story? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
- Log on to the computer
- Open up your Freak the Mighty Mini Essay
- Make sure you have included a proper heading
- Finish drafting your essay
- Use the checklist as your guide
- Make sure you have indented each paragraph.
- Edit: Make sure you have used proper capitals and punctuation. Check for run-on sentences.
*******When you finish*******
- Get your writing checked by a teacher.
- Print 2 copies (1 to be handed in, and 1 for you)
- Highlight your entire essay and use Control-C to 'copy' it.
- Go to Kidblog and create a new post.
- Title it "Freak the Mighty Mini Essay"
- Use Control-V to 'paste' your essay into your post.
- Publish your essay so that other students can read and respond with questions and comments.
Homework:
Reading Log: Due Friday October 16th
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