Chapter 11: Information Books and Biography blog questions

Questions for Chapter 11: Informational Books and Biography

1.  Choose a category of an informational books and a book discussed in the chapter. Describe the book and find an internet site to support the topic.

2.   Choose a category of a biography and a book discussed in the chapter. Describe the book you selected. Find an internet site to support the book or the person.

Activity for historical fiction

We were not able to be in class on Monday, March 31, because of the weather. However, since this one night is worth 3 classes...life must go on! So...

• Below I posted a short assignment here that we were going to do in class.  Please respond below.
• Read chapter 11 and respond to the posted blog questions. 
• Complete The Witch of Blackbird Pond and the study guide.  
• Please bring an for an informational book genre-study form to class next week  and be ready to share. 
• AND don't forget, your assignments are still due today. Email the genre-study form for historical fiction to me as well as your topic for your theme for your final project.(Don't forget to bring copies to class for your classmates.) Also, make sure the blog questions are done for Chapter 10.

• Extra Credit Opportunity! ...Make corn meal at home! (One of my favorite things to eat! Follow the directions on the cornmeal tub.) Take a picture with you and the corn meal, then post on Edmodo...along with a couple sentences on whether you were able to make it without lumps and if you liked the taste.

Online assignment:

In the Witch of Blackbird Pond, we have read about horn books and making bayberry candles. Watch the youtube videos below on making bayberry candles and taper candles. (The ones they made in the story were bayberry taper candles.) Also read the short history on the horn book. Then respond to following questions in the comment box below:

Do watching these videos and reading this information help you understand the events in the story and make connections? If so, how? Be specific. How could you use these videos or other activities in the classroom to support the events in The Witch of Blackbird Pond?

Bayberry Candle

       

Taper candles

The Horn Book

Hands-on History of Horn Books

Historical Fiction questions-Due Monday, March 31

1. Define historical fiction. What is the value of historical fiction?

2. Select two  historical fiction novels/books. Give a brief summary of each book and explain why it is a part of the historical fiction category. Identify a website that might support the use of each book in the classroom.

For class on Monday, March 24

Here are the items that need to be finished for class on next Monday, March 24. 

If you were not in class, please stop by my classroom and pick up the study guide the The Witch of Blackbird Pond Chapters 1-8 along with the notes from March 17.

Please drop off your mid-term projects ASAP.


1. Read Chapters 1-8 in The Witch of Blackbird Pond and do the study guide.

2. Read Chapter 9 and respond to the blog questions on contemporary realistic fiction in the blog post below...and don't forget Chapter 8!

3. Do a genre study form sheet for contemporary realistic fiction and be ready to present in class. (You can still hand in your modern fantasy/science fiction genre book form.)

4. Select a theme for your final project! (See syllabus with questions.)

5. Go to Edmodo...make comments on the uploaded "book reading videos"....two compliments and one thing to work on. (Done in class on Monday)

6. Create your own "book reading video" and upload to Edmodo...Create a note and upload video from a device or attach a file...google it if you aren't sure how to do this. You can use Photo Booth on your Mac. (We did this in class on Monday.) Pay attention to expression and character voices.

That's all Folks!! :)

Blog questions for Contemporary Realistic Fiction (Ch. 9)

Respond to the Chapter 9 questions about realistic contemporary fiction in the comments below:

1. Define Contemporary realist fiction. What is the value of contemporary realistic fiction? 
2. Select two the categories of realistic fiction. Identify a book from each category. Give a brief summary of the book and explain why it is a part of that realistic contemporary fiction category.

For class on Monday, March 17: Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction

Mid-term Project and Modern Fantasy or Science Fiction genre-study due...Be ready to present them in class. (I can't wait!!)

Please respond to the following questions in the comment section of this blog entry.

1.  Choose an element of modern fantasy and a book discussed in the chapter. Describe how the element is used in the book. Find an internet site to support this book or element.

2.   Choose a category of science fiction and a book in this category. Describe the “category” in the book you selected. Find an internet site to support the book or the category.