Homework Wednesday 10.8.14

A BLOG CHALLENGE:

If you are a student who checks the blog regularly, I want to know and reward you for this good habit. Without advertising this challenge to your peers (especially the ones who don't seem to know that there is a blog!) come to class tomorrow with a small stuffed animal. When you arrive, in a subtle manner, place it on your desk.

Here's what's for homework:

Block C:

• Study your vocabulary for quiz tomorrow (finally!)
• Read your independent reading book

Block D:

• Based on your notes and observations thus far in the film, write a full page free write that explores THREE areas of the film that you are curious about and that seem to have some BIG POTENTIAL to be meaningful to the overall purpose of the film. Bring your response to class tomorrow.
• If you are one of the poor dears who did not complete the assignment that I left on Monday because the substitute apparently ate, mutilated, burned, or sat on the assignment instead of giving it to you, and because you then lost power and could not check the blog to see it listed last night as a reminder, I will give you this opportunity to turn in the assignment tomorrow for REDUCED credit. Again, the assignment was to free write about a turning point in your life that has made an impact on you in the same manner as the characters in Pleasantville. In other words, what events have "colored" your life and made you who were are today. Choose one turning point to explore and TYPE a full page.  

Block E:

• Based on our discussion today, revise your essay argument by thinking deeply about the evidence you've explored. Bring both your essay and your yellow card to class tomorrow.

Block G:

• Update your portfolio by writing a reflection (post) in at least TWO of the learning expectation categories.