Welcome to Blogging

Article posted May 25, 2009 at 07:00 AM GMT • Reads 177

We are very excited to engage in our first blogging experience! This is an opportunity within our homeroom to expand our knowledge and share this experience with others, including our classmates.

Practice Blogging

Article posted May 26, 2010 at 05:38 PM GMT • Reads 88

To practice how to blog, please comment with the following information on your book:



Title

Author

Copyright Date

Why you and your partner picked this book?

Assignment #1

Article posted May 26, 2010 at 05:39 PM GMT • Reads 57

Describe the main character using at least three adjectives. How do you know this character is the protagonist (or hero) of the story? What actor would you pick to play this character in a movie adaption of this book?

Assignment #2

Article posted May 26, 2010 at 05:40 PM GMT • Reads 87

Besides the main character, what is another interesting/important character in your book? What part does this character play? Does this character have any special trait or ability that makes him/her essential to the plot?

Assignment #3

Article posted June 3, 2010 at 03:52 AM GMT • Reads 55

Please answer the following questions in your response:

Who tells the story in your book?

How does this point of view affect you as a reader?

What type of conflict is presented in the book?(Man against Man, Man against Nature, Man against Society/Rules, Man against Himself) Explain.

Assignment #4

Article posted June 3, 2010 at 03:53 AM GMT • Reads 57

Answer all of the following for this assignment:

What is the setting of the story you are reading?

How does the setting influence how the story is told?

How would you classify the genre of your book?(Realistic fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction)

How does the setting help you know what the genre is?

Assignment # 5

Article posted June 7, 2010 at 06:05 PM GMT • Reads 69

How did you and your partner do on the quiz you made for each other?

Did you get the answers you expected to your questions?

Did your partner ask "fair" questions?

What did you learn about writing questions to get at what the other person understands and remembers?

Assignment #6

Article posted June 9, 2010 at 06:21 PM GMT • Reads 58

Now that you've read about the characters in the other books being read by classmates, what are three things your main character has in common with those other characters?

Which other book sounds most interesting to you based on the blog responses? Why?

Assignment #7

Article posted June 11, 2010 at 06:13 PM GMT • Reads 82

How does the author keep you involved in the story?

What technique is especially effective in helping you visualize what is happening?

Assignment # 8

Article posted June 18, 2010 at 12:38 PM GMT • Reads 55

What is the turning point in the book?

Did you predict what was going to happen or did the author surprise you?

Assignment # 9

Article posted June 18, 2010 at 12:39 PM GMT • Reads 3089

Is the ending of your book "satisfying" or did the author leave you with a lot of unanswered questions?

Do you think there might be a sequel? If not, do you think there should be one?



Congrats on a great job reading your Holocaust book with your partner!