Monthly Archives: January 2013

Spelling Lesson 14- 7th grade   Starred Jogger Grabbed Sadder Dimmed Upsetting Beginner Controlling Regrettable Patrolling Rebelled Committee equipped

Spelling 13- 9th grade Blasphemous Authenticate Capricious Chronic Fallacy Finesse Escapade Dormitory Diffidence Defamation Correspondence Chaotic Celestial

J1- Free write J2- What do you know about the Great Depression? J3- What happens when machines replace people? Consequences of that… J4- What is your definition of family? Relatives?

J1- What are you expecting from this creative writing course? J2- How was your first day of the new semester? (highs/lows) J3- How do you feel about writing? (strengths/weaknesses) J4- Free Write!

Fahrenheit 451 Research Project Select one of the following topics: Research the history of book burning. When and where may have the practice have started? What famous incidents have involved book burning? Why were books burned, instead of simply torn … Continue reading →

Afterword to the Novel Questions: Which information in this afterword do you find the most interesting? Why? The dime novel was the ancestor of today’s paperbacks:  a thin, paperbound novel that, as the name suggests, originally cost only ten cents. … Continue reading →

J36- Create a “wanted” poster for Guy Montag when he was on the run. J37- Write an additional scene in which the appearance of the city is described after the bombing and the ‘Book People” start to rebuild. J38- What … Continue reading →

J5- Discuss an event over the break that you had a strong emotional reaction to, and how you dealt with/reacted to it. J6- Using descresion, discribe a healthy or and unhealthy relationship that you’re involved in. (friend, sibling, parent, etc.) … Continue reading →