Monthly Archives: April 2013

Short Story Rubric

Here is the criteria for your short story. Check. Double check. Then check it again, before you turn your story in. Points will be docked if you do not meet any of the criteria on the rubric. YOU HAVE BEEN…WARNED! … Continue reading

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A Wrinkle in Time vocabulary 1

Vocabulary 1: A Wrinkle in Time- Vocabulary 1 Assimilate- incorporate. Integrate new knowledge (or person) with what is already in place. Avid- eager or enthusiastic about something. Dilapidated- run down, ruined or decay; result of neglect. Frivoling- to spend or … Continue reading

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Pre-reading Questions

Predict what the story might be about just by hearing the title. (3+ sentences) Are you interested in any of the following: Stories about travel through space and time? Stories about children who are extraordinary? Stories that require you to … Continue reading

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