Monday, December 15, 2008

Monday December 15, 2008

Today:

Vocabulary
1. Define these terms on your blog: rummage, legacy, welfare, enfeeble, crux, compassionate
2. Find an image that relates to each term and post on your blog
3. Use each term in a sentence
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First Person Point of View - This is when the narrator participates in the action while telling the story. It includes the pronouns: I, me, my, us. For example: "I went to school today. My classmates were all very serious. We knew we had an important test to take."

Third Person Point of View - This is when the narrator does not participate in the action. It includes the pronouns: he, she, it, they, them. For example: "Mariah went to school today. Her classmates were all very serious. They knew they had an important test to take."

1. Write a paragraph in your blog about your day in First Person Point of View. Have 5 to 7 sentences about what happened yesterday or today.
2. Write a paragraph in your blog about your day in Third Person Point of View. Have 5 to 7 sentences about what happened yesterday or today.
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In class this week, we will read Homeless by Anna Quindlen. What does it mean to be homeless? Search the web for information about homelessness.

1. Write a paragraph in your blog about what it means to be homeless. What website did you use to help you? Include some ideas for a solution to homelessness. Include a least one image.
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Who is Anna Quindlen? Search the web for information about Anna Quindlen.

1. Write a paragraph in your blog about the author Anna Quindlen. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE. Who is she? What did she write? Is she still alive? Include an image.
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