Thursday

Today:

Do This -- Use your vocabulary words from The Monsters are Due on Maple Street in sentences. Choose 5 of the words and write 5 sentences for them. The words are: antagonism, contorted, defiant, flustered, idiosyncrasy, incriminate, intense, legitimate, optimistic, persistent

Do This -- Write a definition for science fiction on your blog.

Do This -- Find 3 websites that have to do with science fiction. Put the name of the websites on your blog. Write one sentence about each website.

Do This -- Find one example of a science fiction book. Put the name & author of the book on your blog. Extra credit if you include a picture of the book.

Do This -- Find one example of a science fiction movie. Put the title of the movie on your blog. Extra credit if you include a picture that relates to the movie.

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If you finish the above:

You May -- Write a paragraph about what you did on your snow day. Post this in your blog.

You May -- Define these terms in your blog: setting, author, genre, fiction, nonfiction, biography, autobiography. Use your own words.

You May -- Find an image for each of the above terms.

You May -- Google the term "NY ELA Assessment". What websites do you find that would help you prepare for the assessment?