Monday

OBJECTIVE: Students will review literary terms. Students will write short answers based on themes from the current novel. Students will review spelling, contractions, adjectives, adverbs and idioms.

DO THIS: Define 10 of the following terms. You can use your own words!
title, author, fiction, plot, setting, theme, illustration, mood, tone, metaphor, simile, autobiography, young adult fiction, imagery, character, biography, novel, genre

DO THIS: What types of choices do you need to make every day? Write 2 to 3 sentences in your blog.

DO THIS: What types of choices do teens make in our society? Write 2 to 3 sentences in your blog.

DO THIS: Have you ever found something that belonged to someone else and wanted to keep it? What did you do and how did you decide on it? Write 2 to 3 sentences in your blog. (If you have not had this experience, imagine that you have. What would you do?)

DO THIS: Many teens are influenced to join groups that make negative choices. Has anyone ever tried to influence you to make a negative choice? What did you do? Write 2 to 3 sentences in your blog.

DO THIS: Spelling Bee! Let's practice our words that are commonly misspelled. Use this link. Put your score in your blog.
http://www.quia.com/pop/13123.html

DO THIS: Review your contractions.
http://www.quia.com/mc/66105.html

DO THIS: Review idioms.
http://www.quia.com/mc/66234.html
http://www.quia.com/cc/66234.html

DO THIS: How much can you win? Play "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" (With adjectives and adverbs)
http://www.quia.com/rr/124861.html