Tuesday, 9/2/08 - Regular Schedule
Copy homework into assignment book.
Warm Up. Copy (1-5) and Click.
  1. un : not :: pre : _______  a) advanced  b) easy  c) before  d) after  e) one
  2. dig : understand :: groovy : _______  a) like  b) get it  c) lame  d) cool  e) NOTA
  3. The protagonist of our story so far is...  a) Darry  b) the Socs  c) the greasers  d) Soda  e) Ponyboy
  4. Soc. vs. greaser is... a) an internal conflict  b) the theme  c) an external conflict  d) the antagonist  e) the plot
  5. I : first  :: he : _______  a) she  b) second  c) it  d) third  e) NOTA
  6. Which one is incorrectly spelled?  a) mischief  b) wierd  c) receive  d) neighbor  e) all correct
KBAR begins tonight!
Make chart in notebook.

    * Review.
    * Title of Book/Date (Your book is NOT called KBAR.)
    * Examples of responses.
    * Rubric for responses.
    * 55 Ways...
    * 1/2 page response per night for this week. Then, 1 page weekly.


SHOW not TELL
"Don't tell us that the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream."
   -Samuel Clemens

cool, pretty, fun, scary, weird, ugly
What does each of these things LOOK like?

These are actually opinions, NOT descriptions!
What's "cool" to you could be "gross" to me or your mom!
You need to show us what this looks, sounds, tastes, smells, feels like!

Describe in detail what this might LOOK/SOUND like:
Compare two examples...

"My Room is Such a Mess" due Friday 9/7.
350+ words, ink, ndp, title, mess(y), gross, disgusting, dirty, stinky, etc.