“Husker Du III, 1/13” Wheel of Doom. Spin to pick which previous test I take questions from. If the number is >16, we remove the first digit. I’ll pick 10.
Period 1: Test #4, 5-14
Period 2: Test #2, 5-14
Period 3: Test #3, 5-14
Period 4: Test #6, 5-14
Period 6: Test #14, 5-14
“Vocab, 1/13.”
- _____
- _____
- _____
- _____
- _____
- “You’re _____(ing) I ate your goldfish?
- Some people think that the Narnia series is a religious _________, with Aslan the lion representing Christ.
- We ran out of the ingredients for the recipe, so we had to ______.
- Years of work were needed for the CIA agent to _____ himself into the terrorist organization.
- After three warnings, Joel was _____(ed) to the “naughty chair.”
- This word’s roots mean “to bend/lean inward.” ______
- The roots of this word meant “driven.” ______
- The roots of this word meant “loathing or disgusted.” _____
120 Seconds
- (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
- (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
- (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
- (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
- (1-6) Quality of Selection: Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
- (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?
Interviews?
- Introduction: Setting. Description of scene/setting. How it was set up. Why you chose this person. Relationship to this person.
- Description of person. Show, don’t tell.
- Looks. (Details.)
- Voice and choice of words. Delivery.
- Personality. (Bitter? Enthusiastic? Happy? Lost in memories? Crabby? What?)
- The intro/description should be 300+ words.
- Interview.
- Questions you asked, followed by answers and follow up. (“My first question was…” “I started by asking…” Etc.)
- You may summarize their answers, but please include at least three good quotes (word for word, as close as you can get, using quotation marks) that use the person’s actual words.
- Conclusion: Discuss what you learned, most surprising info, most interesting, change in attitude toward older people, etc. About 75-100+ words.
- Name and Period and AN INTERESTING TITLE actually typed into the document.
Examples of Finished Products.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FSzrjuvzOKwGb9NgWsHsDl-a9zBQUNMqgj_M6hKInIo
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MjCch7x9N_VfCe2b37Au1D3Jjr9Zzhha1bg1uSuw23s
or Vladek?