Post-Thanksgiving Review

Last week, I asked each of you to write a post detailing twelve things about yourself that you would like to share with the class. This can be an intimidating task, but I was impressed by your efforts. The posts that Ms. James and I have read so far have been incredibly well done. I can tell that a lot of work went into these thoughtful posts and I'm glad that so many of you were able to get done before Thanksgiving.

For those of you who are done with this task, the next item on the list will be your Book Talk/Buzz post. In this post, you will do three things:

1. Provide a short summary of the book that will give your readers enough information about the plot, setting, characters, and conflict to interest them, but also without giving away too many spoilers! A paragraph or two should suffice.

2. A quote from your book or a favorite scene, character, or passage. This should be a quote or passage or scene that you think contributed to the book as a whole. Perhaps it is a good description of the main character or represents the author's writing style. If you don't have access to your book anymore, look for the quote online or paraphrase or describe what you can remember, giving credit where credit is due.

3. What do you think the author's message to the reader was, or what lesson(s) did you encounter in reading this book? What is your recommendation for readers? Think about who you would like to recommend your book to--based on genre, length, difficultly level, events of interest, intriguing characters, etc. Spend about a paragraph here as well.

Take a look at Autumn's post from 2nd block if you need ideas.

This is a photo of the recent Springfield Little Theatre
production that Ms. James and I attended.

Also, coming up, you will be working on group research projects, which will lead up to reading A Streetcar Named Desire next semester. These projects are based on the individual research you have done thus far about the South, so the information you will need is already at your disposal. I think this will be a fun way to share your knowledge with the rest of the class!

Welcome back to school! :)