Period 8 Book Thief

Use formal conventions and language to convey ideas about the text. Each blog post will be an assigned option from the HW. Students must reply to two other people's comments with a question, answer or counterpoint also. Grading is as follows: 5: all mentioned above 4: all mentioned above but not fully detailed 3: all mentioned but not detailed and with one to two language/convention errors 2: missing one aspect and/or significant errors 1: missing more than one aspect

Friday, March 16, 2012

Post 2: Compare language from The Iliad and The Book Thief

Read the section of The Iliad handed out in class and take notes on paper about the option 2 from The Book Thief handout.

Do the same for pages 154-204 in BT:

Option 2: List examples of imagery with page (line) numbers that help you see the main characters(s), the setting and the conflicts arising.

What to Post:

You will post three examples of imagery from both texts.
You will then explain how one example FROM EACH contributes to an understanding of the book it comes from.
Lastly, what similarities do you find between these texts?

Review the grading policy at the top of the blog to ensure you get full credit! No second chances this time.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Monday Computer Lab: Post due at the end of the period

Read the grading and overall instructions above first! Use your weekend homework to complete this blog post.

Give two or three examples of the author's structural choices and how each affects you, the reader, based on option 4 below:

What structural choices does the author make that make you wonder? Is there indentation or odd punctuation? Is there interesting paragraphing or lack of paragraphing? Is there missing punctuation?

Ask ANY questions in a different paragraph about the text that others can respond and answer.