Remember to be working on your Genius Hour project! We have some awesome topics and projects developing right now: Jesse Owens, WWII's connections to Star Wars, comparisons to the Armenian Genocide, WWII video games, DC Comics and their Holocaust themes, etc.
Wordcounter.net
This website allows you to copy+paste your story (or any writing) into it. The website will count the words for you and also lets you know what reading level your story is written at. See if your writing is meant for elementary kids to read, middle school students, high schoolers, or even college level! 1. CREATIVE WRITING- To prepare for next week, when we'll be writing our own short stories, browse the story starters on one of the following two links and try to begin writing one!
http://www.writersdigest.com/prompts http://www.writingforward.com/writing-prompts/creative-writing-prompts/25-creative-writing-prompts 2. INDEPENDENT READING- Remember that we recently switched our reading logs over from paper to the electronic versions. Continue your reading log. Earn a star ticket for every five signposts you identify while reading independently. Harrison Bergeron:
http://campus.kellerisd.net/Teachers/16819/Homework%20Review/Eng%202/Harrison%20Bergeron%20Text.pdf The Cask of Amontillado: http://poestories.com/text.php?file=amontillado |