I reviewed with students the scores they got for the TDA from last week and explained common mistakes that were made. The following is the handout given to the students in class. I walked them through what is expected of this.
DUE
10/27/18:
1.
Started cover page for Blood, Bullets, and Bones
2.
3 Big Questions journal entry for Blood, Bullets, and Bones
You are
responsible for bringing the current book we are reading AND your journal to
class each week. Not having either of these items is irresponsible and unacceptable
and will result in a zero score for whatever is due that day.
Number your
pages (make sure you number the front and back of EACH page)
SINCE YOU ARE WRITING ON THE
FRONT AND BACK OF EACH PAGE, I WOULD SUGGEST ALWAYS
WRITING IN PENCIL SO INK DOESN’T
BLEED THROUGH THE PAGES.
Page 5 will
be the Cover Page for Blood, Bullets, and
Bones
A cover page needs the
following:
a.
Title of book (Blood, Bullets, and Bones)
b.
Author of book (Bridget Heos)
c.
Genre of book (Nonfiction/Informational)
d.
Picture for the book (drawn or glued in)
e.
A summary of the book (should only be 5-7
sentences, and should just be the overall idea of the book without spoiling too
much or giving too many details…do NOT copy the back of the book.) You may have
to wait until you are a good way into the book before doing this.
f.
A rating for the book on your own creative
rating scale WITH 2 SPECIFIC REASONS FOR YOUR RATING (You will have to add this
to your cover page AFTER you finish the book…don’t forget!) Your reasons cannot
be as simple as: It was entertaining and good…give reasons for that.
Page 6 will
be where your journal entry will start. Journal entries are to be a MINIMUM of
3 well-developed paragraphs each week. Well-developed paragraphs are to be at
LEAST 5-7 complete sentences. You may continue onto page 7 and beyond if
needed. Your first journal entry is to be written after reading pages 1-27 of Blood, Bullets, and Bones, and you are
to use the following “3 Big Questions” as your topics for your first journal
entry.
3 Big
Questions:
1.
What surprised me? (Expect to learn something
new.)
2.
What did the author think I already knew? (When
confused, stop and write about it.)
…if
the author did a good job explaining everything, you are welcome to talk about
how
good
of a job he/she did in doing that.
3.
What changed, challenged, or confirmed what I
already knew? (This can be something subtle, but at times will be something
huge!)
