Overview from 10/20 and Assignment due 10/27

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!)