Friday, October 21, 2011

1^st trimester – Day 31

Collected homework: “The Scarlet Ibis” take-home test packet

Took Latin/Greek Affix Unit 3 vocabulary test

AFTER turning in your test, write a paragraph about what you think makes some siblings treat each other cruelly; unkindly.

Discussed the following:

Your feelings sit in the backseat of your car. You are the driver of your car. Your feelings are backseat drivers always yelling out directions to you, telling you what to do and how to drive. You can listen to them, acknowledge them, but you don’t have to do what they say. You get to drive wherever and however you choose. You’re in the driver’s seat.

In “The Scarlet Ibis” James Hurst wrote, “There is within me (and it is with sadness I have watched it in others) a knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love, much as our blood sometimes bears the seed of our destruction, and at times I was mean to Doodle.” (pg. 336)

·         TO BE COLLECTED in 15 minutes, explain what you think is the author’s purpose of this “knot of cruelty” (pg. 336) or “childish spite” (pg. 343) or “streak of cruelty within me” (pg. 343)

o   Answer one (or all) of the following questions:

1.      What does the author hope you will do with this information?

2.      What could you do with your knot of cruelty? What could you do differently with your spite?

3.      What could you learn from this older brother’s tragedy?

For Monday, create 14 book titles and poster (of your 7 favorites) for the 7 characters of “The Scarlet Ibis.”

·         World's Thinnest books assignment:

o   1. List characters in "The Scarlet Ibis" - 7 total – (see the chart below)

o   2. List four or more facts and details about each using your book.

·         Pretend each has written a book.

o   3. Based on the facts, create 2 book titles written by each character that reflects something he is LEAST LIKELY to know anything about.

o   4. Choose your 7 favorite titles and draw a pile of books with the titles showing on a PINK poster for our classroom (include the author/character for each title)

1.      Mama 2.      Doodle’s brother 3.      Daddy

4.      Doodle 5.      Scarlet Ibis 6.      Swamp

7.      The weather

Homework:

Finish 1, 2, 3,4 above and staple to your poster of 7 book titles.