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Unit #1
Enduring Understandings:
 | English class is a tool for success
in an 8th grader's life. |
| I have specific responsibilities as
a student. |
| In order to make the classroom run
effectively, school and classroom rules must be followed.
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| Knowing my individual strengths and
weaknesses will enhance my learning. |
| Literature is designed to connect
to my life and can reveal parts of myself that I didn’t know were
there. |
| Who I am is still developing. |
| People learn in different ways. |
Essential Questions:
| Who am I? |
| What is my role,
and the teacher’s role? |
| Who am I as a
learner? |
| How can I use
school/English class to make me successful? |
| How can I use
self-knowledge to set goals and make a plan to achieve them?
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| How is literature
designed to connect to my life or others? |
| What are some
reasons for discussing/reading literature? |
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Online Assignment #1
Book report guideline
Due Nov. 29th
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Online Assignment #1
Directions:
- Write your name on
your index card.
- Take Multiple
Intelligence Quiz first. Use the hyperlinks below.
- Write the code
located on the "results" screen on the second line of your index card.
- Record your two
strongest Multiple Intelligences on the card.
- Take the "Seeing,
Hearing, Doing" quiz. This should only take about 5 minutes.
- Record your
strongest learning style.
Multiple Intelligence Quiz
Seeing, Hearing, Doing Quiz |
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BOOK REPORT GUIDELINE
Write a review of your book.
In your review you
must complete the following:
- You must explain whether you liked or disliked the
book and tell why.
- Questions to consider: Was it interesting? Did
it connect to your life in some way? Were you interested in the
topic?
- Explain the setting of the book.
- Questions to consider: When and where was it
set? Did the setting change as you read?
- Explain the conflict.
- Questions to consider: Who were the
characters? What problem did they encounter? Was it character vs.
self, character vs. character, character vs. nature, or character vs.
society?
- How was the problem solved?
- Rate your book:
- Five stars: Everything about your book was
great. You loved it and others should read it.
- Four stars: Almost everything about your book
was great. You liked it a lot and recommend it to others.
- Three stars: The book was very nice. You
enjoyed reading it, but it wasn’t all you had hoped for.
- Two stars: It wasn’t a horrible book to read,
but it became uninteresting after a while.
- One star: You really did not like the book.
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