Monday, April 5, 2010

The Diary of a Young Girl-Anne Frank

Using your iPods, respond to the following questions and prompts:

*What do you think is the biggest change that this person made either in their own life or in the lives of others?

*What is one connection you can make between yourself and something you read in the book?

*After you have answered these questions, ask your classmates a question that you have about the novel. You should also answer one of your classmates' questions.

We Beat the Street- Dr. Sampson Davis, Dr. George Jenkins, and Dr. Rameck Hunt

Using your iPods, respond to the following questions and prompts:

*What do you think is the biggest change that these people made either in their own lives or in the lives of others?

*What is one connection you can make between yourself and something you read in the book?

*After you have answered these questions, ask your classmates a question that you have about the novel. You should also answer one of your classmates' questions.

Bad Boy- Walter Dean Myers

Using your iPods, respond to the following questions and prompts:

*What do you think is the biggest change that this person made either in their own life or in the lives of others?

*What is one connection you can make between yourself and something you read in the book?

*After you have answered these questions, ask your classmates a question that you have about the novel. You should also answer one of your classmates' questions.

The Greatest- Muhammed Ali

Using your iPods, respond to the following questions and prompts:

*What do you think is the biggest change that this person made either in their own life or in the lives of others?

*What is one connection you can make between yourself and something you read in the book?

*After you have answered these questions, ask your classmates a question that you have about the novel. You should also answer one of your classmates' questions.

Dreams From My Father- Barack Obama

Using your iPods, respond to the following questions and prompts:

*What do you think is the biggest change that this person made either in their own life or in the lives of others?

*What is one connection you can make between yourself and something you read in the book?

*After you have answered these questions, ask your classmates a question that you have about the novel. You should also answer one of your classmates' questions.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Biography and Autobiography Book Talk

We Beat the Streets-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYvzuub_cvE

Rocket Boys- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnX6yU8PJHE

Ann Frank-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVkc-0cI91o

Dreams of My Father- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyDnX9pOY74&feature=related

Frederick Douglass- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su-4JBEIhXY

ADHD and Me- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wj-V_S0pjo

Bad Boy-http://www.adlit.org/second_chances#podcasts

Muhammed Ali-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm1jx6RmU9Y

Monday, November 30, 2009

So B. It

You have now finished reading your literature circle novel. After discussing the book with your group, share your final impressions of the book.

*In an earlier blog post you talked about a challenge in the novel, how was the challenge faced in your novel?
*Which character did you relate to the most? Why?
* What did you learn from the book?

Using the iTouches, answer all of the above questions in complete sentences.