Character Analysis of....

In 2 paragraphs (6 - 8 complete sentences per paragraph) you are to describe what your character looks like (their physical appearance) and what their personality is like (character traits).  In paragraph one, concentrate on their physical appearance and focus on the following:

1. Height.
2. Colour of hair, eyes, skin.
3. Build (slim, medium, heavy, muscular?).
4. Eyes - intelligent, hawkish, angry, frightening etc...
5. Face - does it have a naturally happy look, sad, angry, alert, closed (hard to read).
6. How do they move - awkwardly, athletically, gracefully...

In paragraph two, focus on their personality and character traits. Think about the following:

1. Personality: would you like to be friends with them? Why? Why not?
2. Humour: Do they have sense of humour?  What is it like?  Would they think you were funny?  Why or why not?
3. Temperament: are they upbeat, lighthearted, or serious and easily offended?

Check out the character traits link above for ideas about personality.

If you are male, then you will be describing Alek. If you are female, you will be doing a character analysis of Deryn.  Complete it in MS WORD. DO NOT POST.  You must use the GR, COPS and complete sentences...Don't answer this in question format; do write it in paragraph format.

Leviathan By Scott Westerfield

Answer the following questions using as many dressups and openers as you can in Microsoft Word.  You should use complete sententces, paragraph format, and it should be COPS'd...  You will not posting to the blog, but instead save in Microsoft Word.  I will have you print the answers out later.

1. Describe in detail what you see in the picture.  Tell what it looks like, what it is, and how it works. 
2. What is happening in this scene from the book?
3. Do you believe that Prince Alek's teachers are helping him or hijacking him?  Why? GIVE EVIDENCE from the story.
4. What famous composer was supposedly woken up in the middle of the night and taught musical lessons. (Find a portrait of him on the internet and list 3 of his famous pieces of work)

Rules by Cynthia Lord. You choose; you tell...

Here are some questions based around the book we are reading in class right now, Rules by Cynthia Lord.  

It is a difficult book which deals with some difficult situations.  Sometimes the author makes us feel uncomfortable for Catherine, or David, or Jason.  Here are some questions I would like you to think about and answer three of them.  As usual, use MS Word and Word Talk BEFORE you post.  Remember your name (first only) after your entry.  Try to be original in your answers and ideas, and give details; don't read other posts by other students. 

1. What are Catherine’s strengths? What are her weaknesses?
2. Name at least three characters who exhibit prejudice in RULES. What do they say or do which shows that prejudice?
3. How do Catherine’s feelings change toward Jason as the book continues? What causes that change?
4. What do you think would’ve happened if Catherine had been honest right away with Kristi and told her about Jason? Why wasn’t Catherine honest? What do you think she was afraid of?
5. Catherine is not the only character in the story who is not always honest. How do the other characters avoid dealing with problems or act in ways that are not completely truthful?
6. Do you think it’s true that “Leaving out isn’t the same as lying?” If not, is it ever true?
7. Some of Catherine’s rules are what we might call “unwritten rules,” comments on how people behave, such as “Sometimes people don’t answer because they didn’t hear you. Other times it's because they don’t want to hear you."  How do people learn these rules?  Why do we have them?
8. When Kristi has David dance in Catherine’s room, is she being mean? Since he wasn’t upset by it, should Catherine have stopped the music?

The 3 Levels of Government Worksheet and Graphic Organizer

1. Go to the P:\ drive and find "Government Worksheet.doc" and open it. 
2. Save it to your H:\ drive calling it Government Worksheet YourName
3. Complete it in MS word. You may use your text book to help.
4. Save, Print and take it back to your computer.
5. Go to your desktop. Find My Computer. Click on it. Find the P:\ drive and find "The 3 Levels of Government in Canada.isf" and open it. 
6. Save it to your H:\ drive calling it Government of Canada Graphic Organizer YourName (perhaps you could use your copy and paste skills and change your name...?)
7. Complete it in Inspirations by filling in the various bubbles with the correct information for each level of government.  The bubbles that are in BOLD are already done for you.  You only need to fill in the bubbles that don't have any BOLD in them.
8. PUT YOUR NAME IN THE NAME BOX
9. SAVE IT.
10. PRINT IT.
11. HOLE PUNCH IT AND PUT IT IN YOUR SS BINDER RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR CHAPTER 5 DRAFT.

To complete this activity you will need to have your text book and to look at Chapter 5.  You may also use the internet (Google) to search for the information too.

Your Digestive System...

Read and view these videos.  Be sure to read all four pages.  If you are observant, you will find a button that allows you to have the computer to read it to you...Don't ask me, it's right there...:-)

Once you have read the information, please put the following words from the word bank (spelled correctly - you can use your copy paste commands to help with this) in order from your plate to the toilet bowl! 

Word Bank:

pancreas, gastric juices, rectum, small-intestine, liver, gall-bladder, stomach, colon, appendix, anus, bolus, saliva, esophagus

Starclimber Post#1: Astralnaut Training - How Well Would YOU Do?

Think about all the different ways the astralnaut candidates are tested and the different tasks they had to perform. Answer the following questions using at least 3 complete sentences PER question.  You need to include 2 dressups in each answer so that you have used all 6 dressups.

1. What physical skills, emotions, and personality/character traits are  astralnaut candidates tested on?
2. What are the testers looking for in an astralnaut? 
3. How do you think you’d perform on the astralnaut tests? Where do you think you would excel in these tests?  What areas would you have difficulty with?

Copy the question into MS Word. Answer below the question using the Golden Rules. Proof read (COPS) it using WORD TALK. 5 sentences minimum (JM!) When you have saved the best copy, then copy and paste it into the comments below.  Remember to include only your first name.

How Does It End? Your Opinion...

Re-read pp 174 to 179 on etext The Giver. 

The ending of the The Giver may be interpreted in two very different ways. 

Perhaps Jonas is remembering his Christmas memory - one of the most beautiful that the Giver transmitted to him - as he and Gabriel are freezing to death, falling into hypothermia and hallucinating in the snow.

Or perhaps Jonas does hear music and, with his special vision, is able to perceive the warm house where people are waiting to greet him.  Lois Lowry mentioned both possibilities but would not choose one as correct. 

Choose the ending that you believe, and tell in your own words what happened. 

1. Find 3 pieces of EVIDENCE from the book to support your idea of what happened from the last chapter. 
2. Include a quote straight from the book as PART of your evidence.  Give the page number of the quote.
3. What will happen to The Giver? The Community? Jonas and Gabriel now?
4. What are some memories (plural) that you have you would give to someone you care about?

 Do this is MS WORD.  Use WORD TALK to proof read your answer BEFORE you post it.

Rule#8: You May Lie.

In Jonas' new work package, one piece of paper outlined the 8 rules he had to live by.  Rule#8 stated "You may lie."

Why does Jonas find the instruction about lying so disturbing?  3 Sentences minimum.  (What would you feel/think if you were given this "permission"?)

Remember: Draft your answers in MS WORD. Edit them for clarity and details; PROOF READ them for COPS before copying them into the blog editor and posting them.

Giver Post#2: Funky Fruit

 

"But suddenly Jonas had noticed, following the path of the apple through the air with his eyes, that the piece of fruit had-well, this was the part that he couldn't adequately understand-the apple had changed. Just for an instant. It had changed in mid-air...Then it was in his hand, and he looked at it carefully, but it was the same apple. Unchanged. The same size and shape: a perfect sphere."

What do you think happened? If the apple did change, then how, in your opinion did it change? What was different? Why? Explain your thoughts using any evidence from the book (page number) about what you think happened.

Remember:

Draft your answers in MS WORD. Edit them for clarity and details; PROOF READ them for COPS before copying them into the blog editor and posting them.

The Giver - Rules

In Jonas's community there are many rules that the citizens must follow.  Using only the first two chapters of The Giver:

1. List at least five rules that Jonas and his community must live by and give them your own title or name.
2. Copy an exact quote from the first two chapters of The Giver for each rule in your list which shows where the author has mentioned it.  Include the page number for the quote.
3. Explain in one or two complete sentences what the rule means in your own words (Don't tell why you like it/don't like it). 
4. Tell what the advantages of each rule could be in a community.  How could this rule benefit your life or world?

Do all your answers in complete sentence answers  in Microsoft Word and check it with WORD TALK.  Use all your COPS skills and include as many dressups as you need to make your answers as interesting to read and as descriptive as possible.