Freak the Mighty Book Trailer

An Example of A Book Trailer

Example of Book Trailer

Response to Literature: Freak the Mighty-Concluding Paragraph

Conclusion-
Repeat The Thesis Statement Somewhere in the Conclusion. 
Your Job Here is to Remind the Reader of the Focus of the Piece. 
Include the Title of the Book.

Response to Literature: Freak the Mighty-Personal Analysis

Your Personal Analysis paragraph should include either:

A) your personal thoughts and analysis and how it relates to your thesis
OR
B) a "book to book" connection with a focus on your thesis statement.

Response to Literature: Freak the Mighty-Body of Story

Body of Response to Literature Requirements

You need to develop a body that includes at least 3 supporting details using citations to support your focus statement.
All paragraphs should include appropriate transitions.

Response to Literature: Freak the Mighty-Introductory Paragraph

Response to Literature: Graphic Organizer for Introductory Paragraph

HOOK!
Title of Book
Author
Setting
Things You Would See and Hear in the Setting
Character You Would Be Writing About
Describe the Character in Ten Words or Less
Problem (In One Sentence)
Thesis Statement-The Focus of the Writing

Students should develop an introduction that sets the context by summarizing key ideas to establish a clear focus.  Students should also develop an appropriate focus statement.

The Age of Inventions

Writing Prompt

 
Pretend that you are an inventor.  You have just invented a new product. Write a descriptive paragraph about your product.  Tell the name of your product, what it looks like, what it does, and how it helps or affects people.  Include any additional information that will help describe your invention.  Use descriptive words and details that will inspire good mind movies for your readers

Scoring Guide
 
A sentence stating the name of your product                5 points
Information about what your product does                 25 points
Information about what your product looks like         25 points
Information about how your product helps or             25 points
affects people 
Details that inspire good mind movies                        20 points

Adventures in Writing: Analogy for a Season

Writing Prompt

Pick a season of the year and think about its characteristics.

Write an analogy for the season.
An analogy is a comparison between two things or ideas that uses like or as.

Name the object or even that you season is like.
Write at least three reasons shy the season is like something.

Use like and/or as in your analogy.

Scoring Guide
Name the season of the year.                  5 points

Name the object or event your               10 points
season is like.

Use like or as in your analogy.                10 points

Provide at least three reasons why         25 x 3= 75 points
the season is like something.

The Shackleton Expedition

                  Adventures in Writing: 
                 Persuasive Writing Piece
Imagine that you are an explorer who wants to join Shackleton an his expedition to Antarctica.  Write a letter to Shackleton to persuade him to choose you to join him on his journey.  In your letter, write an introductory sentence that tells Shackleton why you want to go to Antarctica.  Then include at least three reasons you think you would be the best person to choose for this journey. 

Remember, a letter includes the date, a greeting, a body, and a closing.  


Scoring Guide:
An introductory sentence that tells                       15 points
Shackleton why you want to go to
Antarctica.

At least three reasons and supporting                   25 x 3 = 75 points
details about why Shackleton should
chose you.

The parts of a letter: date, greeting,                       10 points
body, closing

Superhero Powers: A Descriptive Paragraph

Superhero Powers

Write a imaginative paragraph describing how you would defend yourself and save others if you had super powers.  Your paragraph should begin with a description of how your superhero body would help you survive an attack.  Tell at least three ways that it helps you avoid or defeat an attacker (maybe these are superpowers).  Use descriptive words that will help the reader make a mind movie.  Your paragraph will be posted on our class blog with your classmates descriptive paragraphs.

Scoring Guide

A description of yourself                      20 points
as a superhero

At least three ways that this change
would help you defend yourself            20 points each
                                                              60 points

Use descriptive language that help         20 points
the reader make a mind movie

Adventures in Writing: Create Your Own Adventure

Adventures in Writing

Sam Gribely invites you to the Catskills.  Please write a narrative story that describes an adventure that you take together. 

Scoring guide
Description of setting                       20 points
Characters introduced                      20 points
and developed
Problem is identified                        20 points
Solution provided                            20 points
Dialogue Present                             10 points
Ideas in complete sentences             10 points