Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Post 13 Assignment: Final Blog

Title of Your Post: Post 13 Who am I?

Choose one of the characters from Agatha Christie’s "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", and write your last blog entry as though you are that person. The entry can be a journal or diary entry that details a day in that character’s life, or reacts to the revelation that Poirot makes about Dr. Sheppard, or your give general opinion of the other characters, or all of the above.

Post pictures of what you believe that character looks like. Tell me what bands, T.V. shows, and movies that person likes. Ad in pictures of stuff you like, html links that work, and basically anything that can lead me to figure out who you are.

DO NOT TELL ME WHO YOU ARE. Your blog should be so well written as though you are the character, I should be able to guess which character you chose.

Write 15 sentences or more.

Post 12 Assignment

Title of Your Post: Post 12 Changes

In your independent reading novel, how does the protagonist’s attitude change from the beginning to end of the story?

Follow the PEPE Method to answer this question.

Write 5 sentences or more. Be sure to use text from the story to support what you are writing.
Relate that quote from the text back to the story.

CITE your text evidence!

Monday, July 28, 2008

Post 11 Assigment

Title of Your Post: Post 11 A Tough Cookie

In your independent reading novel, which character do you think could best be described as tough?

Follow the PEPE Method to answer this question.

Write 5 sentences or more. Be sure to use text from the story to support what you are writing.
Relate that quote from the text back to the story.

CITE your text evidence!

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Post 10 Assignment

Title of Your Post: Post 10 Conflicts Galore

What are the problems that your protagonist faces in __________________?

Follow the PEPE Method to answer this question.

Write 5 sentences or more. Be sure to use text from the story to support what you are writing.
Relate that quote from the text back to the story.

CITE your text evidence!

Monday, July 21, 2008

Post 9 Assignment

Title of Your Post: Post 9 A Title By Choice

Do you think that _________________ is a good title for this selection?

Follow the PEPE Method to answer this question.

Write 5 sentences or more. Be sure to use text from the story to support what you are writing.
Relate that quote from the text back to the story.

CITE your text evidence!

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Post 8 Assignment

Title of Your Post: Post 8 Book Title (Write in the name of your new independent reading book.)

Upload an image of the book you are reading.

Write 5 sentences or more describing the basic premise of your book. Make it interesting. Your description should encourage me to check out the book and read it.

Do not tell too much of the story.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Post 7 Assignment

Title of Your Post: When It's Over and the Dynamic Protagonist

At this point you should be finished reading your independent novel. Explain how the personality of the protagonist in your novel has changed throughout the story. Explain WHY that change seems important to you, the audience.

Also, write down your opinion of the overall story. Did you like the book? Why or why not? Would you recommend this book to a friend?

Write 5 sentences or more. Be sure to use text from the story to support what you are writing.

CITE your text evidence!

DO NOT WRITE A PLOT SUMMARY OR SPOIL THE ENDING OF THE BOOK!!!