Mrs. Shannon

Bloom's Taxonomy Book Project (6th Period)

Students will read a book of choice (fiction or nonfiction) and complete an activity from each level of Bloom's Taxonomy (Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation).  There will a total of six activities to complete. The due dates are as follows:

1. Knowledge, Comprehension and Application: May 9

2. Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation: May 16

Portions may be turned in early but late submissions will be docked 20 points per day. Nothing will be accepted after May 16.

This will count as two Test/Project grades.

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Read 180 Bonus (4th and 5th Period)

Name the three rotations in the Read 180 class. (5 points)

What are the zones of Read 180? (5 points)

Explain the Oral Cloze routine. (10 points)

Deadline for submissions: January 31st

Reading Bonus (6th period)

How is the organization of a website different from that of a book?    (5 points)

What does URL stand for? (5 points)

What are the five steps in the plan for reading a graphic? (10 points)

Deadline for submissions: January 31st

Reading Vocabulary

We will be studying these words for the next two weeks.

1. belittle

2. cherish

3. contemplate

4. ponder

5. burly

6. labyrinth

7. passively

8. quarrel

9. demeanor

10. suppress

11. tentatively

12. prevalent

Reading Bonus Question

Deadline for answers: Nov. 9, 2007

15 points bonus

1. How would you describe the inverted pyramid organization used in newspaper articles?

Reading Bonus Question

Each question is worth 5 bonus points. Deadline: Nov. 2

1. On a newspaper, what is a FLAGLINE?

2. What does the JUMPLINE tell you on a newspaper?

3. Name a SECTION of a newspaper.

4. What are the 5 W's?

Reading Assignments October 12-19

1. Editorial: Summer 15 Days or 2 1/2 Months? (10/12)

2. Newspaper Readings (Who, What, When, Where and One Sentence Summary) (10/15-10/19)

3. Reading Persuasive Writing Test (10/19)

4. Reading Log #1 (10/15-10/21)

Second Nine Weeks

Wow! Time is really flying! We are in the second nine weeks of school. This nine weeks, we will focus on reading informational texts.

Students are still expected to read nightly for a minimum of 30 minutes and keep track of their reading on a reading log. This nine weeks, reading logs turned in after Monday will be penalized by 20%. Reading logs will not be accepted more than a week late.

In addition to school supplies, students need to have personal reading materials with them in class everyday.

Reading Bonus Question

What has been your favorite story so far? Why?

Forged By Fire

The Treasure of Lemon Brown

Raymond's Run

The Tell-Tale Heart

Vocabulary List

We will be reading the Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe this week. The vocabulary list is as follows:

1. acute                                6. hypocritical

2. anxiety                              7. profound

3. audacity                            8. sagacity

4. derision                             9. supposition

5. gesticulation                       10. vehemently