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GRADING: For this unit will comprise of journal entries, vocabulary sheets, a comprehension test, and a vocabulary test.
JOURNALS: Remember the composition book you were supposed to get at the beginning of the year? Well, we will be using this book for writing every day. For each chapter you are expected to write complete, thoughtful response to each question posted. The next day the journal is due at the beginning of class. Your journal will be returned to you at the end of class.
VOCABULARY SHEETS: Remember the Voc/Sum sheets we used for reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry? Well, these new ones are similar and can be found here. The vocabulary will be collected at the end of the unit after the vocabulary test.
CHAPTER I - JOURNAL WRITING PROMPTS:
1) What information do you know about each character upon their arrival? What information provided is obvious, and what can be inferred?
2) Which character had “the list?” What do you think was the point of the list?
3) Was each character invited to the island by the same person? If not, who was invited by whom? What was the reason they were invited?
CHAPTER 1 - VOCABULARY: Semitic, Guineas, Pacifically, Bedouin, Scrutinize
ACTIVITY: Watch the following short video in order to get acquainted with the concept of blogging.
*EXTRA CREDIT: There was a video game made for the PC and for the Nintendo Wii based upon the novel we are reading, And Then There Were None. Check out the trailer.
If you have access to a PC or a Wii and are interested in playing, just create a gaming log (similar to our reading log) and a write up once you are done for some fun extra credit. NOTE: The video game is similar but not the same as the novel. There are differences and those differences might inadvertently cause some confusion for the comprehension test.
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See-yah!
