Wednesday 5/24: Last Rams of the Year

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Well we made it through all our Rams for the year !!  This is the last one !!!  In 5 grammatically correct sentences, tell your main character, how you feel about how your school year went.  What were a few of the memorable moments for you ?  What was one of the challenging things this year?  If you had a chance to go back and do the year over, would you change anything?    

Tuesday 5/23: Battle of the Bands

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Today we all enjoyed the incredible Battle of the Bands performances!!! Explain your main character how you felt about the day? Was it exciting to see all your friends perform? Was it fun for you to perform for everyone? Which performance did you enjoy the most?

Monday 5/22: The Countdown is On!

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We only have 4 days left of school , and tomorrow is Battle of the Bands!!!  Explain to the characters in your book exactly what Battle of the Bands is.  

1. What song is your group doing?  
2. How are you going to dress for the event?  
3. How long have you been practicing for Battle of the Bands?  
4. Have you enjoyed practicing for battle of the Bands? 
5. If your main character was in the band, what instrument would they play and why?

Thursday 5/18: Graduation Tomorrow

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We all were fortunate tomorrow to be able to attend graduation today for our 20 Seniors.  To me it was pretty incredible, and you all will be graduating high school in the next 5 or 6 years, depending on the grade you are in this year.  In 5 grammatically correct sentences, describe to your main character, what it means tto graduate? If they went to school what subjects would your character take? Do you think they would do well at the Howard School?

Wednesday 5/17: How will you spend your three days?

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You have three days off this week because of conferences.  Explain to your main character of your book, who you are, or have been doing with your time.  Please remember to write at least 5 grammatically correct sentences.

Tuesday 5/16: Conference Presentations

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Pretend you are presenting your planet presentation to the main character of your story. What would you present to them? What would be your favorite slides and why?

Monday 5/15: Reflection

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If the main character in your book was reflecting on the last year of his/her life, what would they be proud of? What goals did they accomplish? What were their struggles?

Thursday 05/11: Netflix Show

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If your book was made into a Netflix show, what would it be like? Would this be a show that you would want to watch? How many seasons would it have? How would you change the show to make it more exciting or dramatic? Who would you watch this show with?

Wednesday 5/10: Vocabulary words

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Please write about the pages you read tonight using the following vocabulary words in your five grammatically correct sentences:

pompous

dire

malicious 

feeble 

vile

Tuesday 5/09: Planet

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If the main character of your book was going to travel to one of the nine planets, which one would they travel to? Why would he/she choose that planet, and what would he/she do there?

Be sure to write complete sentences!

Monday 5/08: Summary Time

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Summarize what you read tonight.

Thursday 5/04: It's Almost the Weekend

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Its the weekend and you and a character from your book, are taking off on a jet plane to..... where?  Where will you go, what will you do, and who will you see? What special things will you do together? When will you return?

Wednesday 5/3: Conference Prep

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Today we spent time some time working on our scripts for our conferences.  In FIVE complete sentences, describe this process to a character in your book.  How did you get started doing this process this morning ?  Was this easy or hard ?  Why ?  Which part of the process today did you enjoy the most ?  Which part was the hardest for you ?

Tuesday 5/2: If you could choose another book...

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If you could choose a different book to read, what would it be? Why would you choose that book? Have you already read that book?

Thursday 4/20: Extra! Extra!

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Write a news article about an important event from the book. 

Wednesday 4/19: 100 Years from Now

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Explain why you think this book will or will not be read 100 years from now. Support your opinion by stating specific events in the story.

Tuesday 04/18: What do you remember....

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Discuss one particular episode or moment in the story that you remember most. Describe why you think it remains so clear to you.

Tuesday 4/18: Extra! Extra!

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If you were the main character in the book, what would you do? Write about the decisions you would make if you were the main character in the book.

Monday 4/10: Talk Show Host

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Pretend you are a talk show host and interview the main character. What are questions that you would ask your character? Why do you want to ask those questions?

Thursday 04/06: Managing Attention

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Think about the main character in your story. Describe one episode from your book where your character took a responsible risk. Did it turn out OK for your character? Could they have handled the responsible risk in a better way ? Did your character take the responsible risk more than one time in your story?

Wednesday 4/5: Weather Advisory

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Today has been an exciting day to study the weather. We have had hail, tornado warnings and heavy storms all in one day! How do you think your character would feel about the weather? What would they want to do on such a stormy day? What would they do at school on a day like this?

Tuesday 4/04: is there something you would change ?

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Think about the text you read tonight and change something that happened. Start your 

paragraph by telling what happened in the book, then tell me how you would change 

what happened and why.

     

After reading my book tonight there is one thing I would change.....

Monday 4/03 : Detail your story...

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Based on the pages you read so far in your book, give as much detail  on what has happened so far.  Usually you do this every night, but today, try to elaborate, which means to work out with a lot of care and a lot of detail, on just the pages you read tonight.

For example:  In the book I am reading right now, 2 of the main characters, just left the Everglades own in Florida, in a speedboat.  They left by night using no lights on the boat.  This is how I would elaborate on what I read last night:


Katie is in need of medical attention, and Jake snuck her out from her home because she is a popular movie star and there are a lot of Paparazzi with cameras trying to get pictures of her.  So he carefully carried her to the boat, and got her comfortable below deck.  Then Jake slowly steered the boat through the Everglades, going as slow as possible.  No one spotted them and they have almost made it to the hospital.

Thursday, 3/30: If your character could go visit a planet....

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Suppose your favorite character could go  visit a planet for the day.  Which planet would they go visit?  Why would they go to that planet?  What would they do on that planet?  Would they take anyone with them?

Monday 3/27: Creating, Imagining and Innovating

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Think about one of your favorite characters in your book.  Also think about the habit of mind, creating, imagining and innovating.  Describe how your character uses this habit of mind. Does he/she have to get creative about getting out of a tough situation ?  Does your character use their imagination to create fun experiences or fun places to visit ?  Does your character come up with a new way of doing something, or a new way to get to a place ?

March 3/23: If you character could read minds...

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Pick one of the characters that you read about in your book today and pretend that they can read other peoples minds. Would this change what happened in the pages that you read? How? If it wouldn't change what happened, write about how it might change what happens next.

Wednesday 3/22: What if......

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Suppose your main character is moving to a new house with you. What would they pack to take with them? Would their bedroom be near yours, or in another part of your new house? Would your main character even want to live with you at your new house?

Tuesday 3/21: A Day in the Park

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If one of the main characters in your book could spend a beautiful day in Piedmont Park what do you think they would do? 

                  Things to think about: Would they pack a picnic lunch? What would they pack?

                                                      Would they want to ride bikes?

                                                      Would they have fun climbing trees? 

                                                      Would they talk to other people?

                                                      Would they find a quiet place to read a book?

                                                      Would they take a nap?

Monday 3/20: Summary Time

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Summarize the book you are reading.  

Thursday 3/16: Cyber Savvy

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Pretend one of your characters gets to use one of your electronic devices or games. What would that character use and why? How would they be cyber savvy when using an electronic device? 

Wednesday 3/15: Favorite Class

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Choose one character from your book. If that character came to Howard for the day and could only attend one class, what class would they attend?  Why is that the class they would go to?  Would they ask any questions in that class?    

Tuesday 3/14: Weather Forecast

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If there has been any mention of weather in your book describe the weather and tell me how you think it has impacted what happens in your story. If weather is not specifically mentioned, take a reasonable risk and tell me what you think the weather is. Include any information that helped you decide. 

Thursday 3/02: Summary with vocabulary words

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Summarize the book you are reading.  Use AT LEAST 2 of the following vocabulary words: 

intricate, elaborate, decipher, and serene

Wednesday 3/01: Ultimate Beastmaster

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If the main character of your book was competing in Ultimate Beastmaster, do you think they would be successful, and why? What part of the challenge would be the hardest for them? What part would be the easiest? 

Tuesday 2/28: Summary Time

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Write a summary of what you read. Based on what you have read so far, what do you think will happen next?

Thursday 2/23: Community Service

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Write an interesting PARAGRAPH to tell me what one of your characters would think about doing in order to better serve and improve their community.