VOCAB QUIZ
SHARE JOURNAL: Pretend that you are the school counselor for Wade, Lorna, and Jesse. Pick one of the three characters and write some advice that you would give them. 1/2 page
Feel free to write this as a dialog, such as,
"Thank you so much for coming into my office, Jesse."
--"No problem, teacher lady."
"Actually, I'm your counselor and . . . [Use your own wording]
When finished, read for the remainder of the period. The novel must be finished Monday! Book reports due TOMORROW
BOOK REPORT EVALUATION
READ
BRING BOOKS TOMORROW! I'LL GIVE YOU MOST OF THE PERIOD TO READ.
REMEMBER, YOU HAVE TO FINISH THE BOOK THIS WEEKEND!
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Wednesday
AS SOON AS YOU COME IN YOU ARE TO QUIETLY ANSWER THE FOLLOWING JOURNAL PROMPT. IT IS TO BE QUIET WHEN THE BELL SOUNDS.
ANYONE WHO BOTHERS THE SUBSTITUTE IN ANY WAY WILL RECEIVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES!!
JOURNAL: Pretend that you are the school counselor for Wade, Lorna, and Jesse. Pick one of the three characters and write some advice that you would give them. 1/2 page
Feel free to write this as a dialog, such as,
"Thank you so much for coming into my office, Jesse."
--"No problem, teacher lady."
"Actually, I'm your counselor and . . . [Use your own wording]
When finished, read for the remainder of the period. The novel must be finished Monday! Book reports due TOMORROW
ANYONE WHO BOTHERS THE SUBSTITUTE IN ANY WAY WILL RECEIVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES!!
JOURNAL: Pretend that you are the school counselor for Wade, Lorna, and Jesse. Pick one of the three characters and write some advice that you would give them. 1/2 page
Feel free to write this as a dialog, such as,
"Thank you so much for coming into my office, Jesse."
--"No problem, teacher lady."
"Actually, I'm your counselor and . . . [Use your own wording]
When finished, read for the remainder of the period. The novel must be finished Monday! Book reports due TOMORROW
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Tuesday
Book Report due May 13!! That's TOMORROW. Click Book Reports to see requirements.
Have fun. You don't get creative assignments very often.
Today:
Vocabulary for Friday 1-10 (and the next ten every Friday thereafter)
Read Ricochet River.
Journal: Which character in the novel can you relate to the best? Explain what you relate to.
Write 3/4 page
SHARE WHAT YOU WROTE YESTERDAY.
Think in terms of what these people value, how they feel, and what they do.
Wade: Thinks in the literal terms of a scientist. Not too into symbolism and stories. More into facts than creativity.Believes in hard work. No pain, no gain.
He likes things to be organized. Order makes him happy. He needs a plan (go to college). Leave Calamus
Unfortunately, his plan is based on the box he's in.
Conservative. Standard values and ways of life work well. Doesn't question.
Jesse: Impulsive. Acts before he thinks. Clueless as far as consequences go.
Has no plan. Lives in the moment (but not always a good thing).
Questions the way things are defined ("vu-jà dé" instead of déjà vu). Not so conservative in that he doesn't accept the standard way of doing things. Not at all serious or determined.
Optimistic. But naive. Oblivious. "They'll sure be glad I came."
Cheerful. Most of the time.
Values creativity, stories, a symbolic view of the world over "reality." Not a scientist.
Values Nature. Adventure. Play over work. Life.
Lorna: Wants to leave Calamus. Hates gossip and narrow-mindedness.
Questions things and ways of life. NO WAY does she want to stay and be the barefoot, pregnant Mrs. Wade Curren.Doesn't like to be cooped up.
Opinionated.Speaks her mind. Likes her own space.
Negative, but often justified anger. She sees true problems in society and can't handle injustice.
Hates shallow people who just gossip instead of talking about ideas. Hates racism.
Duncan:
Link:
Have fun. You don't get creative assignments very often.
Today:
Vocabulary for Friday 1-10 (and the next ten every Friday thereafter)
Read Ricochet River.
Journal: Which character in the novel can you relate to the best? Explain what you relate to.
Write 3/4 page
SHARE WHAT YOU WROTE YESTERDAY.
Think in terms of what these people value, how they feel, and what they do.
Wade: Thinks in the literal terms of a scientist. Not too into symbolism and stories. More into facts than creativity.Believes in hard work. No pain, no gain.
He likes things to be organized. Order makes him happy. He needs a plan (go to college). Leave Calamus
Unfortunately, his plan is based on the box he's in.
Conservative. Standard values and ways of life work well. Doesn't question.
Jesse: Impulsive. Acts before he thinks. Clueless as far as consequences go.
Has no plan. Lives in the moment (but not always a good thing).
Questions the way things are defined ("vu-jà dé" instead of déjà vu). Not so conservative in that he doesn't accept the standard way of doing things. Not at all serious or determined.
Optimistic. But naive. Oblivious. "They'll sure be glad I came."
Cheerful. Most of the time.
Values creativity, stories, a symbolic view of the world over "reality." Not a scientist.
Values Nature. Adventure. Play over work. Life.
Lorna: Wants to leave Calamus. Hates gossip and narrow-mindedness.
Questions things and ways of life. NO WAY does she want to stay and be the barefoot, pregnant Mrs. Wade Curren.Doesn't like to be cooped up.
Opinionated.Speaks her mind. Likes her own space.
Negative, but often justified anger. She sees true problems in society and can't handle injustice.
Hates shallow people who just gossip instead of talking about ideas. Hates racism.
Duncan:
Link:
Monday, May 11, 2015
Monday
Book Report due May 13!! That's a Wednesday. Click Book Reports to see requirements.
That's DAY AFTER TOMORROW. Have fun. You don't get creative assignments very often.
Today:
Vocabulary for Friday 1-10 (and the next ten every Friday thereafter)
Read Ricochet River.
Journal: Which character in the novel can you relate to the best? Explain what you relate to.
Write 3/4 page
Think in terms of what these people value, how they feel, and what they do.
Wade: Thinks in the literal terms of a scientist. Not too into symbolism and stories. More into facts than creativity.Believes in hard work. No pain, no gain.
He likes things to be organized. Order makes him happy. He needs a plan (go to college). Leave Calamus
Unfortunately, his plan is based on the box he's in.
Conservative. Standard values and ways of life work well. Doesn't question.
Jesse: Impulsive. Acts before he thinks. Clueless as far as consequences go.
Has no plan. Lives in the moment (but not always a good thing).
Questions the way things are defined ("vu-jà dé" instead of déjà vu). Not so conservative in that he doesn't accept the standard way of doing things. Not at all serious or determined.
Optimistic. But naive. Oblivious. "They'll sure be glad I came."
Cheerful. Most of the time.
Values creativity, stories, a symbolic view of the world over "reality." Not a scientist.
Values Nature. Adventure. Play over work. Life.
Lorna: Wants to leave Calamus. Hates gossip and narrow-mindedness.
Questions things and ways of life. NO WAY does she want to stay and be the barefoot, pregnant Mrs. Wade Curren.Doesn't like to be cooped up.
Opinionated.Speaks her mind. Likes her own space.
Negative, but often justified anger. She sees true problems in society and can't handle injustice.
Hates shallow people who just gossip instead of talking about ideas. Hates racism.
Duncan:
Link:
That's DAY AFTER TOMORROW. Have fun. You don't get creative assignments very often.
Today:
Vocabulary for Friday 1-10 (and the next ten every Friday thereafter)
Read Ricochet River.
Journal: Which character in the novel can you relate to the best? Explain what you relate to.
Write 3/4 page
Think in terms of what these people value, how they feel, and what they do.
Wade: Thinks in the literal terms of a scientist. Not too into symbolism and stories. More into facts than creativity.Believes in hard work. No pain, no gain.
He likes things to be organized. Order makes him happy. He needs a plan (go to college). Leave Calamus
Unfortunately, his plan is based on the box he's in.
Conservative. Standard values and ways of life work well. Doesn't question.
Jesse: Impulsive. Acts before he thinks. Clueless as far as consequences go.
Has no plan. Lives in the moment (but not always a good thing).
Questions the way things are defined ("vu-jà dé" instead of déjà vu). Not so conservative in that he doesn't accept the standard way of doing things. Not at all serious or determined.
Optimistic. But naive. Oblivious. "They'll sure be glad I came."
Cheerful. Most of the time.
Values creativity, stories, a symbolic view of the world over "reality." Not a scientist.
Values Nature. Adventure. Play over work. Life.
Lorna: Wants to leave Calamus. Hates gossip and narrow-mindedness.
Questions things and ways of life. NO WAY does she want to stay and be the barefoot, pregnant Mrs. Wade Curren.Doesn't like to be cooped up.
Opinionated.Speaks her mind. Likes her own space.
Negative, but often justified anger. She sees true problems in society and can't handle injustice.
Hates shallow people who just gossip instead of talking about ideas. Hates racism.
Duncan:
Link:
Thursday, May 7, 2015
“You get the feeling people want you to be what they’re not, or what they should have been.” (134)
Tell me about a time when you have experienced this and tell me how it made you feel and why it made you feel that way.
Discussion questions:
“This was the difference between Jesse and me—the type of thing we worried about, or didn’t. I worry about a game coming up, or whether I got an assignment all correct, or what Lorna might think. As far as I could tell, Jesse didn’t have a thing in the world to worry about.” (131)
Why might someone like Jesse not worry about things, especially living in Calamus?
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Tuesday
Book Report due May 13!! That's a Wednesday. Click Book Reports to see requirements.
What happens if I don't turn it in until the 14th, Mr. Isom? -10% because we are doing a class activity with the book reports.
Today: Discuss the following quotes and determine their significance:
“Smart me, I gave him a scientific explanation... Correct is wrong, I saw,
as the focus drained from Jesse’s eyes.” (67)
Jesse is dissatisfied with Wade’s answer to his question about the color of the water.
What answer do you think Jesse was looking for when he asked Wade the question?
What happens if I don't turn it in until the 14th, Mr. Isom? -10% because we are doing a class activity with the book reports.
Today: Discuss the following quotes and determine their significance:
“Smart me, I gave him a scientific explanation... Correct is wrong, I saw,
as the focus drained from Jesse’s eyes.” (67)
Jesse is dissatisfied with Wade’s answer to his question about the color of the water.
What answer do you think Jesse was looking for when he asked Wade the question?
Friday, May 1, 2015
Friday has come!!!!
Discussion questions. Write answers as we discuss as a class:
1. How does Wade respond to Jesse when he finds out that he had stolen food? How do their individual perceptions of
stealing reflect the differences in their characters?
2. “I was beginning to get the idea that Jesse’s world was a little more complicated—or a lot less complicated—than
my own.” (80) How might Jesse’s world be more complicated than Wade’s? How might it be less complicated?
Read for the remainder of the period
BOOK REPORT DUE MAY 13th!!!
If you haven't chosen a book, you might consider reading The Fault in Our Stars.
Here's the first chapter of the book, read by John Green, the author:
The Fault in Our Stars
Ricochet River Movie Trailer
Ricochet River
1. How does Wade respond to Jesse when he finds out that he had stolen food? How do their individual perceptions of
stealing reflect the differences in their characters?
2. “I was beginning to get the idea that Jesse’s world was a little more complicated—or a lot less complicated—than
my own.” (80) How might Jesse’s world be more complicated than Wade’s? How might it be less complicated?
Read for the remainder of the period
BOOK REPORT DUE MAY 13th!!!
If you haven't chosen a book, you might consider reading The Fault in Our Stars.
Here's the first chapter of the book, read by John Green, the author:
The Fault in Our Stars
Ricochet River Movie Trailer
Ricochet River
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