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each student will create a front page of a newspaper after reading a book

HLA8 Revision Rubric contains a final revision, editing marks from the Writers Editing sheet, and pink feed back focus sheet.

This rubric is to rate the quality of the edits suggested by the peer-editor.

Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text relate to each other and the whole. Informational text: Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

November Book Report

Students will bring a character to life following the instructions given on a separate handout.

You can use a brown paper lunch bag for this project. Inside the bag, put at least 3 objects that relate to the book and will help you retell it to the class. Front: title of book, author, and a picture that relates to the book; Side 1: list 3 characters & write 2 or more sentences to describe each character-be descriptive Side 2: Setting-describe where and when the story takes place & draw a picture; Back-describe the problem & solution and draw a picture

The purpose of a Socratic Seminar is to achieve a deeper understanding about the ideas and values in a text. In a Seminar, participants question and examine issues and ideas related to a text, and articulate different points-of-view about these issues. Students are required to support every statement with sound reasoning and appropriate examples.