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Spelling Packet #11 Due Friday
UNIT 7 THEME - A Different Dimension
- Reading magical and mythical events
- Analyze the literary elements in folktale, myth, and legend, and short story selections.
- Apply strategies for reading legends, myths, and folklore.
April 20th Monday
- Page 654 - When the Moon is Full - Describe in a paragraph what is happening in the cartoon. Minimum 8 sentences. Then do the cartoon the panels. Use color. (two or three panels)
- Traveling to Another Dimension Minimum 12 sentences (Treat as a mini-journal)
April 21st Tuesday
BEFORE YOU READ page 674 -
Purpose: Analyze short story about a computer
Recognize and understand the purpose of irony
- Read the paragraph: Meet Isaac Aismov
- Read the paragraph: Building Background
- Vocabulary Preview
- Word (part of speech) Definition
- Content Sentences - Underline vocabulary word, circle context clues. Remember to capitalize and punctuate the sentences, use the word grammatically correct in the sentence.
April 22nd Wednesday.
Read Pages 675-678
April 23 Thursday
RESPONDING TO LITERATURE
- Personal Response - Minimum 5 sentences. Explain your opinion. Restate the question.(s) Then support with evidence from the text.
- Recall 1-4
- Interpret 5-8
- Evaluate and Connect 9-10
- IRONY - 1-2
Page 680 Personal Writing (JOURNAL PROMPT) 1 full page
Keep this question in mind..."Are computers becoming more and more human-like?" Create a vision of how you believe people may use computers many years form now. Write a description of your vision.