The Giver / Vocabulary
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The Giver / Vocabulary
Six Vocabulary Words - due Thursday Nov. 12th
* Look up each word in the dictionary.
* Identify and note its part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb).
* In your own words, write a definition for the word
without using the word.
* Write a sentence that correctly uses the
word.
*Illustrate two of the six vocabulary words.
* Be prepared to act out two of the vocabulary words.
* Bring seven copies of your work to hand out to each
of your classmates.
7th Grade / The Giver
Vocabulary from The Giver - Due Thursday Nov. 5th
Look up each word in a dictionary. Identify and note its part of
speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). If the word has more than
one part of speech, identify one that you choose to use in a
sentence. In your own words, write a definition for the word
without using the word. Write a sentence that correctly
uses the word. Illustrate one of the three words you have been
assigned, and be prepared to teach your classmates the
meaning of each of your words. You must act out at least one
of your three words. Bring seven copies of your work to hand
out to each of your classmates.
fascinated
intrigued
abandoned
distraught
apprehensive (apprehension)
supplementary
sympathetically (sympathy)
vital
adequately (adequate)
restored (restore)
insight
transgression
adhere (adherence)
aptitude
chastise (chastisement)
committee
self-conscious
acknowledge
drone (droning)
humiliation
hoard
non-descript
dwelling
recreation
Final Project /The Animal Family
Final Project for The Animal Family: Due Friday October 30th
Imagine that you are the character you have chosen from The Animal Family.
Write a 'chapter' from that character's point of view (first person narrative).
Show, using descriptive details, what that character thinks, feels, says, etc.
that reveal who he/she is - their personality, and their responses to real situations
from the book, or realistic situations you invent (make up).
that reveal who he/she is - their personality, and their responses to real situations
from the book, or realistic situations you invent (make up).
Refer to the notes you have on your character, revisit a chapter or passage that
inspires you to launch your narrative. The hand-outs you've received,
Narrative Strategies, Narrative Checklist, and the Word Choice lists, are all tools
to help you in the writing process.
inspires you to launch your narrative. The hand-outs you've received,
Narrative Strategies, Narrative Checklist, and the Word Choice lists, are all tools
to help you in the writing process.
A minimum of 300 words is required. Illustrations are welcome.
Genevieve - Mermaid
Kroeksak - Bear
Caleb - Hunter
Ella - Lynx
Poy - Lynx
Kayla - Boy
Alana - Bear
The Animal Family - Homework 10/27/09
HOMEWORK DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH
1. Read the last chapters in The Animal Family : # VI and# VII -The Lynx and the Bear Bring Home a Boy and The Boy
2. Be prepared to show your notes on The Animal Family first thing Tuesday morning.
Your notes should include information on all characters.
Here is what should be included in your "T.A.F." Notes:
*Organize your notes on each character: Hunter, Mermaid, Bear, Lynx, Boy
*Characters' physical descriptions
*Characters' personality traits
*How do these personality traits inform you? What do they tell you about the character?
*Pluck out figurative language (picturesque sentences) from the book that relates to each character.
Record page #'s of quotes. Use quotation marks.
*Note similes and metaphors that relate to each character. *Use quotation marks.*Please record page #'s.
*Develop a list of questions you have about the character.
*Develop a list of your own thoughts about each character.
The Animal Family - Homework 10/23/09
DUE FRIDAY - Oct. 23
Vocabulary
1. Read the definitions for all ten words.
2. Re-write each definition in your own words.
3. Write a beautifully composed sentence for each of your ten vocabulary words.
4. Re-read your sentences.
5. Ask yourself these questions when you re-read your sentence.
* Did I use words and phrases that create pictures that linger in my mind?
* Can I FEEL the words and phrases flow together when I read them aloud?
* Did the way I organize the sentence enhance it?
* Would the sentence leave the reader wanting more? (Would they want to read on?)
6. If you can answer yes to each of the above questions, continue to the illustration portion of your assignment (#7.).
(If you could not answer yes to the above questions, re-work your sentence.)
7. Choose SIX of your "beautiful sentences" and illustrate them.
Be mindful that the definition of the vocabulary word is what you are attempting to illustrate.
ALSO DUE FRIDAY - OCT. 23
IF YOU DID NOT TURN IN YOUR "ILLUSTRATED CHAPTER QUOTE" TODAY (THURSDAY OCT. 22)...THIS IS ALSO DUE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23.
ASSIGNMENTS SHOULD BE HANDED TO JUNE FRIDAY MORNING!
The Animal Family
HOMEWORK
T.R.I. The Animal Family Vocabulary Due Monday Oct. 19th, 2009
Please construct sentences using similes and metaphors with the vocabulary words from the first page of the packet.
*awkward
*humiliation
*persuade
*astonishment
*myrtle
You may change a word endings (make a noun a verb or ...a verb into a noun for example) if it helps you construct your simile and metaphor sentences.
For the remaining words in your vocabulary packet compose an interesting and descriptive sentence using adjectives and adverbs. Your sentences should "make sense" and show that you understand the meaning of the word.
Here are a few examples of beautiful sentences:
"She loved flowers and said that the birds, when they sang that first spring, sounded like flowers."
"When she came from the sea to the house she would leave a trail of crushed grass and flowers through the meadow, and she would smell of them for awhile; but she herself had a sharp salt smell, like the spray of a wave as it breaks across your face."
Extra Credit for using metaphors and similes.
T.R.I. The Animal Family Vocabulary Due Monday Oct. 19th, 2009
Please construct sentences using similes and metaphors with the vocabulary words from the first page of the packet.
*awkward
*humiliation
*persuade
*astonishment
*myrtle
You may change a word endings (make a noun a verb or ...a verb into a noun for example) if it helps you construct your simile and metaphor sentences.
For the remaining words in your vocabulary packet compose an interesting and descriptive sentence using adjectives and adverbs. Your sentences should "make sense" and show that you understand the meaning of the word.
Here are a few examples of beautiful sentences:
"She loved flowers and said that the birds, when they sang that first spring, sounded like flowers."
"When she came from the sea to the house she would leave a trail of crushed grass and flowers through the meadow, and she would smell of them for awhile; but she herself had a sharp salt smell, like the spray of a wave as it breaks across your face."
Extra Credit for using metaphors and similes.