Please do one Quickwrite per day:
Level 1
beat
claps
drum
group
music
song
stomp
Level 2
objects
sounds
stage
theater
unusual
Level 3
audience
cast
echo
performances
rhythms
Level 4
audience
cast
constructed
envision
mundane
participate
rhythm
witness
Website to look up words
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Discussion Questions for Paperbacks--Levels 1, 2, 3, 4
The following are questions you should be able to answer before taking any READING COUNTS Quizzes. If you feel you cannot answer these, either go back and reread some sections of your book, or have a discussion over your book with Mrs. Oggero. These questions and your Graphic Organizers should help your with your Quizzes. I am only posting the most common books--more books will be added as we read.
Level 1
Alcatraz
What special features did prison authorities design to keep control of the prisoners? (After Chapter 1)
What kind of person was "Old Creepy"? (After Chapter 2)
How was the prison riot eventually stopped? (After Chapter 7)
All in a Day's Work
Why do you think Luisa's feelings about dressing up as a clown changed? (After "All in a Day's Work")
Why didn't Tom recognize that Abe was an alien? (After "The Alien")
What do you think the Flatterer means when he tells Jason, "When your program's not working, you fix it"? ( After "The Flatterer")
Why did Annie dress the way she did for the party? (After "Blind Date")
King of the Hill
What is the general attitude at the school about girls' sportsand gym classes? (After Act 5)
Why do you think the coach doesn't want Connie on the wrestling team? (After Act 10)
Why do Connie and Bobby decide to act like TV wrestlers? (After Act 18)
Level 2
Creatures Infest Local School!
What steps might Jack McCay take to find out if the creatures are real? (After Chapter 4)
Jack and Linda don't know what kind of creatures they are up against. What do they know about the creatures so far? (After Chapter 9)
If you discovered the cave dwellers, would you keep their secret? Explain your decision. (After Epilogue)
Frankenstein
What is Victor's reaction when he sees the creature? (After Page 17)
Why does the creature want Frankenstein to create a companion for him? (After Page 28)
What do you think the creature means when he says he now knows what it is like to be human? (After Page 35)
Happy Burger
Why does Scott's dad want him to get a job? (After Act 1)
Do you think Stacy will turn out to be a good person for Scott to be involved with? Explain. (After Act 6)
What important lesson has Scott learned about relationships with girls? (After Act 9)
Secrets of Oak Park
Whom does Zach suspect? Why? (After Chapter 6)
What do Zach and Meredith discover about Martin Beckwith? (After Chapter 11)
How does Dempsey's racism cause him to act? (After Chapter 16)
Level 3
Visitors
What strange things have happened so far? List them in order. (After Chapter 4)
What has happened to Mom and Dad? (After Chapter 13)
What dangers dod the three friends face? (After Chapter 25)
What happened to Frasier? How do you know? (After Chapter 38)
Won't Know Till I Get There
Why is it hard for Stephen when Earl and Hi-Note fight? (After Page 59)
Do you think the family will end up adopting Earl? Explain why or why not. (After Page 114)
In the end, what happens to Micheaux House and its residents? (After Page 175)
Level 4
Classic Tales of Terror
Why is Arthur happy at the end of the story, even though all of his orchids have died? (After 'The Strange Orchid")
How does Mrs. Sappleton's niece Vera discover that she can get away with telling Framton Nuttel the story about the open window? (After " The Open Window")
Why do you think the murderer hears a beating heart beneath the floorboards? (After "The Tell Tale Heart" )
Do you think Dr. Bourdette is real? Or is Hewson just imagining things? Explain your answer. (After "The Waxwork")
Level 1
Alcatraz
What special features did prison authorities design to keep control of the prisoners? (After Chapter 1)
What kind of person was "Old Creepy"? (After Chapter 2)
How was the prison riot eventually stopped? (After Chapter 7)
All in a Day's Work
Why do you think Luisa's feelings about dressing up as a clown changed? (After "All in a Day's Work")
Why didn't Tom recognize that Abe was an alien? (After "The Alien")
What do you think the Flatterer means when he tells Jason, "When your program's not working, you fix it"? ( After "The Flatterer")
Why did Annie dress the way she did for the party? (After "Blind Date")
King of the Hill
What is the general attitude at the school about girls' sportsand gym classes? (After Act 5)
Why do you think the coach doesn't want Connie on the wrestling team? (After Act 10)
Why do Connie and Bobby decide to act like TV wrestlers? (After Act 18)
Level 2
Creatures Infest Local School!
What steps might Jack McCay take to find out if the creatures are real? (After Chapter 4)
Jack and Linda don't know what kind of creatures they are up against. What do they know about the creatures so far? (After Chapter 9)
If you discovered the cave dwellers, would you keep their secret? Explain your decision. (After Epilogue)
Frankenstein
What is Victor's reaction when he sees the creature? (After Page 17)
Why does the creature want Frankenstein to create a companion for him? (After Page 28)
What do you think the creature means when he says he now knows what it is like to be human? (After Page 35)
Happy Burger
Why does Scott's dad want him to get a job? (After Act 1)
Do you think Stacy will turn out to be a good person for Scott to be involved with? Explain. (After Act 6)
What important lesson has Scott learned about relationships with girls? (After Act 9)
Secrets of Oak Park
Whom does Zach suspect? Why? (After Chapter 6)
What do Zach and Meredith discover about Martin Beckwith? (After Chapter 11)
How does Dempsey's racism cause him to act? (After Chapter 16)
Level 3
Visitors
What strange things have happened so far? List them in order. (After Chapter 4)
What has happened to Mom and Dad? (After Chapter 13)
What dangers dod the three friends face? (After Chapter 25)
What happened to Frasier? How do you know? (After Chapter 38)
Won't Know Till I Get There
Why is it hard for Stephen when Earl and Hi-Note fight? (After Page 59)
Do you think the family will end up adopting Earl? Explain why or why not. (After Page 114)
In the end, what happens to Micheaux House and its residents? (After Page 175)
Level 4
Classic Tales of Terror
Why is Arthur happy at the end of the story, even though all of his orchids have died? (After 'The Strange Orchid")
How does Mrs. Sappleton's niece Vera discover that she can get away with telling Framton Nuttel the story about the open window? (After " The Open Window")
Why do you think the murderer hears a beating heart beneath the floorboards? (After "The Tell Tale Heart" )
Do you think Dr. Bourdette is real? Or is Hewson just imagining things? Explain your answer. (After "The Waxwork")
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