Thank you to all students and parents who took advantage of this extra credit opportunity.
Scholars,
Here is your extra credit opportunity for our Voices of Civil Rights unit.
Click on this link:
The page should appear as such:
Next, click on "Begin the Journey." You will be taken through four stages of Escape to Safety. Click on the flashing headphones to listen to Walter, our narrator.After listening to each stage (or during), you will answer the below questions:
These are all typed as a "comment" on the comment page of the blog. Copy and paste them into your comment box and then just complete each one.
Only fully completed bloginars (comments) will be accepted. This score will replace one current or future test grade of your choice.
SUPER BONUS: If you get a parent to complete this bloginar, you will be allowed to drop an additional test grade. (Your parent must provide a phone number for me to confirm he/she actually participated in the journey.) Note: Your parent's phone number will not appear on the blog.
DO NOT FORGET TO TYPE YOUR NAME ON YOUR BLOGINAR ANSWERS!
Good luck ... and enjoy your escape!
Yours truly,
M. Kittner
(expires Friday, March 12 at 11:59 p.m.)
13 comments:
COPY AND PASTE THE BELOW QUESTIONS INTO YOUR COMMENT BOX.
DO NOT FORGET YOUR NAME!! (or your parent's name & phone number -- phone numbers will not appear on the blog).
STAGE I: ON THE PLANTATION
1. Pre-reading: What do you know about the Underground Railroad?
2. Our narrator is named:
3. The point-of-view of the selction is (A) 1st (B) 3rd limited (C) 3rd Omniscient
ANSWER:
4. Walter is how many years old?
STAGE II: ESCAPE
1. "I slipped out of bed, pretending to use the NECESSARY."
The following is a synonym for 'necessary' as it is used in this context:
2. Evaluate the pros and cons of a slave running away.
PROS:
CONS:
3. Analyze the mood at the END of this stage. The mood is best describes as:
4. Cite a textual example (inside QMs) to support the mood you selected:
STAGE III: REACHING SAFETY
1. "... an old white man cracks the door and looks me over, sending a chill down my spine."
What adjective best describes how Walter feels in the above quotation:
2. Infer why he feels this way:
3. "I am what he calls a 'fugitive ...'" What word is a good synonym for "fugitive"?
4. Text-to-self connection: Share a time when you faced what you thought was a nearly impossible task:
5. Explain how you gathered the strength to attempt the above task and who influenced you to do it:
STAGE IV: REACHING FREEDOM
1. Based on what we read about Harriet Tubman in Ann Petry's "Guide to Freedom," predict what will happen to Walter in Canada:
2. Hypothesize why Scholastic created this interactive journey (author's purpose)?
S. Gray +2
(56-->100; 131-->181)
B. Schenker +2
(52-->100; 59-->100)
B. Porter +2
(61-->100) (and a voucher for future test swap)
M. Joyce +2
(62-->100; sub packet-->100)
K. Collins +1
(81-->100)
KITTNERR!!!
I am writing a thesis paper and I just finished a murder mystery paper a few weeks ago. I am very excited about high school! journalism is my favorite class.
hope everything is going well for you!
H.FREEMAN♥♫§
H. Freeman,
Great to hear from you, and I love that you are finding journalism much to your liking. (Wasn't that your topic for the career paper last year?)
I would love to read some of your writing -- post it on the blog!
Oh, the new Coben novel (_Caught_) comes out March 23rd!!!!
MK
Mr. Kittner,
What did we miss today? Sorry we had to be out all day.
B. Porter
B. Porter,
Finished Colin Powell packet. Anyone who was out today will have to finish it Thursday night as homework.
MK
KITTNER,
Yes, that was the topic for my career paper last year, I am very excited to be in this class, I am on yearbook next year and so excited! I'll try to post something soon. =) Maybe the first paragraph of my thesis paper. I miss you guys! Thanks for being so supportive. =)
H.FREEMAN♥♫
"Pride, an emotion which refers to a strong sense of self-respect, often clouds the thoughts and actions of the people who possess it. many times pride causes people to do emotionally destructive things because they are not seeing clearly. Pride is universal; everyone will wrestle with it at some point durring their lives, but the outcomes may be different. In "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst, a brother is very prideful and shamed by his handicapped brother. His pridefulness is so strong that it causes the sudden and tragic death of someone he cares about very much."
That is my first paragraph,kittner: edit and give suggestions, please, students: comment and tell me what you think!
Thanks guys!! yall are amazingg!
H.FREEMAN♥♫
Heyyyy!! Long time no blog!!!!!! NI miss that english class my teacher this year was so mean!!!! Oh and my hair is black now! I miss walkertown ssooo much i might come back and visit!! How have you been fellow Twilighter? Did you finish all the books yetttt?? I look forward tom discussing them with you. Still dont know who it is?? You mus still be trapped in my UNC ar dungeon!!! J/k i actually like Wake now! Bet you never saw that coming thank my sister!
C.Surface!
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