Thank You For Being So Great! I'll Miss You All! - Ms. Cowley

TEST PREP WORKSHOP STUDENTS

Click on the following link to be brought to the test prep website.
Your user name and password is your first initial and your last name.

John Smith  = jsmith (both username and password)

http://www.RALLYEducationOnline.com/RTNY129

4/6 Wednesday's Notes and Homework

Hi Everyone!
   
Hope you've all been enjoying working on your pixton comics. I've started to see some finished products, and they are great!

IF you have not finished, you can work on your comic from any computer (home included... and if your home computer doesn't work, go to a friends and work on it, or head to your local library).

To access your work, you must go to pixton.com/schools and log in using the log in name and password you created. Make sure that when you log in, it's at "pixton for schools," and not "pixton for fun."

For your project, you must have your 6-8 sentence paragraph on the cartoon, as well as a direct quote from the book. If you do not have a copy of the book in your possession, you can either google search quotes from The Giver, or you can head to your local library to grab a book.

Remember the message from Friday's assembly... NO EXCUSES! You can complete this project and make it great!

On Friday, April 8th you have your Giver test!
On the test we will cover:
1. Character identification
2. Symbolism
3. Foreshadowing
4. Descriptive language
5. Antagonist/protagonist
6. Plot points
7. Vocab and spelling (you will be tested on a few of the 34 words)

FRIDAY APRIL 8TH
* GIVER TEST
* GIVER PACKET DUE
* PIXTON COMIC DUE
* LAST DAY OF THE QUARTER SO NOTHING CAN BE HANDED IN LATE

Hope you all enjoy your day off!
- Ms. C
*E-mail me if you have any questions!

4/1 Friday's Homework

Hello My Darlings!

Today, after the quiz, you received your The Giver Project Packet. It would be wise to start it, because as you know, it's due Friday, April 8th and it's going to count as a quiz grade.

If you are concerned about your quiz average (or just want to help boost your average) you can complete an extra credit assignment.

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT

Since the book The Giver has a very open ending, I want you to create a chapter 24 of the book (Remember there are only 23 chapters in the novel). For extra credit, write a 24th chapter to The Giver, and tell the reader what happened to Jonas and Gabe. Did they survive? Was it all a dream? Did they make it to Elsewhere? What happened to the community and the Giver? You decide!

I want it to be 2 pages, typed, Times New Roman, font size 12 in order for you to receive full credit. Be creative with this one! It's an easy, fun 5 extra points for your quiz average! It will be due Monday, April 4th.

Upcoming Assignment dates:
Monday, April 4: Extra credit assignment due
Friday, April 8: The Giver  Project Packet due.
Friday, April 8: Unit test on The Giver
Friday, April 8 (Busy day!): Last day of the 3rd quarter.

*** IF YOU THINK YOU ARE MISSING ANY ASSIGNMENTS, OR IF I HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN TO YOU ABOUT MISSING ASSIGNMENTS, PLEASE SEE ME AND GET THAT WORK IN!

Have a great weekend!
- Ms. C

3/31 Thursday's Homework

SPELLING AND VOCABULARY QUIZ TOMORROW APRIL 1st!

The quiz is on the last 14 words you "received" (ha!) from The Giver

There is going to be a spelling section, a matching section and a sentence section. It is in the same format as the previous quiz.
Pretty please... I beg you... study for this one. The last quiz was an epic disaster for some of you and I do not want a repeat performance of that. You can succeed - IF YOU STUDY
And if you somehow lost all of your words... they are the following: haphazard, solace, fugitive, ominous, luminous, perils, carnage, fretful, contorted, haste, wary, lethargy, solitude and augmented.

3/30 Wednesday's Notes

Hello everyone!

Today we read chapters 18-mid 20, and learned (finally!) was "release" was.

We also discussed a major theme of the book.

Loss of Innocence

Found in almost every "coming of age story" ( a story where a character grows up)

When a child realizes that the world is flawed and not perfect. By shattering their previous opinions on the world, they are forced to see the world through more grown-up, mature eyes. 

*Example: Jonas finds out that his father is, in fact, murdering the newchildren, instead of "releasing" them to "Elsewhere" as he had previously thought. 

 

We also found out that the previous receiver of memory was named Rosemary, and she had chosen to have herself "released" after experiencing feelings of loss, depression and loneliness. We are not sure if she knew being released meant dying, or if she accidentally committed suicide. 

IMPORTANT UPCOMING ASSIGNMENT DATES: 

Friday April 1st: Giver Vocab and Spelling Quiz

Friday April 8th: Giver packet due

Friday April 8th: Giver Final Test

3/28 Monday's Notes and Homework

Hello Everyone!
Today in class we "received" (get it? Giver reference!) the rest of the vocab words for The Giver. The words are the following:

Giver Vocab/Spelling Part 2

8. luminous (adj) lighted up, illuminated

9. solace (noun) something that gives comfort

10. fugitive (noun)  a person who is fleeing

11. augmented (adj) made to be larger, changed

12. haphazard (adj) lacking order or planning, random

13. perils (noun) dangers, risks

14. lethargy (noun) the state of being lazy, unenergetic

We also went over the literary tool of symbolism.

Symbolism

When the author uses objects to represent a larger idea or meaning.

example: A student gives a teacher an apple as a gift.

              - the apple is a symbol for knowledge. It represents knowledge.

Many times, these symbols are used throughout the history of literature. In many books and stories, apples represent knowledge. The apple became a symbol of knowledge, because of an old, famous story, where this idea stemmed from.

*Adam and Eve, the garden of eden. They ate off of the "tree of knowledge," even though they were told not to, and because of that, their utopia was destroyed. They became aware. They gained knowledge. And because of that, they realized life was not perfect. 

The apple gave them knowledge, hence apples represent knowledge in literature. 

In The Giver, the first object that changes for Jonas is the apple. It was a deliberate choice of the author to have an apple be the first thing Jonas notice change, because that apple is giving him the knowledge that something is strange. 

*Colors can also be used as symbols. Just as green represents nature, black represents evil, or white represents purity, red is used to represent love and hate. Love and hate are two of the strongest emotions people experience in their lives. Red is the first color Jonas sees, becaue they are the strongest emotions people can feel.

HOMEWORK TONIGHT!

Make flashcards for the final 7 words. Vocab/spelling quiz on Friday!