1/2 [TU], 20178 WINTER BREAK BINGO

Welcome To The New Year!!  (and welcome back!)

I.  RESPONSIBLE SEATING & TALK BREAK
     A)   - about break
            - sit where you like
     B)  - REVIEW EXPECTATIONS FOR READING WORK (due FRI)
              _ discuss misconception that one talk equals ten journal entries (it does not)
              _  how will we fix this?
              _  discuss plan to finish by Friday
              * this is not something to freak out about;  what's our plan?  MAKE a plan.

II.  WINTER BREAK BINGO BOARD
        A.   - randomly assign letters of the alphabet in the upper right small box of
                 each large box on bingo board
               - Now flip page over and review letter categories;
               - Look up (in groups) BIG WORDS in each category
                 recognize and underline big, challenging, high-level words
                 define or translate into easy language above the word
         B.    TRANSLATE meanings (if needed) into simpler statements
                 write translation to the right of each letter description
       

III.  WINTER BREAK BINGO
         -  And now, finally, go and find people who fit these descriptions
         - students who qualify for action or item
         - students who did these things
         - one student per bingo board
         - must write down 2-4 words that are details for that person (to qualify for bingo)
         * you can't just write down their name; you have to ask them questions or hear about details
         * go for black outs, vertical or diagonal bingos (keep going and going)

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HOMEWORK - CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED JOURNALS DUE FRIDAY
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     WE WILL BE WORKING ON THIS IN CLASS, TOO
     * talking about actors, scenes, imagery/setting of movie
     * comparing book to movie version
     * thoughts on book - characters, conflict, setting/world of book

__ continue/finish CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL WRITING (due FRIDAY)
     many people thought one talk was worth ten journals (it was not)

__ continue/finish CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED MOVIE VERSION
      be prepared to discuss:
          - what did you think of the actors?  did they fit your idea of the character?
          - was the movie LIKE the book or different?  how was it different?
          - if it was different, what were the differences and what di