GRADE 8 ENGLISH:
MONDAY-12/7: HARRY POTTER INTERNET SEARCH: STUDENTS WILL USE THE LAPTOPS TO LOCATE SPECIFIC INFORMATION CONNECTED TO HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
ASSIGN: COMPLETE INTERNET SEARCH. DUE TOMORROW. IF YOU ARE ABSENT FROM SCHOOL TODAY, YOU MAY PRINT THIS PAGE OR DO THIS ACTIVITY ON A SHEET OF PAPER. DO #1-10 ONLY.
Harry Potter Internet Hunt Directions
1. Using Google Search on Internet Explorer, type “Harry Potter internet hunt” in the search bar.
2. Click on the third listing down, “Literature Based Internet Activities”
3. The site you will reach is called “Literature Internet Hunt Activities created by Cindy O’Hora”
Click on the Literature link located on the green bar.
4. Scroll down to the section called “Harry Potter Based Activities” located on the right. Click on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”
5. You are now at the activity. Using the links, locate the information asked for in the activity sheet.
TUESDAY-12/8: 1.STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE ROUGH DRAFTS.
2.PEER EDITING WILL CONTINUE.
3. ALL ROUGH DRAFTS WILL BE PLACED IN FOLDERS AT END OF CLASS
ASSIGNMENT: NONE
WEDNESDAY-12/9: 1. STUDENTS WILL WORK ON FINAL DRAFT IN CLASS.
2. IF NOT COMPLETED BY END OF PERIOD, ALL WORK MUST BE PLACED IN CLASSROOM FOLDERS.
ASSIGNMENT: NONE
THURSDAY-12/10: 1. ALL FINAL DRAFTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY END OF PERIOD.
2. WHEN COMPLETED STUDENTS MAY DO DIRT READING
ASSIGNMENT: CONTINUE WORKING ON DIRT
FRIDAY-12/11: 1. REVIEW AND CORRECT CHARACTER INFORMATION FOR AZKABAN
2.REVIEW PLOT.
ASSIGN.: STUDY FOR TEST ON AZKABAN ON MONDAY
REMINDERS:NEXT DIRT IS DUE ON MONDAY-12/21/09.
AZKABAN TEST WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
1. ALL AZKABAN VOCABULARY
2. ALL CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
3. ALL EVENTS FROM THE STORY
4. TWO SHORT ESSAY QUESTIONS
THE BONUS WORD FOR THE AZKABAN TEST IS "LUDICROUS". IF YOU WRITE THIS ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET (AND SPELL IT CORRECTLY!!), YOU WILL RECEIVE TWO BONUS POINTS.
