January 3, 2011

  1. Bell-ringer: Silent Conversation

Topic:  What I read over the Christmas break (and/or) What I did instead of reading

Directions:
1. Pick up a sheet of lined paper from the pile provided.
2. Write at least three sentences about the topic above.  Write your name by each entry you make.
3.  Pass the paper back one.
4.  Respond with at least one sentence to what the previous student wrote.  (What would you say to that if you were having a verbal conversation?  Would you ask a question, make a connection to your own life, respond with words to describe what the student wrote?)
5.  Keeping the same paper, write at least three new sentences of your own about the topic above.
6. Pass the paper back one.
Repeat the above steps.  If you are sitting at the back of the column of seats,  after you have written pass the paper to the person at the front of your column.

[If your were absent, make up this assignment by writing one page about  the Christmas/New Years Break we just had.]

2. About the Celebrity Webquest Project.
You should have your website evaluations finished and checked off by the teacher.  They were due December 14.
If you haven't, finished your website evaluations by Wednesday, January 5. We will be in the computer lab to create your PowerPoint Presentations about your celebrities.
All students will present their PowerPoints on Friday, January 7.

3. Individual Reading time and Ms. Dorsey checking with individuals and partners about their celebrity projects. 
[If you were absent, make up silent reading time by reading twenty minutes and creating a log entry to attach to your reading log.]