Nijole's MS English -- 13-14

Friday, May 30, 2014

HW for Friday, 5/30

IRP due Monday!
Make sure to have your gallery card and your 3 paragraph summary.

Thursday, May 29, 2014

HW for Thursday, 5/29

Paragraph 3 of IRP summary -- see yesterday's blog for details.

IRP due Monday.

Quiz 5.3 on Tuesday.

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

IRP Summary -- Paragraphs 1 and 2 (see guidelines below)

IRP Summary:
Use your knowledge of HOW A PLOT DEVELOPS to write a 3 paragraph summary of your book. Type and double‐space. Edit for grammar and spelling and follow the formatting guidelines (see the link in the upper right hand corner of this page for a reminder). Make sure you cover the following and that you use this outlined structure:

• The name of the book and who the author is? (paragraph 1)
• What kind of book is it? (Fiction? Non‐fiction? Mystery? Drama? Biography?) (paragraph 1)
• Why did you pick the book in the first place? (paragraph 1)
• Write about the exposition! Setting, characters, and situation (paragraph 2)
• What happens in your book? Give a fairly detailed description of the inciting incident (what are the external and internal conflicts?). (paragraph 2)
• Tell about the rising action (including the climax) and falling action. (paragraph 2)
• What are your thoughts about the book? (paragraph 3 -- this should follow the RATETEO format)

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

HW for Tuesday, 5/27

Gallery card, draft 1.
We'll edit these in class tomorrow, so make sure to do it tonight.
See the sample gallery card under "Resources" if you need a reminder of what should be on the gallery card. You must have THREE SECTIONS!