Monday, March 24, 2008

Speak pp.53-66

Aim: How do I compare and contrast characters?

Wordsmiths: xenophobic, harried, commercialism, sensibilities, trigger. Define each word and put it into a sentence.

Character Hunters: We find out more about the following characters: Mr. Neck, Mr.Freeman, Ms. Keen who are teachers; Mr. and Mrs. Sordino, Melinda's parents; Ivy and David Petrakis, fellow students. Pick one group of characters and compare and contrast them.

Historians: Using the First Amendment chapter, find out how long Melinda has lived in the school district and whether she considers herself an immigrant or not and why?

Deep Thinker: Melinda has been working on her art project. How does she show pain in her newest creation and why is Ivy afraid to look at it for too long a time?

Memorable Quote: "The Constitution does not recognize different classes of citizenship based on time spent living in the country."

1 comment:

Pat Wagner said...

Mrs. Del Tejo,
You continue to structure these prompts so well. I really enjoy seeing how you're setting up your teaching each week.