Among the Hidden, Ch. 6

Put yourself in Luke's place. In one descriptive sentence, tell us how you would feel about the possibility of Mother going to work at the factory.

The Alcott Family

In this week's post, I want to hear your thoughts about the Alcott family, specifically Bronson, Abby, and Louisa.  Please write three sentences about one of them, telling me a bit about that person, his or her personality, and your opinion about his or her character.  Please use your best grammar and spelling. The assignment is due on Wednesday, September 18.

Reading Gifted Hands

For our first blogpost, I want to know what part of Gifted Hands you found most interesting. Describe it and then, tell us what you learned from this event or section that you can use in your own life.

Whenever you write on the blog, be sure to use complete sentences with good punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. This answer will require at least two or three sentences to be complete and answer both parts of the question. This assignment is due Friday, August 16th.

Gifted Hands

I hope you are enjoying our All School Read. I'm reading it for the second time right now. I plan to use this post as a place to collect some websites, lesson plans, and videos that relate to Gifted Hands. Feel free to take a look.

Gifted Hands (the play)

Discussion Questions

Easy Fun Lesson Plan

Unit Plan

Google Slides Presentation

Individual Learning Packet

Belle Teal

       At the end of the story, Belle Teal determines to "accentuate the positive" even though she can't "eliminate thee negative."  What are the positive elements in her life? Will they be enough to overcome the problems that still bother her?

       Answer these questions, giving your opinion and using evidence from the text. Use good mechanics; be thorough!

Nature's Classroom

I hope you enjoyed our time at Nature's Classroom as much as I did. This week I want each of you to write 3-4 sentences about something you learned while we were there. Please include some details about what activity you were doing and who else was involved. As always, use good mechanics in your comment.

A Wrinkle in Time

Now that we've read the book and watched the movie, I'm curious what you think. In your comment, tell me at least two differences you noticed between the book and the movie. Then tell which you preferred and why. Please use complete sentences with good punctuation, spelling, and capitalization.

Make Your Own Avatar

This week we are using www.voki.com to create Avatars and share our experiences during Christmas Break.

My avatar will tell you how to get started. It is in the sidebar. When you finish with your avatar, you will be able to create a link. Copy that link into a comment on this blog post. That way all of us can see your avatar!

Also, notice that there are Voki Directions in the sidebar as well.  Have fun!

The Reader as Detective

This week you are to respond to one of the following questions in your comment. Read the question carefully. Then respond in complete sentences with correct punctuation and capitalization.

If you read "The Purloined Letter," do you have any ideas about where the letter was hidden? Could the police have missed it, or might it be hidden somewhere else entirely?  Give evidence from the story section to support your answer.

If you read "The Red-Headed League," tell us what you found strange or unusual in Mr. Wilson's story.  Give evidence from the story section to support your answer.