Change in Plans!

Veteran's Day is Monday, November 12, and it's a school holiday!
Your TZ FD scripts and DVD's are now due Tuesday, Nov. 13.

TZ Story Cards

In preparation for meeting with your groups tomorrow, please have your set of five story cards ready.

1. Initial each card in the upper right hand corner on the lined side.
2. Each card represents one of the major story elements of your individual TZ episode idea.
3. The whole set = your TZ episode idea to share with your group tomorrow.

Click on the link below to see what to put on each story card:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cdcniwodpp3i12t/wuv7u3_3J9/storycards.jpg.doc

HW: Week of 10/29

TZ Parent Letter:


                                                                                                                               Oct. 29, 2012

Dear Mom (Dad, Auntie, etc.),

This week, we're starting our TZ Project in Ms. Ware's class. She wants me to let you know a few things about this project ahead of time.

If you have any questions, please email her at cware@ojaiusd.org.

• Some of the work we do for this project will be done outside of class. Over the course of the next two weeks, I might need a ride or two to one of my group member's houses for practice and/or filming.

• Do we have a video camera and/or a video editing program on our computer? If so, would it be possible for us to use it on our project?

Since having you read this letter is tonight's HW, would you please sign and date it at the bottom so I can get credit for sharing it with you? Thank you!
                                                                                                                                     Love,
                                                                                                             Zelda

Due Tuesday, 10/30	Signed/dated TZ Parent Letter TZ Story Cards
Due Wednesday, 10/31	None--if EVERYBODY has his/her journal on Tuesday for grading.
Due Thursday, 11/1	Journals for Grading
Due Friday, 11/2	RD Self-Eval letter

TZ Zone Episodes

Rod Serling and The Twilight Zone
Before we begin our TZ Project, I'd like you to have a solid understanding of who Rod Serling is and what motivated him to create the original Twilight Zone.

This interview below from 1959 may give you some insights.

 

If you have Netflix at home, you have instant access to Seasons 1-2-3-5. I highly recommend watching the episode To Serve Man."

Here are three episodes you can watch right here:

 "Where is Everybody?" (10/2/59)
This is the very first TZ episode.
(35:03)

"Time Enough at Last" (11/20/59)
(25:04)


"The Parallel" (3/14/63)
(50:56)

Journal Grading!

We'll be grading Journal #2 on Tuesday, 10/30. 


Make sure you can answer yes to each question below:

• Is each item where it's supposed to be according to the table of contents?
• Is my table of contents neat and complete?
• Is each page titled?
• Is my table of contents EXACTLY like the one below?
• Is every assignment complete?
• Is every single page  numbered (1L/1R, 2L/2R, etc.?
• Did I make corrections and edits in a bright color?
• Does my journal reflect pride of ownership? In other words, am I proud of the work I've done in my journal?

Journal #2 Table of Contents

JE #11	EPOS Self-Test	Sentences by Definition
JE #12	Practice Test: 31-40	NAPVAPIC list
JE #13	Pretest: 41-50	Vocab Work 41-50
JE #14	Rat's POV RD	cont'd
JE #15	+5/-5 Chart: 3SK	SF/RO/C-S Please edit in a bright color!
JE #16	MW 1-50 Crossword	MW 1-50 Clues
JE #17	MW Foursquare (POS)	List of 10: TZ
JE #18	List of 10: "Eye of the Beholder"	TZ Foursquare (camera shots)
JE #19	P. 88, 1-11	cont'd
JE #20	TQ's:  "Monsters"	cont'd

HW for the Week of 10/22

Due Tuesday, 10/23	"Monsters" vocab: Go to blog!
Due Wednesday, 10/24	Q's, pg. 88, 1-11
Due Thursday, 10/25	Answer Thought Questions 1-3 in JE #20/left and right
Friday, 10/26	"Monsters" Vocab Test & Comprehension Test

"Monsters" TQ's

Thought Questions:
Answer these in JE #20/left and right.

• Write in paragraph form. No listing! 
• Write in complete sentences, and include part of the question in the topic sentence of your answer.
• Make sure you have at least 75 words for each response.

1. Explain the meaning of the closing comments Rod Serling makes. What points was he trying to make about humankind, in general?

2. What specific events in the story illustrate Rod Serling's message? How?

3. Do you believe the message from the play, which was broadcast in 1960, is still relevant today? Why? Give three reasons to justify your opinion.

"Monsters" Flash Cards

Hi! I apologize for being a little late (4:25 instead of 4:00). Thank you for your patience and for checking back.

HW = Make "Monsters" flash cards. They're here for you below. Make sure to write the word on the front, and the definition on the back. If there's no part of speech shown, you don't need one on your card because some of these are terms, not singular words.

See you tomorrow! By the way, if you see a little gray box next to the flash cards, right click on your mouse and click on "Run this plug-in." That should make your cards interactive.

Tonight's HW & NAPVAPIC

For HW, look on the right side under "Archives" on Week of 10/15.

NAPVAPIC is an acronym to help you remember the eight  parts of speech:

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

PRONOUN

VERB

ADVERB

PREPOSITION

INTERJECTION

CONJUNCTION

The Twilight Zone!

 

Here are a few links that might help you with your research for your List of 10.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone
• http://www.twilightzonemuseum.com/
• http://www.syfy.com/twilightzone

For extra credit (and so I know you're checking the blog), email me at cware@ojaiusd.org:

• Write your name in the subject line.
• In the message, list three TZ episode titles other than the one we saw today in class.
• Remember to put quotation marks around the titles.

Week of 10/15

Due Tuesday, 10/16	No HW. Congratulations on surviving the Monster Words!
Due Wednesday, 10/17	List of 10: TZ; find 10 facts about the original Twilight Zone TV series.
Due Thursday, 10/18	No HW!
Due Friday, 10/19	No HW!

Checklist for FD Rat's POV

Before you turn in your FD tomorrow, make sure:

• Your story is very well proofread. It's always helpful to read it aloud to someone because then you can hear any errors you may have previously overlooked.
• You have an original title, not: Rat's POV.
• Your name, period, and date are in the upper right hand corner.
• Your pages are stapled together.
• You have paragraphed! I won't accept any unparagraphed pieces of writing.
• You've described incidents and characters vividly.
• You've indented every single time a new character speaks.
• You've kept your tenses consistent. Most often, using the past tense works best.

HW for Week of 10/8-10/11 (no school 10/12)

Here's your HW for this week. Check back everyday, though. Something new might be added.

I've put all five sets of flashcards on the previous post. If you scroll down and can't see them, look at the right side bar and click on "MW Flashcards 1-50."

Due Tuesday, 10/9	Bring all MW flashcards (1-50) Complete Front of SF/RO/CS worksheet. +5/-5 Chart
Due Wednesday 10/10	Study MW's--especially POS
Due Thursday 10/11	FD Rat's POV
Monday, 10/15	Big MW Test!

TBA = to be announced

MW Flashcards: 1-50

Extra Credit!

For extra credit, do a bit of research on Banned Books Week.

This link will help you, but it might not provide all the info you need.

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/banned-kids-books.html

• Email me at cware@ojaiusd.org with this information. 
• Answer in complete sentences AND IN YOUR OWN WORDS, please! 
• Do not cut and paste the answers to the questions or you won't receive EC.
• In the subject line, write your first and last name so I can make sure to give you credit.

1. When is Banned Books Week in 2012?
2. What is a banned book?
3. What happens when a book is banned?
4. List five famous banned books.

MW 41-50

MW 41-50

It's the last set of Monster Words!

Here's why the substitute asked you to visit the blog:

Your HW is to come to class on 

Tuesday with your flash cards completed.
 Below are the roots.  Below the roots are the flashcards w/all the word info.

• omni = all
• sci = to know
• pan = all
• ium = state of being
• ulti = last; final
• phobe = one who fears