We worked on the essay for From Boy and the use of dialect to intensify the character's description. We started on the essay about The Green Revolution
Great progress! Paige decided on a topic: Fire and Warmth imagery. We identified relevant passages and made some initial drafts of a thesis question and statement.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
04:30 - 05:30; 60 min.
Biology:
Literature:
The Emperors of the Ice -
Ana finished her book report about the book 'The Emperors of the Ice', by Richard Farr. She summarized the winter expedition to find emperor penguins, and the hardships associated with walking 75 miles during the winter in Antarctica. She then reported on the travel by Scott and his team to the South Pole, only days after his competitor planted the Norwegian flag at the pole. We worked together on reporting about the letters written by three main characters, while they waited to die inside a tent, with no food or fuel, during a blizzard. Ana finished the report with her opinion and recommendation for this book.
Monday, November 28, 2016
04:00 - 05:00; 60 min.
Biology:
Literature:
The Emperors of the Ice -
Ana and I finished reading chapters of the book ‘The Emperors of the Ice’, by Richard Farr. The book ended with the brave but tragic deaths of many of the main characters, who succeeded in getting to the South Pole, but did so only days after another explorer. These courageous men died because of a lack of food/ fuel and being stranded in a severe blizzard on their return to camp. The final chapter was complete with passages from the actual letters these brave men wrote; to the people they love, as they sat in their tent waiting to die. This emotional ending was intense, but also inspirational. Ana and I will work on finishing her report at our next class.
Assignment
Think about how she would like to finish her report.
