Ms. Gadberry's home page » Assignments by date http://gadberry.edublogs.org Your starting point for online learning and exploration in English/Language Arts Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:56:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 How’s life and learning? http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/08/24/38/ http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/08/24/38/#comments Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:05:21 +0000 gadberry http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/08/24/38/ I’d be happy to hear from my former students – I miss you!

Email me at ellengadberry@comcast.net

 

]]> http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/08/24/38/feed/ 0 “The Last Spin” Webquest http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/08/15/the-last-spin-webquest/ http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/08/15/the-last-spin-webquest/#comments Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:03:06 +0000 gadberry http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/08/15/the-last-spin-webquest/ Hello – you can visit this page from any computer with Internet access by typing in the URL (address) you see above.

Today, right-click HERE to open “The Last Spin” Webquest in a second browser window.

11:35-12:00 ELA Recovery Students click HERE

]]> http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/08/15/the-last-spin-webquest/feed/ 0 HELLO http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/08/13/hello/ http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/08/13/hello/#comments Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:06:37 +0000 gadberry http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/08/13/hello/ In the English Language Arts classroom, I will use this site to direct you to Web resources, activities, and assignments.

]]> http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/08/13/hello/feed/ 0 THREE WEEK COUNTDOWN! http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/05/01/three-week-countdown/ http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/05/01/three-week-countdown/#comments Mon, 01 May 2006 21:51:18 +0000 gadberry http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/05/01/three-week-countdown/ (CLICK THIS LINK if you are a Second-Credit or Makeup Period ELA Student.)

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CLICK HERE

Today your assignment is write poems online using the forms above. Print out and turn in your TWO best works!

]]> http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/04/26/instant-poetry/feed/ 0 April is Poetry Month! http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/04/26/april-is-poetry-month/ http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/04/26/april-is-poetry-month/#comments Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:26:44 +0000 gadberry http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/04/26/april-is-poetry-month/ Celebrate by exploring some of the sites below:

Poem-A-Day from Poets.org

Great Poems to Teach

National Poetry Month at InfoPlease.com

Writer’s Almanac

Instant Poetry Forms
WordMover Magnetic Poetry

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Play the “What If” Creative Game 

Complete this CREATE YOUR OWN AD activity

Info from Advertising Age Publication

]]> http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/04/17/27/feed/ 0 Welcome back from Spring Break! http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/04/09/welcome-back-from-spring-break/ http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/04/09/welcome-back-from-spring-break/#comments Sun, 09 Apr 2006 22:02:17 +0000 gadberry http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/04/09/welcome-back-from-spring-break/ If you need to take the American Lit Text, click here.

If you need to take the British Lit test, click here.

]]> http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/04/09/welcome-back-from-spring-break/feed/ 0 Today is the last day of school before Spring Break! http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/03/29/25/ http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/03/29/25/#comments Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:14:53 +0000 gadberry http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/03/29/25/ British Literature Historical Overview ASSESSMENT

Your textbook, Elements of Literature – Sixth Course, covers over 1500 years of English and world writing. That span of time is divided into seven major historical periods. Click HERE to complete an assessment of your understanding of the “big picture” for each of these time periods. You may use your outline notes as a resource.

American Literature Historical Overview

You outlined the information in the introductions of the six sections of your textbook, Elements of Literature – Fifth Course. Using your outline as a resource, complete the assessment by clicking HERE.

After you have completed your assessment, look at the possibilities for our next unit of study, which will begin on April 13. During the last few minutes of class, cast your VOTE on your top choice.

American Literature – The Moderns 1900-1950

Excerpts from The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Film: The Grapes of Wrath

American Literature – Contemporary Literature 1950-present

Excerpts from Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Film: Rebel Without a Cause

British Literature – The Renaissance 1485-1660

Excerpts from Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Film: Much Ado About Nothing

British Literature – The Romantic Period 1708-1832

Excerpts from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Film: Pride and Prejudice

World Literature – The Holocaust

Excerpts from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Film: Anne B. Real

]]> http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/03/29/25/feed/ 0 Still more: Finding the Right Book for You http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/03/06/still-more-finding-the-right-book-for-you/ http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/03/06/still-more-finding-the-right-book-for-you/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2006 03:37:21 +0000 gadberry http://gadberry.edublogs.org/2006/03/06/still-more-finding-the-right-book-for-you/ Here are the sites we visited last week:

Renaissance Learning Database (for finding a book’s readability)

DeKalb County Public Library

Today, we’ll explore the “Mother of all Online Bookstores” at

Amazon.com

Click on the date below to open your assignment sheet for today. Fill it out on your computer, print it out, and turn it in by the end of class today.

Monday, March 3 

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