Combat Zone Bellwork OVERACKER READ 180

Journal Question 10/17/11 Is it important for citizens to remember and study the wars we have fought? Why or why not? It (is/isn’t) important for citizens to study past wars because… Week 10: Combat Zone

WW II Journal Question 10/18/11 Look at these photos of three war memorials. Which war memorial do you like best? Explain. The War Memorial that I like best is _______________ because… Korean War Vietnam War

Journal Question 10/19/11 What are some ways that people deal with things that they regret? How have you dealt with circumstances that you have regretted? One way to deal with a situation you regret is… Week 10: Combat Zone

Probable Passage – Word Sort Daughter Stories Grenade Afraid My Khe Foggy Helmet Duty Dawn Muzzle Morality Kiowa Alone Soldier

Journal Question 10/20/11 The narrator in “Ambush” decides to tell his daughter a lie when she is young. When she is older, he will tell her the truth. Did the narrator make the right decision? Why or why not? The narrator (should/ shouldn’t) have lied to his daughter because… Week 10: Combat Zone

Journal Question 10/24/11 The Vietnamese soldier in “Ambush” is clearly the narrator’s enemy. Yet the narrator never calls him the enemy. Why not? The narrator never calls the Vietnamese soldier his enemy because… Week 11: Combat Zone

Journal Question 10/25/11 At the end of “Ambush,” Kiowa tells the narrator that what he did to the Vietnamese soldier was “a good kill.” Do you agree or disagree? Explain your response. Killing the Vietnamese soldier (was/was not) a “good kill” because… Week 11: Combat Zone

“Ambush” Sequence of Events Chose the 4 most important events from the story Put them in order One sentence Each Use Sequence Signal words Extra Credit on p of Mastery Packet First Then Next Suddenly Finally In the end Soon

Vocabulary Practice 10/26/11 COMPLICATED – hard to understand or deal with Please complete the following sentence: The most complicated decision I ever had to make was… Week 11: Combat Zone

Journal Question 10/26/11 Where were you on September 11, 2001? How did you hear about the attack on the Twin Towers in NYC? What do you remember feeling on that day or afterward? On September 11 th, I remember… Week 11: Combat Zone

Journal Question 10/27/11 What are some ways that our country honors the memory of victims of September 11 th ? Do you think there should be a National Memorial? Why or why not? Some ways that our country honors September 11 th are… Week 11: Combat Zone

Vocabulary Practice 10/28/11 SITE – a place or location Please complete the following sentence: One site where I like to hang out is ________ because… Week 11: Combat Zone

Vocabulary Practice 10/28/11 Word Family – a group of words that share the same base word and have related meanings. Copy the 2 word webs below REAL HELP HelpingHelpedHelpsUnhelpfulHelpful

Week 11: Combat Zone Vocabulary Practice Word Family – a group of words that share the same base word and have related meanings. REAL ReallyRealityUnrealRealisticRealize HELP HelpingHelpedUnhelpfulHelpful

Vocabulary Practice 12/5/08 Verb Ending – can be added to a word to show when an action takes place Can you change the meaning of at least 5 of our vocab words from the word wall by adding –ed or –ing? List the new words. 1) Complicate  Complicated or Complicating 2) 3) 4) 5) Week 17: Combat Zone

“The Names” Imagery/Symbolism Assignment Choose your favorite line from the poem It must include either a powerful image or significant symbol Your Project must include: A line from the poem in quotation marks The name of the poem and the poet Should be large & visible Easy to read in a classroom display An illustration of the symbol or imagery What do you see in your mind when you read the line of poetry?

Journal Question 11/02/11 Which did you like better: the short story “Ambush” or the poem “The Names?” Explain what made you like one or the other. I liked ____________ best because… Week 12: Combat Zone

Vocabulary Practice 11/01/11 HESITATE – to pause Please complete the following sentence: I might hesitate before doing __________ because… Week 12: Combat Zone

Vocabulary Practice 12/10/08 PONDER – to think carefully Please complete the following sentence: The teacher asked me to ponder about… Week 18: Combat Zone

Journal Question 12/11/08 Name one thing that you are going to do differently on the SRI Today to be more successful.. Today on the SRI, I will… Week 18: Combat Zone

Journal Question 12/12/08 How do you feel about your performance on the SRI yesterday? What will you do differently next time?. Yesterday on the SRI, I … Week 18: Combat Zone

Week 19: FInals Journal Question 12/15/07 List one thing you learned in each unit: 1. Survivors 2. Killer Plagues 3. Combat Zone

Week 19: Combat Zone Journal Question 12/16/07 What have you enjoyed reading most this year? (Any book, article, story, poem from independent reading, the rBook, or computers). Tell me why you liked it. I have enjoyed reading __________ the most because…