1. February 8, 2017 Bell-ringer
Take two of the following sentences and expand them using as much detail as you can
Jack’s phone rang.
It was 2:00 in the morning.
Jack got out of bed.
He got dressed.
He lit a cigarette and left his room.
A cab waited for him in the street.
**SATURDAY TUTORING: BENCHMARK MAKE-UP/missing assignment make-up

2. Objectives
You will build background knowledge pertaining to Julius Caesar and William Shakespeare in order to make real world connections to text by utilizing technology and synthesizing information
You will analyze several high scoring essays by color coding and identifying key elements in order to further develop your own writing style

3. SSR Book Projects
Write a diary entry that one of the story’s main characters might have kept before, during, or after the book’s events. Remember that the character’s thoughts and feelings are very important in a diary. It should be at least 1 page long and fully describe an event in the book through the eyes of a character. Add a cover page to the diary that is colorful and relates to the character.
with title and author

4. SSR Book Projects
Create a sculpture of a character. Use any combination of soap, wood, clay, sticks, wire, stones, old toy pieces, or any other object. An explanation of how this character fits into the book should accompany the sculpture (5-7 sentences)
Element
Points
Scuplture is creative 20
Explanation is 5-7
sentences
Spelling
Grammar
Colorful & Well though
out
with title and author t

5. SSR Book Projects
Create a comic strip version of your story. It should include at least 10 panels, be colorful, and neat. Make sure to include all story dynamics (setting, characters, exposition, rising action, conflict, climax, falling action, and resolution)

6. SSR Rubric

7. Mini-research rubrics
NO WIKIPEDIA!!!
(reliable sources: .edu, .org, or .gov)
Due date: TODAY!
Shakespeare Poster Rubric
2 points
Title (large and colorful)
8 points
Thesis present
10 points
4 pictures
2 reasons why we should or should not learn about him
Statistics: birthday, place of birth, day of death, etc.
5 interesting facts
6 points
2 famous quotes
2 well-known works
5 points
5 original words (words coined by Shakespeare)
Sources correctly cited in MLA format for images
Sources correctly cited in MLA format for information
Correct grammar
Correct spelling
Julius Caesar Poster Rubric
3 points
Title (large and colorful)
8 points
Thesis present
10 points
4 pictures
2 reasons why we should or should not learn about him
Statistics: birthday, place of birth, day of death, etc.
5 interesting facts
6 points
2 famous quotes
2 well-known works
4 points
2 battles he fought in or led
Sources correctly cited in MLA format for images
Sources correctly cited in MLA format for information
Correct grammar
5 points
Correct spelling

8. Color Code Hook: pink Thesis: orange
Examples: emotional—purple logical—green
Counterargument: brown
Call to Action: red
Circle WOWs in blue
Circle transitions in gray/pencil

9. What did you notice? Write down what you noticed about these essays?
What did they have that made them so exemplary?
What type of examples did they use?
What do you LIKE about them?