4th Quarter 1st Novel

Introduce your novel by writing...

• I started reading _________________________ by ______________________. So far in the novel, ...

Answer each of the following questions by putting the questions in statement form.

• What do you like about how the book begins? The book begins with...
• What do you find confusing about how the book begins? I was confused by...
• What question(s) do you have about the beginning of the book? I wonder what (a character) means by...

Your friends dared you to spend the night in the cemetery and you accepted the challenge. Describe your experience.

Answer the prompt using descriptive words. Don't just say you were scared or brave, but explain what you saw, heard, felt, and smelled as you were in the cemetery all night. Use your imagination and paint a picture with your words! This must be at least 4 sentences. Once you have made your post, go read one of your classmate's posts and respond to it.

What does art mean to you?

Art is powerful. It has changed the course of nations, established religions, crowned kings, and motivated oppressed people to rise up and take back their lives. So I ask you, what does art mean to you?

What issues are burning in your hearts?

I'll start it off with good old Freedom of Speech. We already have this, and of course it's used all the time. In our information age we have the power to post our thoughts (and our dinner pics) at will. Does this create a problem? Are we watering down our right to free speech? Do we have a responsibility to fully analyze an issue before slapping down a few witty lines or uploading a smartypants meme? What are your thoughts, 8th Graders?