Friday, April 17, 2009

What would I want to learn?

Imagine that you came to school next September and the principal told every student that you would no longer be studying math or history or English, that instead you would be learning whatever you decided you should learn (how to fix a carburetor, cosmetics, crime novels, how to run a grocery store, etc.).

What would you decide to learn? Give me 3 or 4 sentences explaining why you would choose this thing or things to learn.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Setting

Tell me about the setting of the book you are reading. Where is it taking place? What year(s)? Minimum 50 words. Use descriptive language.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Add a hyperlink

Please give me a hyperlink to your own blog.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Something I have read

Tell me--in 75+ words--about something you have read. It could be a book, it could be a magazine article, a Manga, anything memorable that you have read. Why was it memorable?

Friday, April 3, 2009

My Own Book

Answer these questions please:
1. If I need to read a book it would be about__________
2. I sometimes read newspapers. Yes or No.
3. I sometimes read magazines. Yes or No.
4. I sometimes read comic books. Yes or No.
5. I sometimes read on the internet. Yes or No.
6. If I had a choice I'd read: mysteries; crime books; books about sports; books about romance; books about cars; books about history; books about my culture; books about stories (Tell me all that apply to you)
7. The most important thing for me is that the book: a. has lots of pictures b. is short c. has easy words d. is interesting (Tell me all that apply to you)
8. I want the teacher to pick a book for me. Yes or No.
9. The most interesting book I ever read was:
10. I heard about a book once that I might like to read. It was called: