• To Be Or Not To Be Up-To-Date

    CHAI Reading: due May 8, 2013

    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • Book Review: Posted to Shelfari AND linked on blogfolio
      CHAI-light:  Assume the persona of your book’s protagonist and write a blog post using his/her voice.  Post to blogfolio with reflection.

    POETRY Recitation: week of May 20-24

    • ani-cat6:  “How To Eat A Poem” and other sensory works
    • 7:  Assorted poems by Frost, Browning, Dickinson, Poe, Donne, etc.
    • 8:  Shakespeare’s monologues

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    POETRY Written Exam: May 29

     

     

     

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  • Shelfari

    Have you ever wanted to keep track of how many books you read or are reading, online? Well, Shelfari is a perfect way to do that.  You can post your book on your Shelfari account and write a review about it. You rate the book and say  if you disliked, liked, or loved it. Also, you can add it as a favorite, if you thought the book was amazing. It is an incredible way to look back on what you read from earlier years instead of trying to remember, or writing it down. Technology, is getting more and more intense as the years pass by, so we should take advantage of it for education purposes;  it will be more fun for kids and easier for adults.

    On Shelfari, you can join groups and add friends. When you make your account, you search for the book you read or are reading. Tell all about it (which is the review part) and tag it ( which is when you recommend the book for an  age group it is perfect for and the type of book it is.) The “tag part” is very helpful to other people to see if they might like it and think it is appropriate for them. It can also benefit you, because  on the home page there are the most popular books everybody is reading, and you could check it out.