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1. Read2. Journal3. Characters Glossary4. Events Wiki5. Reader Poll

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Read Pretty easy, if you got the abc’s down in kindergarten. Then again, you’re not reading “Green Eggs and Ham.”

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While these may be ‘short’ novels, you won’t be able to finish it in the car on the way to school, or, in your case, five minutes before chat starts.

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We’ll take two weeks on most novels.* My recommendation: read at least one hour every day, Monday-Saturday--take a break on Sunday; its good for you.

*For the first novel, The Overcoat, you only get one week to read it.

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Read

Check out these links.

Read

or Listen

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When finished with the reading

click on this link and follow the instructions.

The link takes you here.

Click this button.

Then that takes you here.

Tell me how much you read. Be honest.

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Journal

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Journal

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Journal

- Go to the course page and read the document

“Steps to a Journal Entry”

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• Do the journals as you read or after if you

prefer. • Plan on writing at least

7 journal entries.

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When finished with the

reading and journaling

click on this link and follow the instructions.

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Journal

When finished with the

reading and journaling

click on this link and follow the instructions.

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Journal The pages look like this:

Press this button.

Here’s the next page.Write or paste one of your journal entries here*Then click one of these circles, telling how many entries you did total* I’d choose a really good one—one that you’d take to school for show and tell. : )

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Characters Glossary

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Characters Glossary

We’re going to keep tabs of the characters in each story

by doing a little exercise.

Character Example: GandalfHere’s what we want to remember about him

So, let’s give it a try…

1. character's appearance (head to toe)

2. relationship to other main characters

3. good or bad qualities4. what he or she

desires

Example: Gandalf1. Old wizard, wears

long rough cloak, tall pointed hat, silver beard, carries staff

2. Friend to all good creatures, enemy of Sauron and all his minions

3. Wise, powerful, encouraging; short temper, sometimes late

4. Desires to help preserve Middle Earth

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Characters Glossary

Now that you know how to briefly describe a character,

let’s look at the

on the course page…

Click “Characters Agents”

Always read the instructions.Or, as Davy Crockett once said, “Always be

sure you are right, then go ahead.”

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Name of Character

Description

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Press Save!

Completed entry…almost

Finish your entry with a comment, telling what you liked about the character.

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1. Read2. Journal3. Characters Glossary4. 5. Reader PollEvents Wiki

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Events Wiki

To keep track of the main events in each novel we are going to create a “Wiki”. *

*Wiki is a Hawaiian word that means ‘fast’. And trust me, we’ve chosen just the right word for this assignment.

First, click the link.

Then, read instructions.

Summarize (briefly) an important event.

Save it.

Now your event is up. Can you say “wiki” (i.e. fast)!

What if all the big events are taken? Or what if I disagree about someone’s

take on an event?

Make your opinion known by clicking here.

Post your take on the event underneath the first.

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Reader Poll

Last step!

Click the ‘Reader Poll’ link.

Tell us what you thought. Again, be honest.

Don’t worry, it won’t hurt your grade (or improve it).

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Done!