Assignment for November 1

Read pages 166 - 199.

• DRAW a picture of one interesting event in these pages.  On the same page, write a short explanation telling the following:
• what is happening
• why this is important
• what you think about this

Body Language

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7GIMEFfX2g&feature=related

Homework for Monday, October 25

Read pages 126 - 165.

Choose FOUR main events in these pages and write them in time order.  Write a short paragraph about each one saying:

• what happened
• why it's important
• what we learn or expect because of this event
• your reaction

More Main Idea Practice

http://www.daltonstate.edu/faculty/mnielsen/practice_exercises_for_reading_classes.htm 

Homework for October 18

Read pages 85 - 125.

1)  Summarize one of the five chapters.  Include basic information (who, what, when, where, why, how) and explain what happened.  (10 points)

2)  Write a personal response to the chapter you summarized.  How do you feel about the characters and their actions?  (10 points)

3)  Why is Quentin reading Leaves of Grass, a long poem by Walt Whitman?  (5 points)

4)  Lacey Pemberton is going to the prom with Ben.  Describe Lacey.  What does she look like?  What kind of person is she?  (5 points)

Homework for October 11

Answer the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES.  You will not be graded on grammar, but your ideas must be clear to me.

PART 1:   Choose two of the following quotes to explain.  Explain who said it and what it means. 

But it didn't feel like fun; it felt like a heart attack.  (page 44)
Remind me never to cross margo Roth Spiegelman.  (page 47)
You see how fake it all is.  It's not even hard enough to be made out of plastic.  (page 57)
Doing stuff never feels as good as you hope it will feel.  (page 77)

PART 2:  Choose one of Margo's acts of revenge to explain.  Explain what she did, who she did it too, and why she did it.  Then tell briely what your reaction to this is.  (For example you can answer:  What do you think of the idea? How would you feel? What's your opinion of Margo?  What would you have done if you were Quentin?)

10 Steps Website

You can do some practice exercises and mastery tests online if you prefer those to paper - and get instant feedback.  Create a student account here:  http://www.townsendpress.net/  and then check out 10 Steps to Building College Reading Skills.  Good luck!