Foo Island - In Foo

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Use MovieMaker or Animoto and create your own Foo Island Tribe video.....in Foo.

Literature Circle - due Friday, May 31st

1. What literary devices (simile, metaphor, irony, symbolism, alliteration) have you encountered in your novel?  Provide examples of three (with textual reference).
2. What advice would you give to one of the characters in the novel?  How would they respond to your advice?
3. What characters did you learn the most from? Explain.
4. Which traits of the characters in this novel did you find most like you? Least like you?
5. What type of reader would you recommend this novel to?

Where In The World.....due Friday, May 31st.

How was Niagara Falls created and where did it begin?  Have you been to see Niagara Falls and if so what was your impression?
Open the link below for more information:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/niagara-falls

Literature Circle Assignment - Due Friday, May 24th

Character Commandant - Your job is to think about the main character or characters featured in the first two or three chapters of your book.  What are they doing?  What are they thinking of saying?  How are they feeling?  Are they facing any conflicts or problems?  Have they reached any epiphanies or made any insights or realizations?  Are they experiencing hardship or good fortune?  What details about the character(s) does the author reveal?
Task:  Generate five textual citations (page numbers) that contain noteworthy information about a main character or characters.  Summarize the material in one to two paragraphs for each textual reference.

For Beth

Have fun in Ottawa at your swimming competition.
Assigned Work: 
All new Blog work - Check all blogs on a daily basis.  Poetry blog work and Literature Circle work can be saved on your USB or emailed.  Continue reading The Hobbit & complete assigned math work.

Modern Explorers

What does Chris Hadfield say that he misses the most about Earth?  Compare Chris Hadfield to another famous explorer. 

Exploration

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/interactive/maps-tools-adventure-island/?ar_a=1
Open the above link and try your adventure skills.