Language+Arts

Our first author this year is Katherine Paterson, author of //Bridge to Terabithia// and a number of other highly acclaimed novels. Go to her website, [|terabithia.com], and read "about" her life and writing. Also check out the "library" of other novels she's written. We will discuss what you read in class tomorrow, so read carefully!

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__Much Ado About Nothing__
We are starting SHAKESPEARE! Check out the sites below for more background information on Shakespeare and his life. Use these sites to figure out the right answers to the false questions on the anticipatory quiz we took in class. [|A Shakespeare Timeline] [|Absolute Shakespeare] [|Folger's Shakespeare]

__The Giver__
The author of our second trimester novel, //The Giver//, is written by Lowis Lowry. Click here to visit her website and learn about her as a person and author. [|Lois Lowry]. Read her biography carefully and be prepared to answer some questions about her life and writing.

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FINAL PROJECT Click on the link to read the description of your final project on the Giver. [|Final Project]

__**The Bronze Bow**__
We will be doing a partner writing comparing and contrasting either Samson and Rosh, or the cave and Capernum. With your partner, you will need to decide on which you will do and then how you will organize your paper. The link below gives a good explanation of different ways to approach your compare/contrast essay. Read through the presentation together and chose an organization that works best for you. Prewrite which structure and what your points and order you will use in prewriting notes. [|compare/contrast organization]