Thursday 1/31: WTMMTH Vocab

1. Title
2. Page #
3. Use two of your Where the Mountain Meets the Moon vocabulary words to describe a scene you read about in your book today. The Where the Mountain Meets the Moon words to chose from are: dismay, inconspicuous, hesitate, eager.   
4. Write 4-5 grammatically correct sentences.
(Suggested by Max)

Tornado Day, 1/30: A Desert Island

1. Title
2. Page #
3. Pretend one of your characters is going to be stranded on a desert island (free from tornadoes). What are three items your character would take with her/him/it? Why?
4. Write 4-5 grammatically correct sentences.
(Brought to you by Cookie Monster :)

Tuesday 1/29: Unfamiliar words

1. Title
2. Page #
3. Find three words that are unfamiliar to you. Re-read the paragraphs that they are from in your book.  
4. Based on what you read, write a definition for each word in your own words (not from a dictionary - we want to hear your hypothesis). The definition should be a complete, grammatically correct sentence :-)
Example...
Intuitive - I think 'intuitive' means someone who has an understanding of what other people are feeling.

(Brought to you by Theo :) 

Monday 1/28: The Twin

1. Title
2. Page #
3. Pretend one of your characters has a twin that has a personality that is the opposite of your character. If your character is good, he/she/it has a bad twin. If your character is bad, he/she/it has a good twin.  How would the twin act if they were both in the story?
4. Write 4-5 grammatically correct sentences.
(Brought to you by Cookie Monster :)

Weekend 25-27: Summarize & predict

1. Title
2. Page # 
3. Summarize what you read this weekend and predict what you think might happen in the next 20 pages.
4. Write 4-5 grammatically correct sentences.
(brought to you by Theo)

Thursday 1/24: Sports

1. Title
2. Page # 
3. If you could play a sport with one of your characters, what would you play with her/him/it? Is it something that you would have fun doing with them?
4. Write 4-5 grammatically correct sentences.
(brought to you by Sarah)

Tuesday 1/22: College

1. Title
2. Page #
3. Chose a character in your book to send to college. What kind of college do you think he/she/it might go to? What might he/she/it study there?
4. Write 4-5 grammatically correct sentences.
(brought to you by Theo)

Weekend 1/18-1/21: Community Service

1. Title
2. Page #
3. In honor of MLK Day, what kind of service projects could you have the characters your in your book do? 
4. Write 4-5 grammatically correct sentences.
(Brought to you by Avery :)

Thursday 1/17: Animals

1. Title
2. Page #
3. You have been granted a magic wand and must turn one of your characters into an animal. Which character will you pick, which animal will he/she/it become, and why? 
4. Write 4-5 grammatically correct sentences.
(Brought to you by Ava :)

Wednesday 1/16: Family differences

1. Your book title
2. Your current page number
3. What differences are there between your family and the family of one of your characters? 
4. Explain in 4-6 grammatically correct sentences. 

(brought to you by Taylor & David)

Tuesday 1/15: Connections

1. Your book title
2. Your current page number
3. What connections are there between your book and your life? 
4. Explain in 4-6 grammatically correct sentences.

Monday 1/14: Striving for accuracy

1. Title
2. Page #
3. How does a character in your book use the Habit of Mind, "Striving for accuracy?"
4. Write 4-5 grammatically correct sentences.

Weekend 1/11-1/13: On The Big Screen

1. Title
2. Page #
3. If your book was made into a movie, who would you pick to play the main character(s)? Would it be animated or live action? What kind of movie would it be (thriller, comedy, action, mystery)?
If your book already has already been made into a movie, have you seen it? What changes would you make?
4. Write 4-5 grammatically correct sentences.

Thursday 1/10: At The Howard School

1. Title
2. Page #
3. Pretend that one of the characters in your book was a student at The Howard School. Would they like it here? Who would they be friends with? What would be their favorite class or time of day? Would you want them to be in your class?
4. Write 4-5 grammatically correct sentences.

Wednesday 1/9/2013 - Poem

1. Title
2. Page #
4. Write 4-5 line poem, with at least 20 words, about a character in your book. [30 days until Our Poetry Slam!]
(brought to you by Max)

Tuesday 1/8: New Years

1. Title
2. Page #
3. Pretend it is New Years in your book. How would the characters in your book celebrate?
4. Write 4-5 grammatically correct sentences.
(brought to you by Cookie Monster)