Endless Questions http://hcato.edublogs.org An endlessquestions.com weblog Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:42:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://edublogs.org/?v=3.5.1 Count Down http://hcato.edublogs.org/2010/05/30/count-down/ http://hcato.edublogs.org/2010/05/30/count-down/#comments Sun, 30 May 2010 22:20:17 +0000 hcato http://hcato.edublogs.org/?p=658 I know that many of you are DYING to get your hands on one of the following books.

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Ever wonder what Mrs. Cato’s room looks like…?  Check it out!

 

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]]> http://hcato.edublogs.org/2010/05/24/dropbox/feed/ 0 Class Update http://hcato.edublogs.org/2010/04/27/class-update-55/ http://hcato.edublogs.org/2010/04/27/class-update-55/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:33:18 +0000 hcato http://hcato.edublogs.org/?p=645 check list

Monday – Go over Grammar Review Packet

Tuesday – No Class – 6th Grade TAKS

Wednesday – No Class – 6th Grade TAKS

Thursday – No Class – Science  TAKS

Friday – No Class – Social Studies TAKS 

Due next Monday (May 3rd):
- Blog Responses for F451
- Grammar Packet     

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Monday – WWW 1-20 Test, KA Presentation 3

Tuesday – No Class – Math TAKS

Wednesday – No Class Reading TAKS

Thursday – Intro into the Gettysburg Addres – read a short piece of background information, class discussion, memorize, start discecting out the grammar. 

Friday – Continue with the Gettysburg Address from Thursday.  AOW DUE

Due Friday of this week:
Idealism vs. Realism blog due Wed.

Pick your own Article of the Week due Fri.
     Select an article, link or post the article on your blog
     Write a one page reflection about the article.  (one page — meaning 3-4 paragraphs  each paragraph containing 5-7 sentences).

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I keep getting e-mail from kids who are doing book reports on I Know What You Did Last Summer and say things like “My favorite part was when Julie was trying to hide in the ice chest and found the heads of her two best friends.” That’s when I know they didn’t read the book at all. That scene took place in the movie, not in my novel.

When a production company options a story, the author loses all control. Hollywood takes over, and the script writer can change “the property” in any way he chooses. I had no idea my book was being turned into a slasher film until I went to the theater, (buying my ticket just like everybody else), and sat down to watch it. The lights dimmed and there was a scenic view of the ocean. How could that be? My story was laid in New Mexico. Then a fisherman with an ice hook appeared on the screen. He wasn’t in my book. By now I was starting to think I’d walked into the wrong theater by mistake. But, no — up came the title — I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER. I was bewildered. Who was that fisherman, and what was he going to do with that ice hook?

Well, I soon found out. He was going to decapitate my characters. Heads flew off, blood spurted, the audience screamed, I SCREAMED — I was so horrified I couldn’t even open my popcorn. The first thing I did when I staggered out of the theater was phone my married daughter, Kerry, and tell her, “Don’t let my grandchildren see it!”

So, never, NEVER judge a book by the movie. Usually they have little, if anything, in common.

I’ve been terribly embarrassed by this movie, despite the fact that it was a box office hit and made my novel a best-seller.

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Last week we traveled to the year 1963.  This week we will be traveling further back in time as we prepare to study the Civil War.    

Due Wednesday of this week:
- If you did not, you need to add three post-its to our timeline on the wall.  Any three people, places, or events from 1963 – 1863 will work. 
- Bring to class any three people, places, or events from relating to the civil war.  You can write them on post-its or on your own paper. 
- A MUST KNOW WHEN YOU COME TO CLASS! 
(can we say pop quiz) 
          13th and 14th Amendment
          Brown vs Board of Education
          Plessy vs Ferguson
          Emmitt Till

WEDNESDAY
- On Wednesday we will start reading Killer Angels
- Assign groups

THURSDAY
- Finish reading section 1 of Killer Angels
- Create a list of characteristics for the main characters

Friday
- WWW #1 – #19  – We have not taken a complete test in a while, be sure to STUDY!
- Continue reading Killer Angels.

Due Friday of this week:
Article of the week #19
WWW HWK #19
 

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All week we will be working on our Litle Rock Nine Project.  Be sure to read and understand the assignment page on our class wiki.   

If we get a chance to work with Ms Hill we will be going to the computer lab to work on our Book Trailers.  If we get to do this, they will be due NEXT Monday. 

Due Friday of this week:
Article of the week #18
WWW HWK #18
Little Rock Nine Project

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All week we will be working on our We Didn’t Start the Fire Project.  Be sure to read and understand the assignment page that was given to you. 

Due this week:
Article of the week #17
WWW HWK #17

ON FRIDAY
WWW #1 – #17 test

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