Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Is it time for a change?


Besides many language arts skills and lessons to be gleamed from A Christmas Carol and It's A Wonderful Life, there are moral lessons to be learned as well. We have talked about what those lessons are, but I want to know if you plan on changing in any way, now that we have witnessed these two morality tales. What are you going to try and do?

Answer in 2-4 sentences.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Finish this line......


Using 3-4 vocabulary words, finish the following line with an entertaining paragraph. (4-8 sentences)

It was 2AM, on a cold December night, I was asleep in my bed when all of a sudden......

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Why read a Christmas Carol?


Why do you think Mr. LaRose had his students read a Christmas Carol? Answer in 3-4 sentences.