Workshop+3

[|Vocab study] Click here to study the words for Workshop 3! Send me a message if you need the password!

1. Anchor Video-The Combat Zone-Connect and Respond Questions What would you do if you came face to face with your enemy?[|Post] your reply to this question on the discussion board that was started by Mrs. Carnahan (lstack). Make sure your answer is complete and you support what you say! Due and must be time stamped before the beginning of class!

2. Combat Vocabulary-started in class and will be completed by YOU by the end of the workshop! Make sure to glue the study guide into your notebooks before the end of the workshop! This workshop we will be using the window technique and incorporating synonyms!

3. We are reading AMBUSH by [|Tim OBrien]. Bring 5 facts to class that YOU find interesting about Tim's writings and/or his experiences in Vietnam. Also, please bring 5 facts about the Vietnam WAR. Do not bring dates. Bring information! Be prepared to explain why you picked this information! Feel free to explore other sources for more information. Due !

3.5. We are so relevant! Read [|this article] about the most recent honor of women war heroes from WWII !!! Write a letter to the female pilots thanking them for their sacrifice during the war AND tell what their medal means to you as an American citizen born way after WWII. DUE Pictures of the [|War Memorials] located in Washington, DC

4. INTERACTIVE QUIZ :Grammar Practice: [|Run on sentences] This is due Friday April 8. Make sure you PRINT OUT YOUR SCORE! YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL ME YOUR RESULTS: carnahan.courtney@willardschools.org

5.Remember 9.11.01 We will read and listen to Billy Collins, Poet Laureate of the US, read his tribute to the victims of the attack on the World Trade Center on 9.11.01 As a class we will take a tour of the planned [|9.11 memorial] and discuss your memories of that fateful day.

Something fun: Create a visual tribute to 9.11 on the [|wordle] website. Play with colors,shapes,and words to make your tribute look the BEST of the class! Best as voted by your class earns 10 BONUS points! Also, link your wordle to the discussion page on this wiki Share with everyone!Instructions for posting are at the bottom of the wordle page! You MUST register on the page to post your creations. Must be posted by 4/8/11.

6. Review Combat vocabulary words and writing concepts from this workshop. Workshop Test 3 is waiting! 7.Next book is due. Be sure to complete the END OF NOVEL RESPONSE on the wiki!!