Hey gang! Let me say that I am VERY pleased with the progress you guys are making on this year’s ERP. I’m noticing that LOTS of books are being read, I’m hearing students talk about books a lot and your blog responses are going quite well for Week #1. Bravo!
This week, let’s try to ask more open-ended questions to one another. If you can answer a question with a simple “yes” or “no”, it’s NOT open-ended. Give it a go. I think you’ll like the conversational results.
Oh, and did you notice that Mrs. Scott chimed in under the wire? Maybe she heard what I do to people who don’t meet my deadlines. LOL! Seriously, if we can’t get to see her every day at school, at least we know she can participate virtually. Ah, technology!
You may recall that I made a big deal last week about how our first three posts were going to deal with the three biggest elements of literature – character, setting and plot. We talked about character last week and this week we’ll be tackling (drum roll, please!) – SETTING! Guess what’s up for next week?
And now…THE PROMPT!
- List the title and author of an ERP book you are currently reading/have read.
- Describe the setting of your ERP book.
- Remember that setting consists of two concepts - place AND time. If a town, city, country or planet is mentioned, please include that type of information for the “place”. Please think about “time” in terms of time period (i.e. modern day, 1700’s, ancient world) rather than time of day.
- Explain whether you would or would not want to live in the world created by this book.
And with that, I turn it over to you, my friends. Next week in class we will go ahead and start discussing final projects for the 2012 ERP. Did you need something awesome to submit to the Tech Fair? I’ll bet you can use something that you’re about to make…
- Mrs. N.