Book+Discussion

**On the Discussion Board: ** **Week Ending April 8, 2011 **
 * Week Ending April 15, 2011 **
 * **Read a few of your wiki-mates' posts. **
 * **Respond to at least THREE posts in at least THREE sentences EACH. **
 * **Try to find posts with NO responses first so that everyone gets to have responses to their posts. :) **

**Choose a question from the choices below, create a new post on the discussion board above, and answer the question there. Use any book you want to answer the question- whether it is the book you are reading now, your favorite book, your least favorite, whatever. ** **Make sure that you write AT LEAST one complete paragraph. **

**Reading Response Prompts for the Discussion Board ** By Leslie B. Preddy, Perry Meridian Middle School Instructional Media Center

**Analyze ** When analyzing, look closely at all the parts or ideas to explain how they are related. • Analyze how your feelings change as you read this story and why. • Analyze what motivates the main character’s behavior. • Analyze the author’s ability to write. What does the author do most <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">effectively? What does the author do least effectively? **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Compare ** <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">When comparing things, look closely to find all things that are alike between them. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Compare what is happening to a character in the book with your own or a <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">friend’s life. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Compare the plot of what you are reading with your favorite book. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Compare where you live to the setting described in what you are reading. **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Contrast ** <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">When contrasting things, look closely to find all things that are different between <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">them. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">How does what you are reading contrast with a novel you were assigned to read <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">in school and didn’t like reading. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Contrast the theme of what you are reading with something you read last <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">month. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">What would be a good contrast to the setting of what you are reading? **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Define ** <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">When defining something, look at it carefully and identify the qualities that make it <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">meaningful. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Define what makes an interesting story or poem. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Define what is needed to make a good setting. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Define what is needed for a reader to be able to relate to a character. **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Describe ** <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">When describing something, use descriptive words and lots of details. Describe it <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">so that a person reading what you wrote can make a picture in their mind with what <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">you are saying. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Describe the important ideas in this story. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Describe the similarities and differences between the main character and you. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Describe the main characters. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Describe the mood of what you are reading. **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Differentiate ** <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">When you differentiate, you want to explain the difference. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Differentiate between the main character and your favorite teacher. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Differentiate between a good story or poem and a bad story or poem. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Differentiate between the setting of what you are reading and where you live. **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Discuss ** <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">When discussing something, closely examine the subject in detail. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Discuss why you like or dislike what you are reading. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Discuss what you think what moral, or life-lesson, can be found in what you are <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">reading. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Discuss what images appear in your mind as you read & how the author helped <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">create those images. **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Evaluate ** <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">When evaluating, look closely to determine what is important and significant. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Evaluate whether the title fits the story. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Evaluate the quality of the writing. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Evaluate whether the main character would be worthy of your friendship. **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Explain ** <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">When explaining something, give reasons why things happened or give reasons for <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">how you got your answer. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Explain what kind of reader would like this book most. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Explain why somebody should or should not read this? • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">How would you explain the plot of this story to somebody interested in reading <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">it? **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Identify ** <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">When identifying something, look closely and explain what makes it unique. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Identify what the author has done to try to keep you reading the book. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Identify the main characters. Describe what has happened that makes you <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">believe they are the main characters? • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Identify the protagonist. Identify the antagonist. Describe what has happened <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">that makes you believe they are the main characters? **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Interpret ** <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">When interpreting something, think and examine it carefully, then give the <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">meaning or significance of it. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Pick the phrase from what you are reading that made you think. Interpret what <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">the author meant. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Pick out 2-4 words from what you are reading that you had difficulty <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">understanding. Interpret what you think each word means based on context <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">clues (other words around that word that might help you interpret what the <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">author means). • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Which characters would you interpret to be ‘good’? Which would you interpret <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">to be ‘bad’? What has the author written that leads you to those interpretations? **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">List ** <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">When creating a list about an event or thing, provide all of the details or all of the <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">steps in order. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">List the reasons why another person should or should not read this. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">List the events, in order, that have happened so far in what you’ve been reading. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">List five characters and their personality and physical traits. **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Main Idea ** <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">When looking at the main idea, look for the most important idea or reason. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">What is main idea? Defend your answer. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Write the main idea of what you are reading and what are your reasons for <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">thinking it is the main idea. **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Outline ** <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">When outlining something, you are creating a brief description. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Outline the important events of what you are reading. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Outline the plot. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Using outline form, describe what is needed for an effective poem or book **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Prove ** <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">To prove something, you give details and examples for what you think or believe. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Prove what the author is trying to tell you about life (the moral). • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Prove how reading this can change or impact the reader’s life. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Prove the theme of what you are reading (bravery, loyalty, friendship, <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">loneliness, etc.). **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Summary ** <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">To summarize, give a brief description of what happened with only a few details. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Summarize what has happened in the book so far. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Summarize what you just read. Make me want to read it! • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">In few paragraphs, summarize what you read today. **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Usually ** <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Usually is a way to describing something that often, but not always, occurs. • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Usually a reader imagines the places being described in the story. Draw a <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">picture of the image you have from this story. What do you usually see when <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">reading a story? • <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Usually an author uses descriptive words to allow us to set the mood and <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">setting. How does this author do that? What words do you usually use?

Week Ending March 25, 2011 In honor of Women's History Month, please do the following: View the PowerPoint Presentation on important contributions by women throughout history: Then, on the Discussion Board at the top of the page, answer the following question:


 * Who was your favorite woman presented in the PowerPoint and //WHY//?**

Week Ending March 18, 2011 GOODREADS! If you are a member of goodreads.com already, great! Join "RBMS READS" and go to the discussion board to answer this week's questions!

If not, go to [|www.goodreads.com] - sign up using a FAKE EMAIL and your PEN NAME and AVATAR. Then, join us!

Week Ending March 18, 2011 //Online Collaboration Tools// Online Realtime Collaboration is the wave of the future. People have been doing this sort of thing in chat rooms and IMs since the web began, but we are taking it to a new level now. We are using it for a REASON.

What is that reason? I want you to think about that this week.

With your group, you will collaborate on a mind map that answers the following question:


 * How can Online Collaboration Tools be useful to students???**

Use the following link to get to OUR whiteboard:

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Week Ending March 11, 2011 //Creating an Avatar// If we are going to have an online presence, we need an avatar and a pen name. An avatar and a pen name not only protect our own identities online, they give us a way to feel comfortable with online collaboration. This week, we will create an avatar and pen name to use whenever we are online from now on.

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1. Go to any of the avatar makers in the bag above and create your avatar. 2. Press "Print Screen" - it is on the upper-right corner of the keyboard. 3. Open Microsoft Paint- it is in the Program Files under "Accessories." 4. Press "Ctrl V" to paste your screen shot into Paint. 5. Crop your image down to just the avatar- take out all of the other screen junk. 6. Decide on a pen name. It can be anything! 7. Save your image as your pen name in your H-Drive as a .PNG file.