English 11
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SSR questions
Supplemental SSR questions
As I read this, I want to know more about... because...
This story reminds me of ... (movie, other book, tv show)
The part of this book that really makes me stop and think is...
If I could talk to a character in the story, I would ask/say...
As I read this, I really didn't expect...
The sequel to this story would probably be about...
The author's attitude in this story is...
If I had written this, I would have said more about...
What mood do you find yourself in as you read your book? Why?
Choose a character and write about how a particular place in the story is closely related to him or her.
Give a character an “evil twin” and write a short summary of that person’s life.
What’s the most interesting word in the book you have read today? Why?
Describe a "turning point" in the story. How did that event change everything for the characters?
If a character in the story were to take you to his/her most important place, where would he/she take you? Why?
What is the author’s opinion of the main character? How do you know?
SSR Options When You Don't Know What To Read:
http://www.philly.com The Inquirer and Daily News
http://www.delcotimes.com Delaware County Times
http://www.newsweek.com Newsweek
http://www.time.com/time/ Time Magazine
http://www.teenvoices.com/ Teen Voices, aimed at girls; no pop-star/makeup/clothes stuff
http://www.spin.com/ Spin Magazine, a leading music magazine
The Old Man And The Sea
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Sentence Combining
http://hhssummerschool.pbworks.com/w/page/41865110/Sentence%20combining
Essays
Essay 1: The Narrative Essay
Essay 2 Three Things You Didn't Know About
Essay 3: The Motivated Sequence
Essay 4 The Photo Essay
Poems
Mirror by Sylvia Plath
'Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost
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