This is the color of the tab in your Reader's Notebook that you glue your Book Club jobs behind.
What is green?
100
This is the narrator of our story.
Who is Maya?
100
These are the three basic classroom rules.
What are (1) be SAFE, (2) be RESPECTFUL, and (3) be a RESPONSIBLE learner?
100
This is the name of the country our pen pals are from.
What is GHANA?
100
When we CIRCLE READ, no one has to read out loud, but everyone should do this.
What is follow along?
200
When completing the CHARACTER CREATOR job, we use this type of chart to organize our thinking about what we know, wonder, and learn about each character.
What is a KWL chart?
200
This is the pseudonym (fake name) for Jefferson High School in our book.
What is Richmond High School?
200
This is what you must have with you to class EVERY DAY. (Hint: 2 things)
What is a PENCIL and a PLANNER?
200
These are the two things we need to include in this letter before we send it?
What are (1) a brief note responding to their last letter, and (2) our LIFE GOALS lists?
200
You can earn a blue raffle ticket for doing these THREE things by the time passing period ends.
What are (1) sit in your seat (2) with your materials and (3) show me you're ready to learn by beginning your Daily Dialogue and Planner.
300
When we make a claim about our book, we need to back it up by doing this.
What is citing evidence through the text (ex: page number, passage quotation)?
300
These are the new neighbors who moved into Essence's old house across the street from Nikki and Maya.
Who are Tony and Kate?
300
This is WHAT you need to record in your planner each day and WHERE you can find it.
What is the LEARNING TARGET from the BOARD.
300
These are the things you should include in your response to the letter your pen pal wrote to you.
What are:
- Comments about their poems/experiences
- Responses to the questions they may have asked you
- Questions you have for them
- A transition into why you're including your list of life goals
300
This is the name of the ZONE where you learn the most, and you and I BOTH need to work on keeping you here.
What is your STRETCH ZONE?
400
This is the name of the job where you make educated guesses about what will happen next in the story, then back those guesses up with the text.
What is PLOT PREDICTOR?
400
This is how Devin, Ronnie, and Malachi got to know Maya, Nikki, and Essence better (HINT: starting in 5th grade).
What is the youth mentorship program run my Thomas Younger (Maya and Nikki's dad)?
400
This is how long a passing period is (and any additional time spent in the hallway results in a tardy).
What is 3 minutes?
400
These are the SIX parts of a friendly letter to include in your second Pen Pal letter.
What are:
1 - The date
2 - The greeting (Hi Pen Pal,)
3 - The intro sentence (I'm so excited to hear from you!)
4 - The body paragraphs
5 - The closing (Sincerely,)
6 - Your FULL name (Kiera Asay)
400
This is the percentage of your grade that your homework is worth each week.
What is 15%?
500
These are the THREE steps you take to complete the CONSCIOUS CONNECTOR job.
What is (1) record your connection, (2) describe how it fits into the story, and (3) explain how it relates to your own life?
500
This is what Tony and Maya learned they have in common while eating ice cream together one afternoon.
What are Alfred Hitchcock (old black and white) movies?
500
This is the name of the type of talk I expect to hear when you're working in groups on a class assignment.
What is ACADEMIC TALK?
500
This is at least one reason why it is important to have a pen pal from another part of the world.
What is:
1 - You learn about what others are going through and gain a better understanding of who they are.
2 - You learn to relate to others and begin to see that all people matter.
3 - You get to practice writing and putting your ideas about who you are down on paper.
4 - What more? I'm open to hearing your ideas!!!
500
These are the FOUR categories you earn points for to create your overall grade.
What are (1) CITIZENSHIP, (2) DAILY ACADEMICS, (3) PROJECTS, and (4) HOMEWORK.