Welcome to our class webpage.
We are beginning our new Unit Monday, November 2, 2015. We will be reading The Maze Runner. This unit will be the a majority your child's grade. It will take from now until the end of the nine weeks to complete. Your child will be graded on language arts skills, reading and writing for a total of 1,063 points. The calendar has links for videos and also work for each day. This will be a great way if your child is absent to stay on track.
Your child can listen to the story on the following website:
http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/piercet3/maze_runner.htm
Here is a breakdown on what your child will be graded on during this unit:
Pre-reading Bias: 9pts
Post-reading Bias: 13 pts.
Slang words: 26 pts.Character Study 70 pts.
Quizzes: 140 pts.
Quickwrites: 56 pts
Definitions: 120 pts
Definitions Test: 120 pts
Plot: 10 pts
Conflict: 20 pts
Film Vs Novel: 22 pts
Mapping the Glades: 50 pts
Response to Literary Essay: 50 pts
Speech: 50 pts
Figurative Language worksheet: 33 pts
Idioms: 18 pts
Figurative Language Meanings: 18 pts
In Class Projects (4): 200 pts
At home project: 100 pts
Total of 1,133 points