Monday, February 27, 2012

Personality Changes - Compare & Contrast

Mr. Green and his family had undergone a tremendous change of life due to circumstances in the novel that led to the loss of identity, livelihood, neighborhood familiarity, friends, and family.

1. Compare & Contrast:
  • Mr. Green's Character & Personality (physical, emotional and mental) in the beginning of the story and the changes that occur during his time in the Witness Protection Program.

2. Prediction
  • What do you think these changes might foreshadow?
  • Explain your answer with details or clues from the story.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Dear....

Write a letter to one of the characters below:

Evie (Toswiah) ,
Anna (Cameron)
Mother & Father ((Mr. & Mrs. Green)

Give advice to that character as to what they could or should do in their situation. Warn them about actions that could hurt them.

Explain your reasoning.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Hush - What choice would you make?

Based on the events in Hush, a policeman has to decide what is just:

-to testify against his colleagues and provide justice for the murdered boy
or
-keep quiet to "uphold the silent policeman's' honor" to defend each other
(similar to the code of the street).

Task: on your blog, write a post: What choice would you make?
Explain what and why.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Hush - How does the author use imagery & tone to set a mood?


Vocabulary: Imagery Mood Tone
Think of a situation where someone or a family had to move because of something
that happened.

Describe that situation on you blog in a new post.
Be sure to use visual, sensory language, metaphors, etc. in your paragraph to express a mood.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Identity - What Make You YOU?

Everyone has an perception of who they are, qualities and characteristics that make each person unique: Personality, Style, Talent, Physical features, etc.

Write a post about your identity - how do you see yourself?
Include the characteristics & qualities the make you unique.