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I’ve already had several questions about the summer assignment, and I’m really glad to know that some of you are getting a head start. __**QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THE SUMMER ASSIGNMENT**__ One student pointed out a grievous error on my part regarding the dialectic journal. You are asked to write one journal per chapter, but the book is divided into sections, not chapters. You need to write one journal for approximately every 15 pages. If you encounter peers who will be in the class, please spread the word. Be resourceful. "The Pedestrian" is easily found on the internet. All of the assignments will be compiled into one portfolio. Try to create at least one page to go into your portfolio for each task in the list. I meant to have some examples for students, but I ran out of time. And I would have liked to have had time to explain, but I got bombarded all at once. My apologies. The more creativity and complexity you exhibit, the more points you earn. For example, for a "meets standards" score of C on the Ray Bradbury background information task, you might type the information you find into a short (boring) essay. For an "exceeds standards" score, you might create a fake LinkedIn profile or Facebook page for him and print it. I don't have a preference for how you assemble it; just keep in mind that more creativity=more points. If you can accomplish the task effectively by defining all terms on one piece of paper, that's fine. I'd probably have 2-4 per page... Shoot for //at least// one page per task. Reread the directions here and on the assignment page and let me know if you are still unclear...
 * There aren’t chapters. How do you do dialectic journal entries for each chapter?**
 * “The Pedestrian” isn’t in the book. What do you do?**
 * Do you turn in assignments as I complete them?**
 * How does grading work?**
 * For vocabulary, do you place all definitions/vocabulary for the graphic organizer on one sheet for the portfolio or should each word that is to be defined on a separate sheet and make multiple pages?**
 * Do you take whatever info you have researched on the author and make it into a one page** **bio sheet for the project?**
 * Do you type (or write) the online research?**

morgank@butts.k12.ga.us
 * IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS, SEND THEM MY WAY.**

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