Sunday, May 19, 2013

Summer Reading for 2014

Welcome to the WEGO Summer Reading.
Really quick reminder for Incoming Freshman MBC Login:

Username:  first initial + last name - Ex. Larry Smith = lsmith
Password: 8 Digit Birthday- May 25, 2000=05252000


Let's quickly review what to be actively annotating while reading this summer:
  • Draw inferences about the themes in story
  • Read for patterns of structure, diction, and syntax
  • Mark signifigant moments of growth with protagonist
How will you share your observations?  We are moving our discussions to My Big Campus.  For those of you not familiar with the login process...

My Big Campus Login


ESSENTIAL REMINDERS FOR FORUM DISCUSSION:
  1. You must use properly cited textual evidence in your responses for full credit.
  2. Avoid superficial reactions that merely summarize plot.  Dig deep and connect.  Look at this model post from two summers ago for ideal responses.  
  3. Have 6 responses by...
  4. Due Dates:
Check out these zesty trailers for our summer books:
 Our Books can be previewed here (Senior Trailer Bonus!)
Book summaries by grade level are in the right marins of this blog.