Although these will not be the bellwork prompts in their entirety,m you will be able to recreate the meaning:

10/26 Copy the following definition:  A narrator is a person or a character who tells a story.  Some narrators can be trusted; other narrators cannot be trusted.

10/25 You will see a variety of Halloween costumes.  Choose one as your favorite and write it down.  Tell why you chose this particular costume; "Oh" by the way, you are the dog.  So from the dog's point of view, why did you pick that costume?

10/24 What is your view on snitching?  If what the snitch told was a crime, does that make it okay?

10/20 On Monday, you constructed a picture of your favorite Halloween costume.  Using the sentence stem below, complete the complex sentence:   ________ is my favorite Halloween costume, because __________________.

10/19 Use one of the following sentence stems:  *This photo reminds me about   *This photo makes me think of    *I wonder  (Ask to see the photo.)

10/18 Copy and correct the following sentences: 1. Its broken.  2. Your kidding!  3. The boys took the girls bikes. 4. Who's bike are you riding?  5. Is the bike your's?  6.  Its chain is on the ground.  7. Youre girlfriend is here. 

10/17  You are going to a costume party; construct your apparel.  Also, tell what apparel means.  Is this an example of a compound or complex sentence?

10/14 In a compound or complex sentence, tell me what you believe to be the best thing to do on the weekend is.  Remember, your sentence is trying to convince me that your idea is the BEST.

10/13 List the following Elements of Plot terms and tell what happens in each part:  Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution  If you are not sure, look on page 869 in the literature book,

10/12 Momentarily, you will be shown a photograph.  Do not tell me what you see, because I see the same things you see!  Do come up with a clever caption for the photo: something out of the box..., pick an item you notice in the photo and go with that..., be creative...,  Again, do not tell me what you see...

10/11 Draw and label the Elements of Plot chart.

10/10 Copy the following quote:  "Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you."  Ralph Waldo Emerson  Using a compound or complex sentence, explain what this quote means to you.

10/7 Write TLI Reading Assessment

10/6 1.  Copy the following:  Identify two ways that young Senegalese use music and dance differently from previously generations.  Using details from the passage, explain how each of these differences contribute to a modern Senegalese society. 2.  CUB the previous prompt.  3.  Write a thesis statement.  4.  Construct and label a graphic organizer.

10/5 Write TLI Writing Assessment

10/4 AFTER observing a short video, you will construct two sentences.  Both sentences will be about the video, but I do not mind which order you construct them in.  As long as you show an example of both, you must write a compound sentence and a complex sentence.

10/3 AWUBIS WORDS after, although, as, as if, as long as, as though, when, whenever, where, whereas, while, unless, until, because, before, if, if only, in order that, since, so that, wherever

10/3 When you begin a sentences with an AWUBIS word, it will NEVER be a complete sentence!  Because you must always have a complete thought, AWUBIS words at the beginning of sentences do not allow that to happen!  While you may think it sounds complete, an AWUBIS word can never begin a sentence.  After you begin with an AWUBIS word, you must use a comma and then make sure you use a complete sentence after the comma!

9/30 We will be viewing a video shortly, but first, you must prepare your bell work paper with the correct day and date.  Today you will again formulate (create) a compound sentence; you may choose which type you would like to compose.  P.S. I hope you noticed I used both types of compound sentences as examples.

9/29 For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (FANBOY) You can write a compound sentence, but you have to use a FANBOY word correctly.  Compound sentences are easy, so why don't you give it a try!

9/28 Complete the following sentence stem:  Although the boy's father stole the ham, I believe                    p.s. This is a complex sentence.

9/27 Formulate (create) a compound sentence; use grades in one part and articles in the other.  Hint:  Remember the stick figure man.

9/26 Copy the following two sentences: "Ain't nobody else gonna walk it for you.  You gotta walk it by yourself."  Sounder  Combine these two sentences into one sentence by adding only a semi-colon.

9/23 Tell which Figurative Language each are examples of:  *"a man almost as tall as a cabin post..." *"the top of the kettle bounced up and down..." *" the bubbles went lob, lob, lob..." *"he might rise from the dead, like Lazarus" *"His eyes began to smart." *"there stood the living skeleton..." *"he looked longingly at the lantern..." *"meal sack...was a white speck..."

9/22 Write:  Brain Pop

9/21 Write: Assignment Sheet

9/20 Creat two 4-squares on your paper.  2. Copy the prefixes and their meanings in the top left corners:  Uni=one  Bi=two

9/19 Copy the following literary device definition:  Universal Character: by not giving names to the characters in the novel Sounder, the story could be about any poor family in any place at any time.

9/16 Wednesday you received midterm grades.  Evaluate your performance the first four weeks of this nine weeks.  Explain at least four items you either did well or need to improve in your performance during the next four weeks.

9/15 Formulate (create) an illustration to help you remember each vocabulary term:  1. monosyllablic-  2. polytheism  3. monologue  4. polydactyl  5. polyglot  6.  monocle  7. polygraph  8. monophobia

9/14 Copy the following words and their meanings: 1. polydactyl-many fingers and toes  2. polytheism-many gods  3. monocle-one eye glass  4. monosyllabic-one part of a word  5. monologue-one speaker  6. polygraph-many questions for lies  7. monophobia-fear of being alone  8. polyglot-speak, read, write many languages 

9/13 The novel Sounder full of examples of figurative language.  Provide a definitionfor these terms we've seen in chapter1:  Allusion, Foreshadowing, Simile, Personification, Alliteration, Onomatopeia

9/12 Yesterday was the anniversary of 9-11.  Write an acrostic to celebrate America.  Here is a sample (DO NOT COPY!) A ccepting, M en, women, children, E veryone, R ich or poor, I ndividuals, C ollectively becoming, A mericans

9/9 Momentarily you will be shown a photo (ask to see the photo) to read.  Copy the following sentence stem:  When I read this photo I see

9/8 Make a prediction of what you think is going to happen now that we have begun reading Sounder.

9/7 Shortly you will be shown two photographs; label one Photo A and the other Photo B.  Read the photos and tell me what you see.  Remember don't tell me you see a tree; I can see a tree also.  Think sticky notes, details.  Help me see in my mind what you want me to see. (Ask me to see the photos.)

9/6 Creat two 4-squares on your paper.  2. Copy the prefixes and their meanings in the top left corners:  Mono=one  Poly=many

9/5 NO SCHOOL

9/1 Explain what the phase Touching someone through a letter means.  Remember to begin your sentence with the words, Touching someone through a letter means...

8/31 Write the title Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day. You need to make a connection (ts, tt, or tw) with this book.  If you have never heard or read this book, ask to read it.  

8/30 Copy these sentences and provide the correct answers:  (Remember, the answers will begin either the prefix pre or post.)  1.  What do you ____ will happen in the next chapter?  2.  You can ____ spreading germs by washing your hands.  3.  Do you really have to ____ the party due to the rain?   4.  The time period after the Industrial Revolution is the ____?

8/29 Sketch what you see when you look into the mirror first thing in the morning.

8/26 Copy and analyze (to break apart) the following words; write their meanings.  1. preview-  2. precaution-  3. postdate-

8/25 Write the words "STAR Testing."

8/24 Copy the following phrase:  Student Reading Survey

8/23 Creat two 4-squares on your paper.  2. copy the prefixes and their meanings in the top left corners.  Pre=before, in advance   Post=after

8/22  Copy the following:  ts= text to self.  This applies to you personally.  tt= text to text. You have read about this somewhere before.  tw=text to world. This does not apply to you personally; however, you are familiar with the material.

8/19 Copy the following quote: "To be ignorant is not such a shame as to be unwilling to learn." ~G.W. Hoss In your own words, what does the quote mean?

8/18 On yesterday's bellwork paper, copy the following sentence stem and wait for further instructions:  Being polite is important

8/17 Welcome to 413! have your schedule and a piece of notebook paper out on your desk then wait for futher instructions.  (We learned how to head  our paper properly amd put the day and date outside the red margin.)