What are you reading?

Currently, Ms. Lawver is reading Dies the Fire by SM Sterling (geared for adults, but ok for 8th grade advanced readers).  This dystopian book starts off like the new show Revolution where all of a sudden all of the electricity goes out and planes fall out of the sky.

So, what are you reading?

Tell us the title of your book, author, and a few sentences about it in the comments of this post.  Don't forget, if you are a kid, don't post your full name, first only!  My current students can get a goodie ticket for a good comment!

Need help finding a book?

In case there are a few of you who have already read everything on Ms. Lawver's bookshelf... check out Miss Kono's sister's blog.  She is a librarian with an affinity for teen lit (especially dystopian).  Lots of great book reviews to check out!

Library Lady!

WOD

What is the best way to study for a WOD Quiz?

1.  Don't wait for Monday night to cram the words!

2.  Make flash cards, these can be paper flash cards, or they can be electronic.  You can use different apps to make your own and then flip through them on your phone.

3.  Instead of memorizing the parts of speech for each word, learn what the parts of speech are.  Then instead of trying to recall the pos for each word, you will be able to quickly identify them.

4. Practice writing sentences with context clues.

5.  A little at a time... if you study for 5-10 minutes per day, you will learn the words better than if you try to cram them in at the last moment...  you can even keep your flash cards in the car so that you study on the way to school, soccer practice, or other errands.

Poetry

Still looking for that perfect poem for your recital?

http://www.shmoop.com/poetry/

This site has lots of great poems available (listed alphabetically), including a number of sonnets (14 lines long).

Also a page with a guide on how to read poetry aloud.

http://www.shmoop.com/poetry/how-to-read-poem/how-to-read.html