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7th Grade - WebQuest Homework Assignment
Due Date: 11/1/2016
Subject: Reading 7 - 4100

Arthur Conan Doyle – WebQuest (40 points) – Homework Assignment

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Neatness counts! If I cannot read it, you do not get the points.

-5 points each day it is late. Last day to hand it in is Friday (11/04/16)

Instructions: Today you will be learning about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his famous fictional character, Sherlock Holmes. You will also be learning about the mystery genre and how good mysteries are made.

Complete the following quests in your notebook. (Label each quest and number each answer!):

 

Quest #1: Web Search

-          Do a Google search for “Sherlock Holmes Biography”:

1.      List the first three websites listed in the search results.

2.      Which website would you use if you were doing a report on Sherlock Holmes? Why?

 

-          Do a Google search for “Sherlock Holmes Interesting Facts”:

1.      Choose one of the websites – be sure to list the name of the site

2.      List three interesting facts you find

 

Quest #2: Mystery

-          Do a Google search for “5 elements of a good mystery”

-          Click the following link: The Five Essential Elements of a Mystery – US – Penguin (it should be the first link)

1.      List each element in your notebook and give a short description.

 

Quest #3: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Biography

-          Go to the following website: http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/

-          In the website, click on the link towards the top of the page “About Sherlock Holmes”

1.      List five things you learn about Conan Doyle’s life

2.      What was the first story and novel that introduced Holmes and Watson?

3.      What are the characteristics that make Holmes attractive to his readers?

 

Quest #4: Facts about Sherlock Holmes

-          Go to the following website: http://www.sherlockian.net/world/

-          Answer the following questions:

1.      What is Holmes’s address?

2.      When is his birthday?

3.      What is the name of Holmes’s friend and what was his most recent job?

4.      Who is Holmes’s arch-enemy?

5.      Name “The Woman”.

6.      What musical instrument did Holmes play?



7th Grade - Vocab #1-10 The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Due Date: 10/28/2016
Subject: Reading 7 - 4100

Directions: This should be completed in your notebook. Copy each word, write part of speech, definition, and a sentence. Use the dictionaries at the front of the classroom. NO CELL PHONES! This WILL be graded. If you cannot find the word in the dictionary, try using the root word.

 

 

“The Adventure of the Speckled Band”

Vocabulary List

 

1.      affected

2.      aperture

3.      averted

4.      blandly

5.      dog-cart

6.      counterpane

7.      draught

8.      fain

9.      fortnight

10.   herald

 



8th Grade - Vocab #1-10 I Am the Cheese
Due Date: 10/28/2016
Subject: Reading 8 - 5200

I Am the Cheese

Vocabulary

 

Directions: This should be completed in your notebook. Copy each word, write part of speech, definition, and a sentence. Use the dictionaries at the front of the classroom. NO CELL PHONES! This WILL be graded. If you cannot find the word in the dictionary, try using the root word. You are not keeping this sheet. Hand it in when the assignment is complete.

 

 

1. claustrophobic      

2. tentatively                                                             

3. cunning                             

4. futile                                              

5. irrevocably                                                                                                                        

6. assailed                                          

7. resolute                                          

8. lucid                                                                      

9. abrupt                                                                                                                    

10. grimace



8th Grade - Test (4 stories)
Due Date: 10/26/2016
Subject: Reading 8 - 5200


8th Grade - Homework Packet "The Amazon Rainforest" Due
Due Date: 10/21/2016
Subject: Reading 8 - 5200


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Due Date: 10/21/2016
Subject: Reading 7 - 4100


7th Grade - Homework "Mississippi Solo" Questions Due
Due Date: 10/20/2016
Subject: Reading 7 - 4100


7th Grade - 9/11 Test
Due Date: 10/20/2016
Subject: Reading 7 - 4100


8th Grade - Quiz "Leiningen Versus the Ants"
Due Date: 10/20/2016
Subject: Reading 8 - 5200


8th Grade - "Leiningen Versus the Ants" Questions Due
Due Date: 10/19/2016
Subject: Reading 8 - 5200


7th Grade - TDA Due
Due Date: 10/19/2016
Subject: Reading 7 - 4100


7th Grade Syllabus Signed by Parent/Guardian
Due Date: 9/9/2016
Subject: Reading 7 - 4100


8th Grade Syllabus Signed by Parent/Guardian
Due Date: 9/9/2016
Subject: Reading 8 - 5200