Today’s root word was ARCH which means ruler, principal, or first. It comes from the GREEK archos. From this basic meaning it is associated with chief or head or king or origin in one way or another.

 

Anarchy : an ARCH y (an’ ar kee) n. A state without government, when chaos ensues.

 

Architect : ARCH itect (ar’ ki tekt) n. The (first) creator of a design or plan for a building.

 

Monarch : mon ARCH (mon’ ark) n. A single ruler, as a king.

 

Today was the first of three class periods that we will have as work days for our final book projects.  Mrs. Scales has a bunch of paper and poster stuff that we can use to do our projects.  All projects and the rubric for grading must be turned in by the end of class on Friday.  Mrs. Scales roamed around the room to check our progress and make sure everyone was on the right track.  Several people had to be reminded to read the assignment option instructions and make sure they were doing what each assignment directed. Like for number 7. Survey 10 people to see how many liked the book and why or why not. Graph your results on poster board. Some of the students just wanted to put their results on a poster and it had to be pointed out to them that the assignment required them to think about the data they collected and do something with it.  In this case graph it. Make sure you are reading the assignment requirements carefully.

Remember you only need to do 75 points to get an A. You have lots of options to select from.

 

Assignment	Possible
1. Find 10 words that are new to you. Write out the words, a definition and a drawing or symbol to help you remember the meaning of the word.  Use the context of the word from the book to help you.	15
2. Using water paint, paint the scene that you see in your mind as you read about the life of Buck after he is taken away from his pleasant home.	10
3. Complete a venn diagram comparing and contrasting two main characters in the story.  List at least six things in each category.	15
4. Fill out a graphic organizer. This may be done twice.	5 ea.
5. Rewrite a section of the novel. Make significant changes to the plot.  Must be at least 3/4 typed page or 1 & 1/2 nicely hand written pages in length.	30
6. Make hot chocolate for breakfast and invite a close friend over to drink it with you. Try to discuss what it would be like to live in the frozen world Buck was taken to.	5
7. Survey 10 people to see how many liked the book and why or why not. Graph your results on poster board.	25
8. Create a board game designed to teach someone who hasn’t read The Call of the Wild about the story.  Play it with at least one person.	30
9. Create the front page of a newspaper. Must include newspaper name, headlines and at least two stories relevant to the location and events going on in the book. You can draw or cut and paste pictures to accompany your stories if you would like.	30
10. Make a model or diorama of one of the events in the book.	20
11. Write a report on the “Klondike Gold Rush” or “Animal Rights”.  Must be at least 3/4 typed page or 1 & 1/2 nicely hand written pages in length.	30
12.  Create a Glogster poster for the book.  Must include the reasons someone would want to read the book, elements of the plot (without giving away the story), and feature some of the primary characters.	30
Total Possible Points	250