2017 MV book trailer

Me...Jane  (Angela, Vivian, Amy)
https://youtu.be/TXj_Xc4fye4

The Story of Ruby Bridges  (Melody, Candy, Jay)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTFwo_jAvCw

The Tree Lady (Selena, Sherry, Otto)
https://youtu.be/sxaZmEIziJc

The Paper Bag Princess (Cathy, Doris, Allison)
https://youtu.be/VZHLwPjWmJA

The Fault in Our Stars (Aubrey, Hugo, William)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUsabbRNTWM

The True Story of Three Little Pigs (Sabrina, Jack, Patrick)
https://youtu.be/H06o1cptNug

Newsletter, vol. 8, no. 12 19 November 2017

Newsletter, vol. 8, no. 12 19 November 2017

Newsletter, vol. 8, no 12 Study Questions

 You must answer the questions in complete sentences.  How do you know if it is a complete sentence?  You must give enough information from the question so that the teacher can understand your answer without having to look up the question.

        If you using quotations from the story as part of your answer, those quotations should be in “quotation marks”

1.What is going to be the centerpiece of any Thanksgiving dinner, and how is it prepared?

2.What is Mr. Maher’s “signature dish” for his Thanksgiving dinner?  How do you calculate how much to prepare?

3.Describe the two different styles of cranberry sauce?  What foods do the cranberry sauces go with?

4.What is the difference between “dressing” and “stuffing” What ingredients does Mr. Maher like in his dressing or stuffing, but usually doesn’t get.?

5.How does Mr. Maher get everyone to help cleaning the table and the kitchen after dinner?

6.What was the “Columbian Exchange”?  What were some of the most important foods coming from the “old world”?

7.Why does the Columbian Exchange make the American Thanksgiving even more of a traditional feast?

Letter 10: Newsletter, vol. 8, no. 11 12 November 2017

1. Complete reading the following Newsletter:
Newsletter, vol. 8, no. 11 12 November 2017

Topics: 
1. I Stand Corrected
2. Armistice Day, Veterans Day, Remembrance Day
3. A visit to the “Ol’ Sod”
4. Autumn Leaves

2. In your letter 10,  talk about  World Press Photo 2017 (世界新聞攝影展), respond to the topics in the Newsletter, and answer at least 3~5 study questions. (The more, the better)

3.In your own blog, finish your Letter 10 in response to the newsletter. (Title: Letter 10_____-->your own title, or Response to Newsletter vol.8 no 11)  DUE: 11PM Fri. 17 Nov.)

4.Visit "T" Time, and leave at least  one comment  in no.10.  Please sign your comments with your first name and your school or your town, (i.e. Cathy, ZZSH Taipei) DUE: 11PM Fri. 17 Nov)

Newsletter, vol. 8, no. 11, Study Questions

You must answer the questions in complete sentences. How do you know if it is a complete sentence? You must give enough information from the question so that the teacher can understand your answer without having to look up the question. If you are using quotations from the story as part of your answer, those quotations should be in “quotation marks”

1. Where is Jason going to attend school in January?  What will make this a “shocking”  experience for him?  What should be his new baseball team?

2. Why was the November 11th holiday first created?  What was it first called?
What are some of the names it is called today, and where is it still celebrated?

3. What did Mr. Maher do to qualify for his “free breakfast” on this holiday?

4. Why are Collen (the mother) and Echo (the daughter) in Ireland at this time?

5. What is Echo’s job while she’s traveling in Europe?  What characters does she play?

6. Why does Mr. Maher call Ireland “the Ol’ Sod”?

7. How does Mr. Maher describe Toomevera?

8. In the second picture of the “Autumn Leaves” article, what are the two crops waiting to be harvested?

9. Why aren’t you allowed to burn the leaves any more?


10. What are at least two different things that think that the city of Cedar Rapids should do with all of the old leaves?

Letter 9: Newsletter, vol. 8, no. 10 5 November 2017

1. Complete reading the following Newsletter:
Newsletter, vol. 8, no. 10 5 November 2017

Topics: 
1. Celebrating Halloween….and Día de Los Muertos
2. Other Halloweens
3. Nogales and Día De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
4. The World Series

2. In your letter 9, respond to the topics in the Newsletter, talk about the dubbing contest and answer at least 3~5 study questions. (The more, the better)

3.In your own blog, finish your Letter 9 in response to the newsletter. (Title: Letter 9_____-->your own title, or Response to Newsletter vol.8 no 10)  DUE: 11PM Fri. 10 Nov.)

4.Visit "T" Time, and leave at least  one comment  in no. 9.  Please sign your comments with your first name and your school or your town, (i.e. Aubrey, ZZSH Taipei) DUE: 11PM Fri. 10 Nov)

Newsletter, vol. 8, no. 10, Study Questions

You must answer the questions in complete sentences. How do you know if it is a complete sentence? You must give enough information from the question so that the teacher can understand your answer without having to look up the question. If you are using quotations from the story as part of your answer, those quotations should be in “quotation marks”

1. What time does “trick or treating” usually start, and what time does it usually finish.  During that time, about how many “trick or treaters” came to Mr. Maher’s house?

2.   How do the dogs act on Halloween night?  Describe how Mr. Maher’s dogs react, and well as the other dogs in the neighborhood.

3. What was the Halloween costume that you would probably only find in Arizona?

4. What was different about Hugo’s “tellytubbie” costume”?   How did another member of the class take advantage of this?

5. How dos Mr. Maher suspect that Ms. Lin made it through the day on Halloween?

6. What is “Tinga”, and how is it usually served?  If you were Rachell, would you complain about your Halloween?  Why or why not?

7. In Mexico, what are some of the things that they do to the graves on Dia de Los Muertos” ?

8. What is the “bone fair”, and why would Imalda call it that?

9. What is “walnuts”?  Normally, what type of words are not translated into English?

10. Who won the World Series?