I love mornings, by Ms. Green

Holiday Homework

English 3
Holiday Homework
Due January 5, 2009

Book Report—110 Points
Dear Students,
Have a very special and relaxing holiday. Be respectful and courteous at all times and be sure to be giving and grateful.
Happy Holidays,

Ms. Green



Directions:
You will be required to write a response to a book you have read over this holiday season. It may be a book of your choosing; however, it must be approved by your teacher. This written response is an essay.


Your Task:
You will be required to write a response to a book you have read over this holiday season. It may be a book of your choosing; however, it must be approved by your teacher. This written response is an essay.

Guidelines:
Your written response will address the following categories:
· The title of the book along with the author(s) name must be included in your written response
· You will discuss the genre (or type of book—ex. Horror, Book for Teens, Historical, Fiction, Memoir, etc.) showing what makes the book the genre that it is)
· You will discuss characters of the book
o Talk about the kind of people these characters are
§ If you met these characters in real life, would you like them, get along with them, avoid them
§ Why or why not
· You will discuss the setting:
o Where does this story take place and when?
o What does the setting tell the reader about the story? How so
· Talk about whether this writer is a writer whose work you enjoy and why or why not
· Would you read more books by this writer? Why or why not?
· Who would you recommend this book for and why?
· What would you expect the writer’s other books to be about or like?
· What literary technique did the writer use to convey his or her message?
· How did the author use that literary technique to convey his or her message?
· You must create a cover for your book report
§ This cover will be your representation of the cover of the book you are reporting about
§ You cover is your unique response to this book.
§ You may create a collage, drawing, painting or even an etching. Be creative

These are the poems the students in period 6 wrote that were inspired by Walter Dean Myers' poem "Summer"

COLD DAYS

I LIKE COLD DAYS, COLD DAYS

COLD IS WHAT YOU GOT DAYS

SNOW FALLING FROM SIDEWALK TO SIDE WALK

FREEZING COLD DAYS

SNOWY AND WINDY

SNOW IS WHAT YOU GOT DAYS.

SNOW FALLING

SNOWMAN FREEZING

WINTER DAYS SNOWY DAYS

PEOPLE SHIVERING

ON COLD DAYS, COLD DAYS

SNOW IS WHAT YOU GOT DAYS.

These are the poems we wrote that were inspired by Walter Dean Myers' poem "Summer"

"Fridays"

I love Fridays, Fridays

Crazy’s what you got days

The street makes the beat that taps your feet

People sweating

Dancing and singing

Hey get his number days.

Getting “lite”

Now there are fights

Late night days, moon light days

Waiting and pacing

For Fridays, Fridays

Crazy’s what you got days.

~By M. N., period 1

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"Goodbye Summer"

From hot days to cold days

The worst begins to fade

From shorts and bathing suits

To cold winter boots

Goodbye to the pool

And hello to school.

Now it's time for quizzes and tests

And to try my very best

To getting good grades and passing my classes

Not to mention attending all the dances.

This year might be a bummer,

But there's always next summer.

~Y.C., period 1

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"Fall Warm Days"

I like warm days, warm days
Fun is what you got days
Warm windy fall days from winds to winds
All friends laughing
Jogging and Sweating
Going to parks those days.

Windy days
Fall windy days
Orangey red, leaves that lay
Laughing and dreaming
With warm days, warm days

Fun is what you got days.

~J.F., period 1

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"Alone in the cold"

I got cold days, cold days

Shivers is what you got days.

I got a dark New York City night

The wind is hitting you like a
Violent boxing match.

When my phone rings and it's my caring mother,
She doesn’t understand it's the boring year of 2008.
Nobody can make it to her Christmas party.

She feels that nobody loves her.

She feels lonely in this life.
She feels all the demons in the world are in her closet.
She says life is supposed to be fun,

But all along we’ve been in the dark
Alone, In that lonely snowy park

I've been trying to remember the good times,

When things were good when
Things were alright.

~R.C., period 1