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The Skin I’m InSharon G. Flake(Syllabus)Day 1—Chapters 1 & 2 (pages 1-10)-Read-Vocabulary—amazon, lopsided, ricochet-Double Entry Journal (2 entries per chapter)-Journal Entry: Pretend you are Miss Saunders. Relayyour first day of class anxiety. Include howyou will manage discipline as well as lessons.Day 2—Chapters 3-5 (pages 11-28)-Read-Vocabulary—concoction, blotch, spacey, evaluate, chronicling, scholarships, maggots-Paired reading-Double Entry Journal (2 entries per chapter) (Day 2 continued on the next page)-Journal Entry: Pick one.Maleeka-Describe the ups and downs of being Charlese’s “friend”. Why do you continue to be her friend?Charlese-Describe what it is like to have Maleeka as your friend. Explain the benefits. Make sure to discuss what you do to keep her in line.John-John-Explain why you enjoy making fun of Maleeka. Explain how you come up with your songs about her.Caleb-Explain why even though you like Maleeka, you don’t defend her. Make sure to include how you feel when Maleeka is being harassed.Miss Saunders-Describe an encounter you had with any one of the characters. Write in detail how you handled it and the outcome. Why did you do what you did?Day 3—Chapters 6-10 (pages 29-53)-Read-Vocabulary—summoning, potential, corporation,restriction, strutting, lame-Double Entry Journal (2 entries per chapter)-Journal Entry: Give your character’s reaction to Maleeka’s fight.*Study for quizDay 4—QUIZ -Read chapters 11 (pages 54-60)-Vocabulary—indescribable, cellophane -Double Entry Journal (2 entries)Day 5-Chapters 12-13 (pages 61-74)-Read-Vocabulary—twitches, philosophy-Double entry Journal (Day 5 continued on the next page)-Journal Entry: Pretend you are one of the characters and write a love letter to someone yousecretly like.John-John to MaleekaMaleeka to CalebCaleb to MaleekaCharlese to CalebMiss Saunders: Tell of the crushes you believe exist in your class. Relay how you can tell who likes who and what your opinion is regarding these pairings.Day 6—Chapters 14-15 (pages 75-84)-Vocabulary—competitive, competitors, mediates-Double Entry Journal (2 entries per chapter)-Journal Entry: As a reporter, what would you ask each character? Create three open-ended question for each character. *Study for quizDay 7—QUIZ-Read chapters 16-17 (pages 85-95)-Double Entry Journal (2 entries per chapter)Day 8—Chapters 18-20 (pages 96-115)-Read-Vocabulary—representative, enthused-Double Entry Journal (2 entries per chapter)-Journal Entry: One Pager*Study for quizDay 9—QUIZ-Read chapters 21-24 (pages 116-136)-Vocabulary—fidgeting, credibility, professional, certificate, convertible-Double Entry Journal (2 entries per chapter)-Journal Entry: Acrostic Poem for one character*Study for quizDay 10—QUIZ-Read chapters 25-27 (pages 137-151)-Vocabulary—portable, hussy-Double Entry Journal (2 entries per chapter)-Journal Entry: Create 3 Hot Seat questions for each Character.Day 11—Chapters 28-30 (pages 152-171)-Read-Double Entry Journal (2 entries per chapter)-Journal Entry: Hot Seat with the Inner Voice*Study for quizDay 12-QUIZNovel Final Project—Due: Thursday, September 29, 2016Vocabulary ActivitiesThe vocabulary words are given for each day.Locate the word in the novel and write what you think the definition is according to how it is used in the sentence. Then look up the definition to see how close you were.Draw a picture to represent the meaning of each word.Write a sentence for the picture.Journal Entry RequirementsWrite neatly in your journalThe entry should be well written addressing the prompt fully.Each entry will be at least a page in length (it may be more).Do not try to take up space by writing excessively large.Accurately portray your character in your journal responses.Date each entry. ................
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