Lit Circles
The assignment outline is here: Lit Circles responsibilities 2024
The rubric for assessment is here: Lit Circle Rubric 2024
The reflection instructions are here: Lit Circles Reflections criteria 2024
The reflection form is here (open in a browser other than Chrome – unless you know a hack…): Lit Circle reflection form
The prep web is here: Lit Circle web prep sheet 2024
Dungeons and Dragons
The assignment outline for your character background story can be found here: CHARACTER BACKSTORY assignment 2024
NYTimes: “Why the Cool Kids are Playing Dungeons & Dragons”
New Yorker magazine: “The Uncanny Resurrection of Dungeons & Dragons”
Comic Book Resource: “8 Ways Dungeons & Dragons Helps with Anxiety”
A couple of other Youtube resources can be found here.
Open source access to the Players Handbook can be found here: 5e Players Handbook (it may take a minute for this pdf to load, and you may have to click off a error message along the way…).
A fillable pdf version of the character sheet can be found here: DnD_5E_CharacterSheet – Form Fillable
Adaptation
If you prefer to type your ideas re the Flesh and Blood adaptation, you can use this document (you’ll need to open it in a browser other than Chrome): Flesh and Blood graphic organizer
Reflection
The assignment outline for your January reflection can be found here: January Reflection 2024
The marking sheet for your reflection can be found here: Reflection Feedback Sheet 2024
Translating the Tao Te Ching
The instructions for this assignment are here: Translating the Tao 2023
Some online translation tools that might come in handy (or might just be super frustrating, I don’t know…) (if you and/or your family know of other helpful translation tools, please let me know so that we can add them):
Character Dictionary (you draw the character and it translates for you)
A Wizard of Earthsea
The criteria for preparing to read a character role in A Wizard of Earthsea can be found here: LA prep for reading character parts
Daily Diary/Review Frame
If you’d like Lynda Barry to guide your Daily Diary/Review Frame experience, use these videos in order:
Conventions
For those interesting in further exploring the rules of grammar and punctuation, here’s a link to a great resource: “The Elements of Style,” by Strunk and White.
The full Comma Queen playlist is here.
Super interesting article about her here!
Socratic Circles
A reading about the how and why of Socratic Circles can be found here.
Oral Language
The rubric used for Oral Language assessment during presentations can be found here: Oral Language rubric