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Wednesday 12/9

Comparing and Contrasting Biographies

A biography is the "written story of someone's life."

Your mission is to read the biographies of Tupac Shakur (2PAC) and Christopher Wallace (Notorious BIG) and compare/contrast their lives using the venn diagram option in Kidspiration 3.

1. Open Kidspiration 3 (If it is not on the bottom bar -the smiley pac man face- you can find it by clicking "Macintosh HD" at the top right corner of the desktop and locating "Kidspiration 3" in "Applications."

2. Select "Reading and Writing Activities." Next, select "Venn Diagram."

3. Change "Topic 1" to 2PAC and "Topic 2" to Notorious BIG.

4. Use a text box for each detail to compare and contrast.

5. Use the links below to read a biography of each musical artist.

[|2PAC] [|Notorious BIG]  

6. When you are finished, make a comic life comic strip telling the main details of each musical artist's life.

Your Grade:

Here is how you will be graded:

You will also be graded on your group work:

Monday 12/7 and Tuesday 12/8

Context Clues

Today you will practice your skills!

Click the link below:

[|Reading Comprehension Connection]

1.At the top of the page, under "Reading Lesson" select a subject

(Do ALL 3) Vocabulary in Context, Reading for Understanding, Reading Strategy.

2. Select "Intermediate"

3. Click on "Start Lesson"

Wednesday 12/2

1. I <3 LIteracy Blog

2. FInish reading A Mason Dixon Memory. Complete any work you are missing

3. Wall Wisher

4. Google docs -- share the five docs with me.