Divergent Week 1 Feature Page Questions

There are 8 weeks in our Divergent Thinking Book Novel Study. Every week, you must:

• read at least a chapter a day from Monday to Friday (5 chapters in total)
• complete 1 of the 5 chapter questions which will be posted daily as a feature page in your Thinking Book.

Therefore, at the end of our 8 week novel study, you should have at least 8 feature pages ready to hand in.

Choose and complete 1 of the 5 below in your Thinking Books:

Week 1 Chapter 1
Design a feature page which explains the meaning of the 5 different factions in Divergent:

1. Abnegation - committed to selflessness, abstain from selfishness.
2. Amity - committed to peace, abstain from aggression.
3. Candor - committed to honesty, abstain from duplicity.
4. Erudite - committed to knowledge, abstain from ignorance.
5. Dauntless - committed to courage, abstain from cowardice.

Week 1 Chapter 2
Design a feature page which describes the emotions of the main character/protagonist Beatrice.

Week 1 Chapter 3
Design a feature page which tells us of a time your or someone you know didn't feel they belonged to any group.

Week 1 Chapter 4
Design a feature page which summarizes this chapter.

Week 1 Chapter 5
Design a feature page which explains the symbolism of blood in this chapter and in life.

Divergent Thinking Book Novel Study

We are going to read Veronica Roth’s Divergent together as a class.

You can read it:

Online for free at www.divergent.cc;
Or using a class or personal copy.

How much/fast do I have to read?

You must read at least a chapter per day (5 chapters per week; Monday-Friday).

What do I have to do in my Thinking Book?

Starting Monday, January 13th, there will be a new question posted on bapslee.com every day for 39 days (total chapters in the book).

Every week, you must complete at least one of the chapter questions.

Each weekly assignment must be completed as a feature page using one full page of your Thinking Book. There are 8 weeks, so you will end up with at least 8 feature pages.

So…

1. You must read at least 5 chapters per week.
2. You must complete at least 1 of the chapter questions from each week as a feature page in your Thinking Book.
3. You must be done reading and working on your chapter questions by March Break.

Click here for the evaluation rubric.

Math Unit Test Breakdown: Probability

Click here for the sample solutions. Watch the breakdown video below.

Math Homework

pp. 156-157
#15-24

Technology and Health Movie Project: I Forgot My Phone

Click below for the project description and evaluation rubric.

Here are the two videos we viewed in class comparing media spin on technology:

Best Stories Ever!

Click the image below to watch our Best Stories Ever. New videos will be added daily all week!

Practice Spelling List 12

DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER DAY TODAY, WE WILL MOVE OUR SPG TESTS TO NEXT WEEK!

 Click here to practice this week's spelling list. Also study the homonyms list.

7L Test Date: Tue Jan 14
7S Test Date: Thu Jan 16