1. A winner of the Newberry Medal
Out of the Dust
A winner of the Newberry Medal
By karen hesse

2. An autobiographical essay is an essay about a person’s own life.
Jaguar Jumpstart
Write a short autobiographical essay. This essay should be at least five sentences, but you can write more if you wish. .
An autobiographical essay is an essay about a person’s own life.

3. Test Tomorrow:
Study….
In bed, on the toilet, at breakfast, on the bus, in the hall, at lunch, on the phone… YOU HAVE GOT THIS!!! .

4. Turn in your make-up work.

5. Library Guidelines: Bring books you have out. Bring a pencil.
Walk quietly down the hall.
Enter the library when invited.
Be seated and await instructions.
Find a book that interests you! (Don’t just pick something that you will ignore.)

6. A ___________ is where you get your information.
Review of concepts:
A ___________ is where you get your information. .

7. A source is where you get your information.
Review of concepts:
A source is where you get your information. .

8. Some sources are _________. They can usually be trusted.
Review of concepts:
Some sources are _________.
They can usually be trusted. .

9. Some sources are reliable. They can usually be trusted.
Review of concepts:
Some sources are reliable.
They can usually be trusted. .

10. Some sources are ___________. Often, they cannot be trusted.
Review of concepts:
Some sources are ___________.
Often, they cannot be trusted. .

11. Some sources are unreliable. Often, they cannot be trusted.
Review of concepts:
Some sources are unreliable.
Often, they cannot be trusted. .

12. Review of concepts: .
Sometimes a new source will use words that are new to us.
To help figure out the meaning, we look at the other words around them. These are called ________ _______.

13. Review of concepts: .
Sometimes a new source will use words that are new to us.
To help figure out the meaning, we look at the other words around them. These are called context clues.

14. Review of concepts: .
The person who writes the book (or story) is called the __________.

15. Review of concepts: .
The person who writes the book (or story) is called the author.

16. Review of concepts: .
The people in the book (or story) are called the __________.

17. Review of concepts: .
The people in the book (or story) are called the characters.

18. Review of concepts: .
The main social issue being addressed in the story is called the ___________.

19. Review of concepts: .
The main social issue being addressed in the story is called the theme.

20. Review of concepts: .
One of the themes from OUT OF THE DUST is _____________.

21. Review of concepts: One of the themes from OUT OF THE DUST is poverty.

22. Review of concepts: .
_____________ is where the story takes place.

23. Review of concepts: .
Setting is where the story takes place.

24. Setting Determines Behavior Review of concepts: .
. Mr. Kelley’s reminder…
Setting
Determines
Behavior

25. Review of concepts: .
. When we take notes, we write down the most __________________ information.

26. Review of concepts: .
. When we take notes, we write down the most important information.

27. Keep them behind the first tab in your notebook.
These are study notes.
Keep them behind the first tab in your notebook.
Study them. .