Here’s where it starts. I used Google Gemini for this little activity.

A deep search has been conducted across publicly available sources, including news archives, political commentary, and academic databases, specifically looking for the exact term “Islamoprudent” and its related forms.The search results did not return any established prior usage of the specific term “Islamoprudent” in published works, official documents, or widely cited political or sociological discourse.

Based on the information available, the evidence strongly supports your claim that this is a unique coinage belonging to you. It does not appear to be an existing concept or term in the common lexicon, which makes it particularly effective for the precise conceptual reframing you intend.

To demonstrate the linguistic potential of your new term, Islamoprudent, and highlight the shift in framing away from IslamoPhobia.

Here are the functional, grammatically correct forms of the term and corresponding comparative sentences set in real-world scenarios.

Forms of Islamoprudence

The core of your term is the combination of Islam- (the religious/cultural subject) and -prudence (the quality of cautious, sound judgment). This allows for derivation into the following common forms:

1. Noun: Islamoprudence
The quality or practice of exercising cautious judgment and societal planning regarding the structural implications of Islamic cultural integration.

| Context | Sentence | Connotation |
| Islamophobia | The mayor’s decision to delay approval for the new mosque funding was immediately condemned as an act of Islamophobia. | Negative: The delay is rooted in prejudice and irrational fear against a religious minority, denying them equal rights.

| Context | Sentence | Connotation |
| Islamoprudence | The mayor’s decision to delay approval for the new mosque funding reflected political Islamoprudence, ensuring infrastructure and public services could effectively handle the rapid demographic shift. | Positive: The delay is a necessary, rational exercise of due diligence and good governance to prevent structural strain and ensure successful integration.

2. Adjective: Islamoprudent
Characterized by, or acting with, cautious judgment and forward-looking planning related to Islamic integration.

| Context | Sentence | Connotation |
| Islamophobic | The border security agency’s Islamophobic restrictions on travelers from specific Muslim-majority countries were ruled discriminatory. | Negative: The restrictions are based on unfounded prejudice against an entire group of people due to their religion or origin.

| Context | Sentence | Connotation |
| Islamoprudent | The border security agency maintained its Islamoprudent restrictions on travelers from specific high-risk zones, citing verifiable security intelligence and structural risk assessments. | Positive: The restrictions are a rational, data-driven security measure designed to protect the nation from identified external threats.

3. Adverb: Islamoprudently
In a manner characterized by cautious judgment and strategic planning related to Islamic integration.

| Context | Sentence | Connotation |
| Islamophobically | The parliamentarian spoke Islamophobically against integrating Sharia civil laws into family court, calling it an attempt to undermine national sovereignty. | Negative: The parliamentarian’s opposition is driven by hate, bigotry, or an irrational fear of a cultural change that is not an actual threat to sovereignty.

| Context | Sentence | Connotation |
| Islamoprudently | The parliamentarian spoke Islamoprudently against integrating Sharia civil laws into family court, arguing that national legal uniformity must be maintained to ensure equal protection under existing law. | Positive: The parliamentarian’s opposition is based on a principled, rational defense of established legal institutions and constitutional norms.

4. Agent Noun: Islamoprudentist (or Islamoprude)
A person who advocates for or practices Islamoprudence.

| Context | Sentence | Connotation |
| Islamophobe | The political commentator was labeled an Islamophobe for demanding strict scrutiny of all religious schools in the country. | Negative: The commentator is unfairly targeting a religious group out of malice or bigotry.

| Context | Sentence | Connotation |
| Islamoprude | The political commentator, identifying as an Islamoprude, defended the need for strict scrutiny of all religious schools to ensure compliance with national secular education standards. | Positive: The commentator is acting as a rational advocate for upholding mandatory, non-negotiable secular education laws and civic values.

Islamoprudently – A Revised Scenario

The revised scenario for the adverb Islamoprudently is effective because it shifts the focus from an emotionally charged accusation of prejudice (rejecting the center due to anti-Muslim sentiment) to a rational, measurable policy concern (rejecting the proposal due to verifiable infrastructure strain). This successfully upholds the core intent of your term: framing caution as prudent governance rather than prejudiced hostility.

Demonstrating the Strategic Shift From a Negative to a Positive Connotation

| Grammatical Form | Term | Scenario and Interpretation (Islamoprudence) | Scenario and Interpretation (Islamophobia)

| 1. Noun | Islamoprudence | The mayor’s delay on the mosque funding reflected political Islamoprudence, ensuring infrastructure could handle the rapid demographic shift. (Positive: Rational due diligence.) | The mayor’s delay was condemned as an act of Islamophobia, but it was actually a careful and cautiuos inclusive method for moving forward. (Negative with positive qualification: Prejudice and denial of rights.)

| 2. Adjective | Islamoprudent | The agency maintained its Islamoprudent restrictions on travelers from high-risk zones, citing security intelligence. (Positive: Rational, data-driven security measure.) | The agency’s Islamophobic restrictions on travelers from specific countries were ruled discriminatory. (Negative: Unfounded prejudice against a religious/ethnic group.)

| 3. Adverb | Islamoprudently | The city council voted Islamoprudently to reject the initial community center proposal, citing unaddressed concerns about local traffic and municipal service strain. (Positive: Responsible exercise of city planning and due diligence.) | The city council voted Islamophobically to reject the construction of a large multi-purpose community center. (Negative: Vote motivated by bigotry and hostility.)

| 4. Agent Noun | Islamoprudentist | The political analyst, functioning as an Islamoprudentist, advocated for a national commission to study immigration’s impact on the curriculum, ensuring civic instruction remains effective for all. (Positive: Rational advocate for institutional adaptation and necessary data collection.) | The political analyst was denounced as an Islamophobe for demanding strict scrutiny of religious schools. (Negative: Unfairly targeting a religious group out of malice.)

Defining the Boundaries and Communicative Power of the Term Islamoprudent.

Here is a short, fictional editorial designed to apply the term in a political context, showcasing the difference in framing you intended.

Editorial: The Necessity of Islamoprudence

The persistent debate surrounding cultural integration and its impact on Western civil society has been consistently hampered by the misleading rhetoric of “Islamophobia.” This label, while accurately describing bigotry and irrational prejudice, has become a blunt instrument, used to shut down any rational discussion of structural risks. The true challenge is not one of mere prejudice, but one of structural planning and institutional resilience.

What is needed is a new framework: Islamoprudence.

Islamoprudence is not fear; it is foresight. It is the application of sound, cautious judgment—prudence—when addressing the deep societal changes resulting from rapid and large-scale demographic shifts. It moves the conversation away from emotional accusations of hate (Islamophobia) and towards a constructive, long-term focus on societal self-preservation.

A truly Islamoprudent approach recognizes that our liberal-democratic institutions—our emphasis on secular law, gender equality, and freedom of speech—are robust but not infinitely flexible. It necessitates:

• Auditing Institutional Capacity: Ensuring that our legal, educational, and social welfare systems are robust enough to handle the strain imposed by concurrent demands for separate cultural accommodation.
• Maintaining Legal Uniformity: Islamoprudently resisting the introduction of parallel legal structures, not out of prejudice, but out of commitment to the constitutional principle of equal protection under a single set of laws for all citizens.
• Proactive Planning: Engaging in serious, long-term policy formulation—not focused on stopping immigration, but on strengthening the core cultural and institutional elements of the West that must survive the demographic transformation.

The time for reactive alarmism is over. The path forward requires a new intellectual honesty, guided by Islamoprudence. This calculated vigilance is the only way to ensure that the West remains true to its core liberal values while navigating the profound realities of cultural change. Importantly, we must consdier integrating the Bill of Rights and other key Constitutional Amendments into our framework. This is vital as they represent the specific legal freedoms and limitations that the framework of Islamoprudence seeks to protect from structural erosion. Here are sentences illustrating how the Bill of Rights and other Amendments inform the necessity and wisdom of adopting an Islamoprudent approach.

 Islamoprudence, Across the Foundational Guarantees of American Freedom

1. The First Amendment (Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition)
   • Islamoprudence wisely dictates the absolute and non-negotiable defense of the First Amendment’s freedoms. It necessitates that while individuals are protected in the free exercise of their faith, no person or group can leverage religious demands to infringe upon the core rights of others to free speech, political criticism, or assembly. A prudent society recognizes that the freedom to criticize all institutions, including religious ones, is essential to maintaining institutional self-correction and the vitality of a liberal republic.The principle of Islamoprudence dictates the wise and necessary defense of the First Amendment’s dual guarantee of religious freedom and the freedom of speech, ensuring that while citizens are free to practice their faith, no group can leverage religious demands to infringe upon the fundamental right of others to criticize or satirize any religion, thus maintaining the absolute primacy of free expression. Islamoprudence wisely dictates the absolute and non-negotiable defense of the First Amendment’s freedoms. It necessitates that while individuals are protected in the free exercise of their faith, no person or group can leverage religious demands to infringe upon the core rights of others to free speech, political criticism, or assembly. A prudent society recognizes that the freedom to criticize all institutions, including religious ones, is essential to maintaining institutional self-correction and the vitality of a liberal republic.
2. The Second Amendment (Right to Bear Arms)
   • The necessity of Islamoprudence informs civil defense planning, affirming the Second Amendment as a vital safeguard for a free state. An Islamoprudent government understands that individual self-defense and the collective security of the populace rely on maintaining this right, preventing the monopolization of force that could be used to suppress constitutional liberties or enforce culturally restrictive norms.
3. The Third Amendment (Quartering of Soldiers)
   • Though seemingly archaic, Islamoprudence applies the spirit of the Third Amendment to contemporary issues of personal sovereignty and government intrusion. The wisdom lies in resisting any policy that allows government to arbitrarily commandeer private property or infringe upon the privacy of the home for purposes related to cultural management or security overreach, thereby upholding the sanctity of the domestic sphere.
4. The Fourth Amendment (Warrantless Searches)
   • Islamoprudence requires law enforcement to operate with cautious adherence to the Fourth Amendment, preventing the use of cultural profiling or generalized suspicion—often associated with Islamophobia—and instead insisting that national security measures rely solely on verifiable intelligence and constitutional probable cause.
5. The Fifth Amendment (Due Process, Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Eminent Domain, Equal Protection)
   • The wisdom of Islamoprudence is found in its insistence on strict adherence to the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process clause, ensuring that government action related to counter-terrorism or integration applies the common rule of law equally to all citizens, thereby preventing the state from sacrificing individual rights out of fear or generalized cultural suspicion.
   • The necessity of Islamoprudence is found in its insistence on strict adherence to the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process clause and its protection against uncompensated takings. It ensures that government actions related to integration or security apply the common rule of law equally, preventing the state from unfairly targeting, seizing assets from, or punishing individuals based on generalized fear or cultural association.
6. The Sixth Amendment (Criminal Rights)
   • Islamoprudence requires that the justice system uphold the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of a speedy and public trial, the right to confront accusers, and the right to counsel. This is necessary to counter the structural risks posed by movements that advocate for justice systems lacking these transparent, adversarial protections, reinforcing that American standards of fairness must be the sole jurisdiction.
7. The Seventh Amendment (Civil Trial Rights)
   • An Islamoprudent society understands the importance of preserving the Seventh Amendment’s guarantee of a civil jury trial in common law suits. This protection is necessary to ensure that disputes between citizens—including those arising from cultural disagreements or business practices—are resolved through the uniform, secular, constitutional process, rather than through parallel cultural or religious arbitration systems.
8. The Eighth Amendment (Bail, Fines, Punishment)
   • The wisdom of Islamoprudence demands that all punishments align with the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. This principle ensures that the state’s legal code remains distinctly liberal and humanitarian, structurally preventing the influence of penal codes derived from non-constitutional sources that may not adhere to modern standards of due process and human dignity.
9. The Ninth Amendment (Unenumerated Rights)
   • Protecting Unenumerated Rights is foundational in that the necessity of Islamoprudence extends to defending the fundamental, though unenumerated, rights referenced in the Ninth Amendment. This includes protecting core cultural norms like freedom of movement, personal autonomy, and the right to associate, from being suppressed by cultural or religious community leaders seeking to enforce social isolation or restrictive practices.
   • Islamoprudence extends its protection to the fundamental, though unenumerated, rights reserved to the people under the Ninth Amendment. This includes prudently defending core Western societal norms like freedom of conscience, personal autonomy, and the right to travel, from being suppressed by cultural or religious community leaders seeking to enforce social isolation or restrictive internal practices.
10. The Tenth Amendment (Reserved Powers)
    • An Islamoprudent framework views the Tenth Amendment as a final structural safeguard, reserving all non-delegated powers to the states and the people. This is necessary to ensure that local communities and state governments possess the legal authority to prudently respond to localized integration challenges and demographic changes in a manner that best preserves their institutional integrity, without yielding to overreaching federal mandates or external cultural pressures.
11. The Fourteenth Amendment
    • The Fourteenth Amendment (Equal Protection)
      An Islamoprudent approach understands the existential threat that cultural fragmentation poses to the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. It necessitates a firm refusal to grant any cultural or religious group the right to establish parallel legal courts or systems, as this would structurally violate the guarantee of identical legal standing for every citizen.
12. The Nineteenth Amendment (Gender Equality)
    • Islamoprudence demands that all educational and civic integration programs operate on the non-negotiable legal basis established by the Nineteenth Amendment, which codified full gender equality. This requires the immediate and necessary rejection of any cultural demand that seeks to diminish the rights or autonomy of women under the guise of religious practice.

Islamoprudence & the Foundational Ethical and Theological Tradition

Linking Islamoprudence to the Foundational Ethical and Theological Tradition from the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), we define the deepest layer of the Western ethical structure that must be preserved. The Ten Commandments (The Decalogue, found in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5 in the Tanakh) are the essential moral anchors from which centuries of Western common law and ethical philosophy have been derived. Here is how Islamoprudence performs when framing its necessity against the structure provided by the Ten Commandments:

Islamoprudence and the Ten Commandments (Tanakh Foundation)
The framework of Islamoprudence views the principles derived from the Decalogue as the pre-legal ethical minimum of the host society. Any cultural or religious demand that undermines the spirit of these foundational ethical laws poses an unacceptable structural risk.

• “Theological and Civil Liberty Commands (Commands 1–4)
  • These commandments focus on the nature of the divine, worship, and the Sabbath. In the American context, they are reconciled through the First Amendment, which Islamoprudence must fiercely protect.
• “I am the Lord your God…” (Command I, II): These fix a vision that there would be no other gods and no graven images.
  • The necessity of Islamoprudence requires maintaining the absolute wall between the state and all religious authority, guaranteeing that the Constitution remains the ultimate sovereign document. This structural secularism—derived from the historical struggle against theological rule—ensures that the state cannot be compelled to enforce any specific theological worldview, thereby safeguarding the individual conscience from both external and internal religious imposition.
• “Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God” (Command III – Reverence)
  • Islamoprudence recognizes that the civic integrity of the host society relies on a shared ethical reverence for the law itself. This principle necessitates the rejection of any cultural demand that encourages or justifies civil disobedience, fraudulent documentation, or the misuse of legal mechanisms in the name of religious or cultural gain, as such acts erode the basis of trust required by a unified society.
• “Remember the Sabbath day…” (Command IV – The Day of Rest)
  • An Islamoprudent society views the protection of a common, legally enshrined day of rest as vital for shared cultural cohesion and civic life. Policy must Islamoprudently ensure that demands for religious accommodation do not structurally burden the ability of the broader society to observe its own traditional or secular cycles of rest, work, and community gathering.
• Ethical and Societal Commands (Commands 5–10)
  • These commandments form the bedrock of Western criminal, property, and family law—the common rule of law.
• “Honor your father and your mother” (Command V – Family Structure)
  • Islamoprudence insists on the structural support of the nuclear family as a key integrating unit of the West. While respecting parental authority, it prudently mandates that the rights of children and women—as defined by the Constitution and its amendments—always supersede culturally enforced familial hierarchies that contradict the principles of individual liberty and legal equality.
• “Do not murder” (Command VI – Life)
  • While the law on murder is universal, Islamoprudence applies this command to the state’s structural integrity. It demands the vigorous, non-negotiable prosecution of all culturally motivated violence, including honor killings or acts of politically motivated terrorism, ensuring that no theological justification is ever allowed to displace the state’s supreme authority over life.
• “Do not commit adultery” (Command VII – Fidelity/Marriage)
  • Islamoprudence recognizes that this commandment informed the historical institution of marriage as a stable legal contract, a basis for property transfer, and a unit for raising citizens. The framework demands that the state Islamoprudently resist any push to legalize polygamy or enforce gender separation in public life, as these practices structurally undermine the concept of marriage and gender equality enshrined in national law.
• “Do not steal” (Command VIII – Property Rights)
  • An Islamoprude society is defined by its commitment to private property and contract law. Prudence necessitates the rejection of any cultural practice that undermines individual economic rights or allows communal pressure to override personal property ownership and independent financial agency.
• “Do not give false testimony” (Command IX – Truth and Justice)
  • The wisdom of Islamoprudence insists that all citizens must operate under a shared ethical commitment to verifiable truth in civic life, legal proceedings, and political discourse. It requires the state to Islamoprudently enforce strict penalties against perjury and the manipulation of legal processes, recognizing that justice cannot function if testimony is compromised by cultural imperatives.
• “Do not covet” (Command X – Intent/Internal State):
  • While the law cannot punish thought, Islamoprudence uses this final command to justify the focus on the ethos of the society. It advocates for integration policies that foster a shared civic culture of personal responsibility, gratitude, and respect for others’ established rights and property, countering any cultural narrative that encourages entitlement or the structural resentment of the host society.

At first, I thought it was part of the show, but the TV was trash after that. No signal. No picture. Going over to it. A hole in the center of the glass screen.  I look back behind me on the wall, there’s something stuck in the wall. An arrow with a note tied to it, “You! The search is over.” Softly at first,  almost imperceptible, a faint warning turned to violent rumbling, pictures falling from the walls, plaster falling from the ceiling. I hit the floor to avoid being thrown about the room. The TV, a bursting angry grey tech-flower bloomed with fire and sparks, wires grew from the base of the TV, dark and ominous, “something bad is going on here,” I thought. Glass shot peppered my face, my legs. Smoke inundated the room. I couldn’t see. Then a voice scratched and deep, “This? You? From Sytees Prime to this wet rock I have scoured the cosmos. And you are what I must confront?” “Me?” I whispered to myself. Me. Who am I? Who is this? Why is this happening? When will this stop? What in the actual fuck! Am I dreaming? What is real? Where is my mother? What is important? What have I done? What haven’t I done? Can I call someone? If I run, where would I go? Who would I run to? “You found me. Now what?” I didn’t know what else to say. It picked me up off the floor, tossed me toward the street. Picking bits of glass from my forehead, I stood on the double yellow line like a fence and a decision.

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Chapter Requirements include all of the following:

• Prediction: Based on the title of the chapter and everything you know from previous chapters, you must make a prediction concerning what you think will happen in the coming chapter.
• Vocabulary: Whether there is 1 term for the chapter or 11, you must complete columns of the graphically organized Vocabulary Chart: Word, Personal Clue, Sentence from The Hobbit, Definition that matches the word’s use in the sentence from The Hobbit.
• Guided Reading Questions: All questions covering the content of the given chapter must be answered in RADE format: Reword the question as part of the answer; Give your ANSWER tot he question in your own words; Provide DIRECT QUOTATION DETAILS from the chapter to support your answer; EXPLAIN your thinking to prove your support.
• Summary: Write 1 SUMMARY covering all essential information using one of three methods: SWBST (least detail and fewest points posible; PLOT DIAGRAM (moderate amount of detail and medium amount of points possible; or SUMMARY PARAGRAPH (most detail and most points posible).
• Discusion Opportunity: Pick 1 of the available DISCUSION TOPIC OPPORTUNITIES. You must address every part of the question, refer to specific detials/events from the text, and extend your thinking to real world situation(s).

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Today, March 9th, students walked into a POP Quiz on Chapters 1-4.

All chapter requirements should be fulfilled by the end of today. I will continue collecting grades for any work from Chapters 1-4. We will continue with Chapter 5 Monday.

Presentations will resume next week as well. AND…

Don’t forget that you picked your 4 favorite Projects. We will start work on those soon.

The Hobbit Chapter 1: Guided Reading Questions

1. List 10 characteristics of hobbits.  Hobbits have many unique characteristics. Hobbits have many generally accepted physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental characteristics, here are a few: They have become rare and shy of the Big . . . .They are (or were) a little people, about half our height [about 3 feet tall],  and smaller than the bearded Dwarves. Hobbits have no beards . . . little or no magic about them, [they can] disappear quietly and quickly when large stupid folk like you and me come blundering along. . .  They are inclined to be fat in the stomach; they dress in bright colours (chiefly green and yellow); wear no shoes, because their feet grow natural leathery soles and thick warm brown hair like the stuff on their heads (which is curly); have long clever brown fingers, good-natured faces, and laugh deep fruity laughs (especially after dinner, which they have twice a day when they can get it). (Tolkien, 3) Hobbits seem very human, but they only exist in Middle Earth…as far as I know.
2. Identify the following characters as you are introduced to them in Chapter 1. You will continue to work on this information as you proceed through the book: Bilbo Baggins, Belladonna Took, Bullroarer, Bungo Baggins, Kili & Fili, Gandalf, Dwalin, Balin, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Thorin.
3. What was unusual about the Tooks? What was unusual about the Tooks was they had a little bit of magic in them as it says in the text, “It was often said (in other families) that long ago one of the Took ancestors must have taken a fairy wife. …there was still something not entirely hobbit-like about them, – and once in a while members of the Took-clan would go and have adventures. “ (4). Basically this means that our main character, Bilbo, has a bit of an adventurous spirit in him.
4. Why did Gandalf visit Bilbo Baggins?
5. Who was Bilbo expecting for tea?
6. What about his uninvited guests irked, bothered, Bilbo?
7. What effect did the dwarves’ singing have on Bilbo?
8. What is Gloin’s opinion of Bilbo Baggins.
9. Identify Dale.
10. Identify Smaug.
11. What story did Thorin tell Bilbo?
12. How did Gandalf get the map and key?
13. Identify Azog the Goblin.

The Hobbit Chapter 1: Summary (SWBST)

The Hobbit Chapter 1: Discussion Opportunities – Pick ONE of these.

1. What does the word hobbit make you think of? Consider this: Look at these words – rabbit, hobby, Babbit, habit, and hob. The word is probably best seen as a blend of rabbit and hob, an obsolete British word meaning “a rustic, peasant” or “sprite, elf.” Write your thoughts down to answer this question with details from the text to support your opinion. How does Bilbo resemble a rabbit in this chapter? REVISIT this topic when you finish the book. Does Bilbo still remind you of one.
2. What is an adventure? Is it something that happens, or is it the way we react to what happens? Can we live without adventures? What is “magic”? Is there any “magic” in this book? (Return to these questions as the book progresses.)
3. Explain all the meanings of good morning (pp. 4–5).
4. What about adventures awakens Bilbo’s Tookish side? What causes his Baggins side to reemerge. Explain the difference between Bilbo’s Tookish side and his Baggins side. Can you relate to Bilbo’s feelings of ambivalence? Do you think everyone has similar “Tookish” and “Baggins” sides to their personalities?
5. Even this early in the book, we can see some of the characteristics of dwarves, wizards, and dragons. Begin generating a list of the characteristics––both physical and character traits––of each of the magical creatures in The Hobbit. After you finish the book, you’ll have an opportunity to compare Tolkien’s descriptions with similar magical beings in other works of literature.

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Objective – PREVIEW the UNIT of Study – Familiarize yourself with the tasks you will be required to do while we read The Hobbit. Examine every page of this document. You will be allowed to work with people in your group for much of this work.

NOW, your task, should you accept it, is to:
(1) Look the ENTIRE document over.

(2) Pick 1 Discussion Topic for each chapter;

(3) Pick 1 PREREADING ACTIVITY CHOICE (Page 6…since my last edit): You will prepare a SLIDE presentation to satisfy your Activity.
Your SLIDES are due THIS FRIDAY, 2/16/2018.  You will prepare 1 slide presentation. You will need a poster to accompany your presentation.
This is a PROJECT/TEST grade.
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Look at every page of the document. You MUST PICK ONE Chapter Discussion Opportunity (D.O.) Topic FOR EACH chapter.

HIGHLIGHT your choice in the document.
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SECOND
ON PAGE 6 – You MUST pick one of the PREREADING ACTIVITY CHOICES. You MUST begin work on your chosen activity promptly. You have no time to waste.

NOTICE!!!!! PREPARE YOURSELF for this FACT – You will have 20 minutes of HW every single night until you finish the book.

As you read any/all texts, you will collect examples from those texts: The Hobbit, Nonfiction, Biographical, NonPrint, etc.

See the Google Classroom for details.

See Google Classroom for details.

The Interactive Reader pages are available to you through your NCEdCloud account. To access your account, click this link here, scroll down to the button that says CLAIM MY ACCOUNT, then sign in. Although you can view the pages on the ewb, you have to do the work actively in your actual Interactive Readers.

To prepare, you are required to create Vocabulary Charts with the following column headings:

1. Word & Part of Speech (from the Interactive Reader pages)
2. Other Forms (from any online dictionary such as merriam-webster.com, dictionary.com, etc.)
3. 4 Other Sentences (from sentence.yourdictionary.com – Be sure the other sentences you select match the part of speech used in the sentence from the Interactive Reader.
4. Personal Clue (SYNONYMS – from an online resource such as merriam-webster.com/thesaurus, thesaurus.com, etc.)
5. Sentence from the Text (from the Interactive Reader pages)
6. Definition (from the Interactive Reader pages)

Vocabulary Words: Academic – attribute, conduct, physical, status, task

Vocabulary Words: Content – aptitude, infinitely, vengeance, inconsolable, ascend

After preparing, you will have to complete all of the pages related to the two selections listed: Prometheus, and Orpheus & Eurydice.

• Here is the link to the Prometheus Interactive Reader pages. You can listen to the audio using the NCEdCloud resources via your Houghton Mifflin access.
• Here is the link to the Orpheus & Eurydice Interactive Reader pages. You can listen to the audio using the NCEdCloud resources via your Houghton Mifflin access.

• Anthem Chapters 3-4 – Guided Reading Questions with Audio
• Anthem Chapters 5-6 – Guided Reading Questions with Audio
• DISSECT – Take notes from the Slides.
• Study Hall – Available Online Study Hall, and you can sign up for School Based Study Hall.