Week of 10/2/06
Greeting students of Class 634, 734, and 834. October is already here, and we are well into our genre studies. 634, you are learning to use the writing techniques we've noted in the stories we've read in class. Your own Narrative Accounts now include snapshots, thoughtshots, and dialogue. Some of you are even using similes and metaphors! 734, you are studying Gary Soto and are noting patterns in his works. (You are also forming "constructed responses" for the Soto pieces we've read, in preparation for January's ELA exam.) This week, you will all get your own Gary Soto book! 834, you are noticing Walter Dean Myers themes and patterns in the pieces we've read in class. (You are forming "constructed" as well as "extended" responses for the WDM pieces we've read in class, in preparation for January's ELA exam.) This week, you will be getting your own WDM books to read! Please keep posting your comments on this blog. I enjoy reading and responding to your thoughts, insights, and questions about our genre studies.
Homework is as follows:
10/06/06
634:Revise and rewrite your literary letter. Read for 40+ minutes in your independent book.
Make an entry in your IRL.
734: Read for 60+ minutes in your independent reading book. Fill in IRL. Be a reverberator on loose leaf.
834: Read 3+ chapters in your WDM book. Make an entry in your IRL for each chapter.
10/05/06
634: Write the significance of "Eleven" and "The Jacket" on loose leaf. Write the significance of your Narrative Account on loose leaf.
734: Read for 20+ minutes in your independent reading book. Make an entry in your IRL. Be a linecatcher on loose leaf for your book.
834: Read the next chapter(s) in your WDM book. Make an entry in your IRL. Edit & revise extended responses.
10/04/06
634: Read for 20+ minutes. Make an entry in your IRL. Finish your Reader's Source Book entry on The Widow's Broom.
734: Read for 20+ minutes. Make an entry in your IRL.
834: Read for 20+ minutes. Make an entry in your IRL. Be a philosopher on loose leaf.
10/3/06
634: Read in your independent reading book. Make a character inference and support it on loose leaf.
734: Read for 20+ minutes in your independent reading book. Make an entry in your IRL.
834: Read for 20+ minutes in your independent book. Be a psychologist for a character in your book. Make an entry in your IRL. If you haven't completed your Reading Role task in class for "Kitty and Mack" be sure to have it for tomorrow's lesson.
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