Week of 11/27/06
Greetings all you girls and guys in
634, 734, & 834. We are in the last week of November, and are well into our genre studies.
634, you are finishing your Katherine Paterson Author Study, and have begun your Response to Literature assignment.
734, you have begun to research and take notes on your Children's Nonfiction topic.
834, you as well have begun to research and organize your Journalistic Feature Article.
Homework is as follows:
12/1/06634: In Writer's Source Book, write the summary for
Jip: His Story using the story outline. Write a summary for
Bridge to Terabithia and your independent Katherine Paterson book as well. (These should be three separate entries.)
Complete the Reader's Response worksheet for an independent book you read.
734: Modify outlines and continue your research. Read on in your independent book!
834: Finish "Fight for Suffrage" article. Write and answer your own constructed response question on loose leaf.
11/30/06634: In Reader's Source Book, make an entry entitled: "Themes for
Jip: His Story." List the themes that are explored in the book.
734: Continue to do research for your children's nonfiction book and paraphrase your notes in Writer's Source Book.
834: Continue to research and paraphrase your notes for your Journalistic Feature Article.
11/29/06634: Revise and edit your "introduction" in your Writer's Source Book.
734: Research and paraphrase in your Writer's Source Book.
834: Research material due friday, December 1st.
11/28/06634: Continue your Katherine Paterson Response to Literature
734: Continue research on your Children's Nonfiction book.
834: Continue research for your Journalistic Feature Article.
11/27/06634: If you haven't already done so, complete your K.Paterson book and make your entries on your charts for each chapter. Complete graphic organizers and your story maps for
Bridge to Terabithia and your K. Paterson book.
734: Continue to research and paraphrase your notes.
834: Reread "The Sultan of Slime." In your Reader's Source Book, add onto your Important/Interesting facts for "The Sultan of Slime."
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 10:28 AM
Week of 11/20/06
Greetings all you girls and guys in
634, 734, and
834. Thanksgiving is just a few days away, and before long, we will be ushering in December.
634, you will be finishing up your Katherine Paterson Genre Study this month.
734, you will begin to research and organize your notes for your nonfiction children's book.
834, you will begin to think about and then research your topic for your journalistic feature article. In addition to this 6th, 7th, and 8th grades will be analyzing ELA type tests and test questions. We will all be looking at ELA tests as a 'genre.' Homework is as follows:
11/22/06634: Finish reading your Katherine Paterson books. Make an entry in your IRL or SWBS chart for each chapter. Your charts will be collected on Monday. You should also make an entry in your Annotated Bibliography in your Reader's Source Book for the book you finished.
734: Continue to read and research your topic for your children's nonfiction book. Read in your independent book.
834: Begin to research information for your Journalistic Feature Article. Also, complete the worksheet on "6 Questions- J.K. Rowling." As always, read in your independent book.
*HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!11/21/06(I apologize for posting the homeworks in the evening. There is a blogging problem at school, so I must post the homeworks from home.)634:Read Chapter 13 in your Katherine Paterson book. Make an entry in your IRL.
The Field of the Dogs group, read Chapter 10 and make an entry in your SWBS chart.
734: Complete your web for your children's nonfiction book. Include the main topic and the subheadings.
834: Complete your "Old Before their Time" test. In your WSB, select one topic for your JFA, and outline what your article will include.
11/20/06634: Read Chapter 12 in your Katherine Paterson book. Make an entry in your IRL.
The Field of the Dogs group, read Chapter 9 in your book. Make an entry in your SWBS chart.
734: Complete your K-W-L chart for your children's nonfiction topic. Also, complete your Reader's Response on the 'turkey' template.
834: In your WSB, make an entry entitled: "Brainstorming Topics." Make a list of 10 possible topics for your JFA.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 7:10 PM
Week of 11/13/06
Greetings, all you girls and guys in
634, 734, & 834. The middle of November is here, as are the First Quarter Report Cards, and Parent-Teacher Conferences. It is time to reflect and think about ways to improve even more. All ELA classes will be taking the ELAP Assessments this week. Then
634, you will delve deeper into your Katherine Paterson Author Study. You will begin to read
Jip in class
, and finish your own Katherine Paterson book.
734, you will begin your Children's Nonfiction Genre Study.
834, you will begin your Journalistic Feature Article Unit. Homework is as follows:
11/16/06634: Read Chapter 11 in your Katherine Paterson book. Make an entry in your IRL. The Field of the Dogs group, read Chapter 7. Make an entry in your SBWS chart.
734: In your Writer's Source Book, make an entry entitled :What I KNow About _______"
Write what you know about your topic.
834: In your Writer's Source Book, make an entry entitled "Brainstorming Topics." List at least 10 possible topics for your JFA
11/15/06634: Read Chapter 10 in your Katherine Paterson book. Make an entry in your IRL.
The Field of the Dogs group, read Chapter 6 and make an entry in your SWBS chart.
734: Brainstorm for a list of topics you might be interested in if you were to write your own children's nonfoction book.
834: On loose leaf paper, write a paragraph describing the kinds of magazine articles you enjoy reading. If you haven't done so yet, bring in 3 magazines with covers.
11/14/06634: (We did not meet today because of Parent/Teacher Conferences.)
734: Bring in a nonfiction book. Listen to the news (on TV or radio) and take notes on TWO stories in your Writer's Source Book.
834: Take notes in your Writer's Source Book as you listen to TWO news stories on TV or on the radio.
11/13/06634: Read the first half of Chapter 9 in your K. Paterson book. Make an entry in yout IRL.
The F
ield of Dogs group, read chapter 5 and make an entry in your SBWS chart.
734: Take Notes in your Writer's Source Book, while listening to the News. Your entry should be: "Taking Notes on the News" Take notes on TWO news stories.
834: Use your class notes to answer the following questions on "Madame C.J. Walker" :
1. Trace Madame C.J. Walker's road to success. Use details from your notes to support your answer. 2. How did Madame C.J. Walker prove that hard worked helped her become successful?
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 11:59 AM
Week of 11/6/06
Greetings all you girls & guys in
634, 734, and
834. We are almost halfway through November, and some of us are finishing up our author studies.
Class 734, you will be finishing your Narrative Account, mimicking Gary Soto's writing style.
Class 834, you will be finishing your Walter Dean Myers Response to Literature.
Class 634, we will be finishing
Bridge to Terabithia this week, and moving onto another Katherine Paterson book.
Homework is as follows:
11/10/06634: Finish Chapter 8 in your Katherine Paterson book. (
The Field of the Dogs group read Chapter 4. Make an entry in your SWBS chart.)Make an entry in your IRL. In your Reader's Source Book, write a literary letter for
Bridge to Terabithia.
734: Reread your Gary Soto book and fill in an SWBS chart for the first 3 chapters (if you got less than a 65 on the test.)
834: Bring in 3 magazines to class. Read one article and write a summary of it.
11/9/06634: Read first half of Chapter 8 in your K.Paterson book. (
Field of the Dogs -read Chapter 3.) Make an entry in your IRL. Copy your constructed response on loose leaf.
734: Final Narrative Account due.
834: Final Response to Literature due.
11/8/06634: Revise and edit your constructed response onto loose leaf. Continue reading in your K. Paterson book; make an entry in your IRL.
734: Draft #6 is due on loose leaf; final paper due Friday, 11/10/06.
834: Draft # 2 is due on loose leaf. Final paper due on Friday, 11/10/06.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 1:09 PM
