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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:
11/22/06
634: 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.
11/20/06
634: 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