Week of 2/26/07
Greetings to all you girls and guys in 634, 734, & 834. I hope you all had an enjoyable week off. It is hard to believe that March is just around the corner. This week marks a turning point in our curriculums. 634, you are finishing your Persuasive Proposals. 734, you are beginning your Executive Summaries. 834, you are beginning your Historical Fiction stories. Homework is as follows:
2/28/07634: Continue to revise and edit Proposal Summary draft. Final due Friday, 3/2/07.734: Writer's Source Book: 2 "'quickwrites' on __________________" for Excecutive Summary. Research your issue.834: Writer's Source Book: "My Historical Fiction Setting" Write down country, setting, and time period your historical fiction character will come from.
2/27/07634: Revise and edit Persuasive Proposal. Final draft is due Friday, 3/2/07.734: Writer's Source Book entry in your Exceutive Summary Table of Contents: "Quickwrite on _______________" (community issue).834: Interview a friend or family member. Ask why they left their country to come to America. 2/26/07
634: Revise your drafts. Final Persuasive Proposals are due Friday, 3/2/07.
734: Bring in and summarize an article from the newspaper about a community issue.
834: Interview a family member or a friend about why they left their country to come to America.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 6:30 PM
Week of 2/12/07
Greetings all you girls and guys in 634, 734, & 834. The middle of February is upon us and so much is going on! This week, report cards will be handed out, and Parent-Teacher conferences will be held. We are also finishing up our genre studies. 634, you will begin writing your Persuasive Essay drafts for your issue. 734, you will finish your Children's Nonfiction book this week. 834, you will be finishing your Journalistic Feature Article this week. We will be paraphrasing, revising, editing, and publishing. It should be an exciting week. We still miss Ms. Ostapak, who is still out of the building, grading ELA tests - however she will be reading your pieces as well! Homework is as follows:2/16/07634: Write Draft# 2 of your proposal. Do ELAP packet. Use the answer sheet.734: ELAP packet. Use answer sheet. Read 2 newspaper articles about a problem in NYC and summarize.834: ELAP packet. Use answer sheet to answer questions. Read an independent book and summarize in your Annotated Bibliography.
2/15/07634: Revise your conclusion on loose leaf.734:Nonfiction book past due. Read your independent book. Make an entry in IRL.834: JFA past due! read your independent book. Make an entry in your IRL.
2/14/07634: On loose leaf, explain who you are addressing your persuasive proposal to and why you chose to write to that person.734: Your final nonfiction draft is due! Be prepared to share it in class.834: Your final JFA is due! Be prepared to share it in class.
2/13/07634: Check yesterday's homework; we did not meet today.734: Nonfiction children's book FINAL draft due Thursday, 2/15/07.834: FINAL JFA draft due Thursday 2/15/07. 2/12/07
634: Draft #1 of your Persuasive Essay is due on loose leaf. It should include: an introduction, explanation of your problem - including your paraphrased research, and an explanation of your solution - including your counterargument.
734: Continue working on your Children's Nonfiction book. Final copy is due Thursday, February 15th.
834: Continue working on your Journalistic Feature Article. Final copy is due Thursday, February 15th.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 10:04 AM
Week of February 5, 2007
Greetings all you girls and guys in 634, 734, and 834. This week, we will all be taking the Third Periodic Assessment ELA exams. Additionally we will be moving ahead in our genre studies. 634, you will be compiling questions in preparation for conducting interviews or surveys on your issue, for your persuasive essay. 734, you will be revising and editing your nonfiction drafts which you will prepare for 'publication.' 834, you are 'texturing' your Journalistic Feature Writing with expository, narrative, and descriptive components. Ms. Ostapak is still out of the building grading ELA tests, and we do miss her! Homework is as follows: 2/9/07634: Using your research, begin to draft the body of your proposal by paraphrasing at least
five of your highlighted facts or details.
734: Draft #3 of your nonfiction book is due Monday. Include introduction, subtopics and their 'signals', conlusions and appendixes.
834: Revise Draft # of your JFA, following your layout plan.
2/8/07634: Revise introduction to your persuasive essay on loose leaf.
734: Revise your Children's Nonfiction Book ending on loose leaf.
834: Revise JFA introduction and conclusion on loose leaf.
2/7/07634: Begin to conduct your interview or survey. Write your questions and answers down on loose leaf paper.
734: Draft all your appendices as they will appear in your book, on loose leaf. (Table of Contents, Glossary, Bibliography, etc.)
834: Revise your lead and introduction. Add a description and a narration to your JFA. (Draft #2 is past due!) 2/6/07634: Highlight important details in your research for your Persuasuve Essay.
734: Bring in at least two visual aids (graphics) for your nonfiction book.
834: Begin Draft #2 of your JFA by writing it in the layout you planned. Write the title, the lead, and the introduction as it would appear in the magazine.
2/5/07634: Continue researching your issue.
734: Complete "Draft #2" of your children's nonfiction book on loose leaf.
834: Revise your Journalistic Feature Article on loose leaf.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 5:17 PM
