Week of May 29, 2007
Greetings all you girls and guys in 634, 734, and 834. It is the end of May, and the weather is getting much warmer as we are approaching June. 634, you have begun to read, analyze, and mimic Sandra Cisneros' vignettes. 734, you are finishing your Virginia Hamilton books, and analyzing her writing styles, themes, and lessons. 834, you are finishing your Ray Bradbury books, and are continuing to make note of his unique characters, settings and plots. Homework is as follows:6/1/07634: Final Seed Piece is due on loose leaf. Do not skip a space between lines. Complete your poetic prose in WSB.
734: In Reader's Source Book, write a literary letter on your Virginia Hamilton book.834: Revise and edit your Bradbury paragraphs in your Reader's Source Book.
5/31/07
634: Finish the poetic prose vignette in your WSB.
734: Virginia Hamilton book test tomorrow.
834: Write a literary letter in your RSB, on your Ray Bradbury book.
5/30/07634: Complete Draft #1 of "seed piece" on loose leaf. It should have 10 - 11 paragraphs. Follow teacher's model for ideas. Skip a space between each line.734: Write a paragraph on Virginia Hamilton in your RSB. Don't forget to make an entry for it in the VH Table of Contents.834: Revise and edit the first 2 paragraphs of the Ray Bradbury Response to Literature in your Reader's Source Book.5/29/07634: Rewrite your seed piece draft on loose leaf, skipping a space between each line.734: Finish your Virginia Hamilton book by 5/30/07. Test on Friday.834: (We did not meet due to senior trip.) Finish your Ray Bradbury boook by Friday. 6/1/07.
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Week of May 21, 2007
Greetings all you girls and guys in 634, 734, and 834. As the end of May is approaching, so are some of your Author Studies. 634, you are finishing your Gary Paulsen Response to Literature and presenting it in class. You will begin your Vignette Unit this week. 734, you are finishing up your Virginia Hamilton books and are beginning to make note of her writing styles, patterns, and themes. 834, you are continuing to read Ray Bradbury's works, making note of his unique characters, settings, and plots. Homework is as follows:5/25/07634: In Writer's Source Book, make four separate entries as follows: "Seed Piece Paragraph 1," Seed Piece Paragraph 2," "Seed Piece Paragraph 3," "Seed Piece Paragraph 4." Use the "Seed Piece Organization" hand out which is taped into your WSB.734: Finish Virginia Hamilton book by Wednesday 5/30/07. Test on Friday, 6/1/07.834: Write a cohesive paragraph using your graphic organizer. Finish Ray Bradbury book by Wednesday 5/30/07. Make entries in your IRL.
5/24/07634: Write a paragraph describing your previous house.734: Finish your Virginia Hamilton book by Wednesday 5/30/07. Test on Friday, 6/1/07.834: Finish your Ray Bradbury book by Wednesday 5/30/07. Make your entries in your IRL.
5/23/07634: In Writer's Source Book, write a paragraph explaining how a vignette is different from a story.734: Continue reading in your VH book. Make an entry in your IRL.834: Read the next chapter in your Ray Bradbury book. Make an entry in your IRL. Bradbury books need to be finished by Monday.
5/22/07634: Read your independent book. Make an entry in your IRL.734: Continue reading your Virginia Hamilton book. Make an entry in your IRL.834: Read the next chapter in your Ray Bradbury book. Fahrenheit 451 read through page 110. Make an entry in your IRL.
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Week of May 14, 2007
Greetings all you girls & guys in 634, 734, and 834. It is the middle of May already, and we are well into our author studies. 634, you are writing and revising your Gary Paulsen Response to Literature. 734, you are reading and analyzing Virginia Hamilton's works - both in and out of school. 834, you are reading and analyzing the unique Ray Bradbury. Homework is as follows:5/17/07634: Complete Draft #5 on loose leaf. (Final paper is due Tuesday, 5/22/07)734: Read Chapter 11 in your VH books. Make an entry in your IRL. Write a literary letter on your VH book in your Reader's Source Book.834: Reread Chapter 7 in your Ray Bradbury books. Fahrenheit 451 - Read through page 68. Make an entry in your IRL.
5/16/07634: Complete Draft #4 on loose leaf. (Final paper is due Tuesday, 5/22/07.)734: Read Chapter 10 in your VH book. Make an entry in you IRL.834: Reread Chapter 6 in your Ray Bradbury book. Fahrenheit 451 Group- Read through the top of page 62.
5/15/07
634: Complete draft#3 on loose leaf.734: Read Chapter 9 in your VH book. Make an entry in your IRL. Revise "On Demand" writing on loose leaf.834: Reread Chapter 5 in your Ray Bradbury book. (Fahrenheit 451, reread through page 40.) Make an entry in your IRL. Revise "on Demand " writing on loose leaf.
5/14/07634: Revise and rewrite draft # 2 of your Response to Literature on loose leaf.734: Stations 1, 2, and 4 -Reread Chapters 1 - 4 in your VH book. Make sure your IRL entries reflect the main events in each chapter. Stations 3 & 5 -read Chapter 9 in your VH book. Make an entry in your IRL.834: Stations 1, 2, 3 , 4 reread Chapters 1 - 4 in your Ray Bradbury book. Make sure your entries reflect the main events in each chapter. Use post-its to mark points of confusion. Station 5 - reread through page 31 in Fahrenheit 451. Use the post-its to mark points of confusion.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 1:01 PM
Week of 5/7/07
Greetings all you girls & guys in 634, 734, and 834. You are all well into your Author Studies. 634, you have finished reading Woodsong, The Crossing, and at least two other Paulsen books. You are now ready to begin work on your Gary Paulsen Response to Literature. 734, you have begun to read your Virginia Hamilton books, making note of her recurring themes, and writing styles. 834, you are continuing to read and analyze the works of Ray Bradbury. Homework is as follows:5/11/07634: Revise and edit paragraphs 3 & 4 in RSB. Rewrite first draft on loose leaf.734: Read Chapters 6-8 in VH book. Make an entry in your IRL for each chapter.834: Read Chapters 2-4 in your Ray Bradbury book. Make an entry in your IRL.
5/10/07634: Revise and edit Paragraph #2 for your G. Paulsen Response to Literature in your RSB.734: Read CHapter 5 in your VH book. Make an entry in your IRL.834: Read Chapter 1 in your Ray Bradbury book. Make an entry in your IRL.
5/9/07634: Revise and edit your introductory paragraph for your Gary Paulsen Response to Literature in your RSB.734: Read Chapter 4 in your VH book. Be a 'Reporter' in your RSB.834: Make a journal entry as if you were Margot or William in "All in A Summer Day," on page 32 of your Ray Bradbury packet.
5/8/07
634: In RSB, finish your Constructed Response paragraph on how Sergeant Locke changed by the end of The Crossing .
734: In your RSB, write a literary letter on your VH book. Make sure you include what part you are up to. (You should have read at least through Chapter 3.) Make a prediction.
834: Revise your paragraph on which character Ray Bradbury probably admires the most - Lespere or Hollis- in "Kaleidoscope."
5/7/07634: Write a paragraph in your Reader's Source Book, describing the conflicts in three Gary Paulsen books you've read.734: Read Chapter 3 in your VH book. Make an entry in your IRL.834: Read 'S is For Space' -introduction by Ray Bradbury, in your packet. Complete the pie chart at the end of the selection, filling the percentages for those influences Bradbury makes note of. Also, in your RSB, make an entry explaining his philosophy on life, based on what you read.
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