Week of June 25,2007
Greetings all you girls & guys in
634, 734, and
834. Well, it's the last week of school, and we are 'wrapping things up' as the saying goes.
634, you are presenting your collage of vignettes.
734, you are presenting your Virginia Hamilton Responses to Literature.
834, you are in rehearsals on Monday, and graduating tomorrow. GOOD LUCK! I will miss you. Homework is as follows:
6/26/07634 & 734: If you haven't already done so, bring in any school library books that you signed out. Use the PUBLIC LIBRARY to get summer reading books.
834: Congratulations on your graduation today. GOOD LUCK IN HIGH SCHOOL!
6/25/07634: Practice reading your vignettes for your oral presentation.
734: Practice reading your Responses to Literature for your oral presentation.
834: Enjoy your graduation tomorrow!
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 10:30 AM
Week of 6/18/07
Greetings all you girls & guys in
634, 734, and
834. It is hard to believe this is the last full week of school. The year has flown by so quickly! This week, you are all completing and sharing your final writing pieces for your genre studies.
634, you will finish writing and sharing your vignettes, mimicking the writing style of Sandra Cisneros'
The House on Mango Street collection.
734, you will begin to write your Virginia Hamilton Response to Literature.
834, you will be sharing your Ray Bradbury Response to Literature. Homework is as follows:
6/22/07634: Final Collage of Vignettes due.
734: Final VH Response to Literature due Monday.
834: We don't meet anymore. HAPPY GRADUATION AND CONGRATULATIONS!!!
6/21/07634: Revise final vignette to connect it to the others. Bring all library books and subject text books back to school.
734: Revise and edit first draft. Write Draft #2 on loose leaf.
834: No homework. Have fun at the prom!
6/20/07634: Revise and edit any 'final' vignettes you found errors in.
734: Write Draft #1 on loose leaf.
834: Practice your notes for your oral presentation. Read in your independent reading book.
6/19/07634: Final Story Vignette is due on loose leaf.
734: Revise and edit Paragraphs #3 & 4 in RSB.
834: Review your Ray Bradbury Response to Literature for your oral presentation. Read in your independent book.
6/18/07634: Draft #2 of your Story Vignette is due.
734: Revise Paragraphs # 1 and 2 of your VH Response to Literature in your Reader's Source Book.
834: Practice reading your Ray Bradbury Response to Literature for your oral presentation.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 11:17 AM
Week of 6/11/07
Greetings all you girls and guys in 634, 734, & 834. The weather is getting warmer, though our room is COLD! Don't forget to bring a sweatshirt to class!!! This week we will be sharing our drafts and revisions of our writing. 634, you will be sharing your character and place vignettes. 734, you will be sharing your Virginia Hamilton Power Point Presentations. 834, you will be sharing your Ray Bradury Response to Literature drafts. Homework is as follows:
6/15/07634: Write Draft #1 of Story Vignette on loose leaf. Skip lines.734: Review your notes for your Power Point Presentation. Read your independent book for 50+ minutes.834: Final Bradbury response to Literature due Monday, 6/18/07.
6/14/07634: Submit your draft and final place vignette. 734: Finish planning for your Power Point Presentation. Read in your independent book for 25+ minutes.834: Finish revising and editing your draft #3.
6/13/07
634: Write a final draft for your character vignette.
734: Prepare for Power Point Presentation tomorrow.
834: Write Draft #3 for your Ray Bradbury Response to Literature.
6/12/07
634: Half day; we did not meet. Final Character Vignette due.
734: Complete draft of VH Power Point Presentation in RSB.
834: Draft #2 of Ray Bradbury response to Literature.
6/11/07
634: Finish Draft # 1 and final copy of your character sketch vignette.
734: Continue planning your Power Point VH Presentation in your Reader's Source Book.
834: In RSB, write a summary for Part 1 of "The Small Assassin." Write a prediction for how it will end.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 5:20 PM
Week of June 4, 2007
Greetings all you girls and guys in 634, 734, and 834. June is here, and the school year is quickly coming to an end. This week, you will all be taking the Fifth Periodic Assessment in ELA, and hope to find siginificant progress over the course of the year. Genre studies are continuing as well. 634, you will be writing your poetic prose vignette and a character sketch vignette. 734, you will be writing your Virginia Hamilton Response to Literature. 834, you will be writing your Ray Bradbury Response to Literature. Homework is as follows:6/8/07634: Complete character sketch vignette in WSB.734: Write summary of "Tappin', the Land Turtle" in your RSB, in the Virginia Hamilton Table of Contents. Include patterns noted as well.834: Complete concluding paragraph of your Ray Bradbury Response to Literature in your RSB.
6/6/07634: Read in your independent book. If you haven't done so, write final 'seed piece' and poetic prose vignette on loose leaf.734: Revise literary letter in RSB for Power Point Presentation.834: (Social Studies test; we did not meet.)
6/5/07634: Write final poetic prose vignette on loose leaf.734: (Social Studies test; we did not meet.)834: Revise and edit parapgraph #6 in RSB.
6/4/07634: Poetic Prose vignette on loose leaf. (Draft # 1 - skip lines.)734: (Half day; we did not meet.)834: Revise and edit your Ray Bradbury paragraphs in your WSB.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 10:34 AM
