Monday, March 17, 2008

Greetings all you girls and guys in 634, 734, & 834. It is hard to believe we only have 2 more weeks before the end of the third marking period. Our genre studies continue in full force! 634, you are continuing to read and analyze the works of Gary Paulsen. 734, you will begin to translate the results of your survey into a chart or graph for your polling report. 834, you have begun to write your historical fiction, mimicking the journey cycle of your character to America. Homework is as follows:
Thursday 3/20/08
634: Read your Paulsen book per pacing calendar. Make an entry for each chapter you read in your IRL.
734: Final polling report due on Monday.
834: In Writer's Source Book, make an entry entitled: "My writing technique." Do a quick write on the writing technique you think you will use for your historical fiction story. Continue drafting your story in your writer's source book, making necessary revisions to accomodate your chosen writing technique.
Wednesday 3/19/08
634: Read in your Paulsen book, per pacing calendar.Be a good reporter when you make your IRL entry.
734:Revise/edit your polling report on loose leaf.
834:Revise and edit "the call" in WSB.
Tuesday 3/18/08
634: Continue reading in your Paulsen book, per pacing calendar. Make an entry in your IRL.
734:Revise/ Edit first draft of polling report in WSB.
834:Complete "Journey Chart" for the historical fiction book you read.
Monday 3/17/08
634:Continue to read in your Paulsen book, per pacing calendar.
734:Convert your strongest questions into a graph.
834:In your WSB, make an entry entitled "My Character's Conflicts." Write about the conflicts facing your character in the story you are reading.

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