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Greetings all you girls and guys in 634, 734, and 834. We are in the middle of May, and are forging ahead in our genre studies. 634, you will be finishing The Crossing this week and will write your Response to Literature on the Gary Paulsen books you've read. 734, you will continue to read and analyze the works of Virginia Hamilton. 834, you will continue to read and analyze the works of Ray Bradbury. Additionally, all of you will be working on the reading goal you have assigned yourselves, based on the third Periodic Assessment. Homework is as follows:

Friday, 5/16/08
634: Revise and edit your Gary Paulsen Response to Literature on loose leaf. Final draft due Tuesday, 5/20/08
734: Read your VH book, per pacing calendar. Make an entry in your IRL.Revise and rewrite your VH 'On Demand Writing' task on loose leaf.
834: Read your RB book. Make an entry in your IRL.
Thursday, 5/15/08
634: Finish your first draft of your Response to Literature in your Writer's Source Book. You should have all 4 paragraphs completed.
734: Continue reading in your VH book, per pacing calendar. Make an entry in your IRL.
834: Continue reaidng in your RB book. Make an entry in your IRL.

Wednesday, 5/14/08
634: In WSB, write a paragraph comparing and contrasting one of your independent Paulsen books with another Paulsen book.
734: Complete today's VH entry in WSB.Read on in your VH book #2, per pacing calendar. Make an entry in your IRL.
834:Complete the reading role entries in your RSB on your Bradbury book.
Tuesday, 5/13/08
634:Choose a common theme for your Paulsen book, and write a paragraph explaining how the theme is explored in your book. Which nother Paulsen books explore this theme?
734:Read on in your VH book. Make an entry in your IRL.
834: Add "The Illustrated Man" to your Bradbury story chart. Also, complete an entry for it in the "Realistic/ Fantastic Details" chart. Read on in your RB book. Make an entry in your IRL.
Monday, 5/12/08
634: Write a summary of The Crossing in your "Annotated Bibliography." Include your reaction to the characters, setting, and plot. How Manny's conflict was resolved? How was Sgt. Locke's conflict resolved? Also, on loose leaf, write a question for Chapter 12 that taps into your reading skill goal, then answer it. (For example, write a 'main idea' question, a "facts & details' question, a figurative language question, a character analysis question, or a drawing conclusions question - then answer it.)
734: Read on in your VH book #2, per pacing calendar. Make an entry in your IRL.
834: Read on in you RB book. Make an entry in your IRL. Revise/edit your response to "The Veldt" in your Writer's Source Book.

Posted by Mrs. Varga at 7:41 AM