Greetings all you girls and guys in
634, 734, and 834. April is coming to an end, and we are about to usher May in. Our genre studies continue as follows:
634, you are continuing your Gary Paulsen Author Study.
734, you will be finishing your Executive Summary genre study - and beginning your Virginia Hamilton Author Study.
834, you will be finishing your Historical Fiction genre study. Homeowrk is as follows:
Monday, 4/27/09634: Continue to read your GP book #1, per pacing calendar. Make entries in your IRL if you haven't already done so. Include your GP book #1 in your "Annotated Bibliography" in your RSB. Test on Wednesday.
734: Final Executive Summary due on Wednesday.
834: Final historical fiction story due Thursday, 4/30/09.
Tuesday, 4/28/09634: (NO ELA ON TUESDAYS) Reminder: Review your GP book #1 for test tomorrow.
Hatchet Part I,
Nightjohn, Danger on Midnight River - complete book test. Entries on IRL will be collected per pacing calendar.
734: Final Executive Summary is due tomorrow.
834: Continue historical fiction story. Final draft due Thursday 4/30/09.
Wednesday, 4/29/09634: Read GP book #2 per pacing calendar. Make an entry in your IRL. Hatchet group, finish book test Part 2.
734: Executive Summary past due. Presentations on Friday. (We will not meet on Thursday due to Science test.)
834: Historical fiction stories due tomorrow.
Thursday 4/30/09634: Read on in your GP book #2, per pacing calendar. Make an entry in IRL for each chapter.
Hatchet group complete part 2 of test. Complete "Author Survey" in Gary Paulsen packet.
734: We did not meet due to Science Test. Final Executive Summary due!
834: Final historical fiction story due.
Friday, 5/1/09634: Read your GP book #2 per pacing calendar. Make an entry in your IRL. Add 'Cookie' and 'Fred' to "Characteristics of Paulsen's Dogs" Chart.
734: Read your independent book for 60+ minutes. Add any finished books to "Annotated Bibliography." Executive Summary past due.
834: Read your independent reading book. Add any finished books to "Annotated Bibliography." Historical Fiction stories past due.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 10:49 AM
Greetings all you girls and guys in
634, 734, and 834. We are back from Spring break and are continuing with our genre studies.
634, you are continuing to read
Woodsong in class, and your independent Gary Paulsen book.
734, you are reading, analyzing and beginning to construct your Executive Summary.
834, you are reading and analyzing historical fiction piecews, and continuing to write your own historical fiction story.Homework is as follows:
Monday, 4/20/09634: Read your GP book per pacing calendar. Make an entry in your IRL. Complete quiz on Chapter 3 of
Woodsong.
734: Complete your Executive Summary template.
834: Complete the journey cycle for teacher's historical fiction story. Continue to read your historical fiction book #2.Continue to write your HF story.
Tuesday, 4/21/09734: Revise your Executive Summary into your Writer's Source Book. Use the Executive Summary outline to improve your first draft.
834: Complete chart for "A Baby is Born in a Boxcar" and "Greek Tragedies."
Wednesday, 4/22/09634: Read your GP book per pacing calendar. Make an entry in your IRL. In Reader's Source Book, make an entry entitled "Mind Mirror for____," and create a mind mirror for a main character in your book. Also, in your Reader's Source book, write a literary letter on your GP book about what is happening so far. Make a prediction in the letter.Also, in your reader's Source Book, make an entry entitled: "Questions I Have," and list questions you have about what you have read so far. Have Chapter 3 quiz signed. Complete Chapter 4 quiz on
Woodsong.
734: Revise and rewrite Executive Summary on loose leaf.
834: Complete journey cycle worksheet for "The Sun Never Sets on the King's Dominion." COntinue HF story draft in your Writer's Source Book. Make sure you have at least 3 handwritten pages.
Thursday, 4/23/09634: Read your GP book, per pacing calendar.
Hatchet groups make an entry in your RSB, entitled: "How Brian Survives."
Nightjohn group make an entry in your RSB, entitled: "My Prediction for Sarny."
734: Continue revisions on your Executive Summary draft.
834: Continue your historical fiction story in your WSB.
Friday, 4/24/09634: Read your GP book, per pacing calendar. Make an entry in your IRL.
Nightjohn and
Danger on Midnight River review book for test on Monday. (
Hatchet groups - test on Friday (5/1/09).
734: Revise rewrite draft #2 of Executive Summary on loose leaf.
834: Revise, enhance, and edit your historical fiction story drafts.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 11:14 AM
Greetings all you girls and guys in 634, 734, and 834. Spring vacation is just around the corner as we continue our genre studies. 634, you will be continuing your Gary Paulsen Author Study. 734, you will begin to construct your Executive Summary, now that your polling reports have been submitted. 834, you are continuing to read, analyze and write your own historical fiction stories. Homework is as follows:
Monday, 4/6/09634: Read on in your Gary Paulsen book, per pacing calendar. Make an entry in your IRL.
734: Edit and revise the introduction to your Executive Summary in your Writer's Source Book.
834: Continue to research and write your historical fiction story, keeping in mind the kind of conflict your main character is facing.
Tuesday, 4/7/09734: Complete the brainstorming worksheet for your executive summary in your writer's source book. Research who to address your Executive Summary to.
834: Complete story cycle for
How Many Days to America. Revise and edit in writer's source book.
Wednesday, 4/8/09634: Read on in your Gary Paulsen book per pacing calendar. Write a literary letter in your reader's source book about the book so far.Make an entry in your IRL for every chapter read.
734: Complete Executive Summary template and rewrite it in your writer's source book.
834:Complete reading historical fiction book #2. Complete story cycle handouts. Continue writing and revising your historical ficiton story.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 10:54 AM
