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Greetings all you girls and guys in 634, 734, and 834. A rainy May has begun as we continue with our genre studies. 634, you are continuing your Gary Paulsen author study. This week, we will read about Gary Paulsen's experience running the Iditarod. 734, you will begin your Virginia Hamilton author study. 834, you will begin your Ray Bradbury author study. Homework is as follows:

Monday, 5/4/09
634: Read your GP book #2, per pacing calendar. Make an entry in your IRL for each chapter read. Please make note that the pacing calendar includes a reading assignment for Tuesdays, even though we do not meet on Tuesdays.
734: Bring in research on Virginia Hamilton.
834: Bring in research on Ray Bradbury.

Tuesday, 5/5/09
734: Read your VH books as follows: Zeely -Ch. 1/ Arilla Sun Down-finish Ch 1 by Friday/ MC Higgins - through p. 13 (Draw a visualization) Cousins- Ch. 1/ Second Cousins-Chapter 1 by Thursday
834: Bring in research on Ray Bradbury if you haven't done so. "Hail & Farewell" quiz

Wednesday, 5/6/09
634: Read on in your GP book #2, per pacing calendar. Make an entry in your IRL. Complete quiz for Chapter 8 on Woodsong.
734: Continue reading your VH book, per pacing calendar. Make an entry in your IRL.
834: Complete "Night Meeting" test.

Thursday 5/7/09
634: Continue reading your GP book, per pacing calendar. Make entries in your IRL.
734: Continue reading in your VH book, per pacing calendar, Make entries in your IRL.
834: Complete Ray Bradbury story chart for "There Will Come Soft Rains."

Friday 5/8/09
634: Read on in your GP book per pacing calendar. Make an entry in your IRL.
734: Read on in your VH book, per pacing calendar. Make an entry in your IRL.Study for test on your book on Monday.
834: Read your RB book per pacing calendar. Make an entry in you IRL.

Posted by Mrs. Varga at 1:56 PM