Reading/Writing
"Every Day Edit"
daily editing practice (capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar)
Vocabulary
On a sheet of notebook paper define each vocabulary word - due Wed., Dec. 7th
Complete vocabulary sentences provided (fill in the blank) - due Thu., Dec. 8th
myriad, perspective, perturb, prodigious, relevant, skittish, tether, unison, vie, willful
Challenge List: banal, beguile, belie, belligerent, benediction, benevolent, benign, bequeath, blight
Cultural Book Project
"Every Day Edit"
daily editing practice (capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar)
Vocabulary
On a sheet of notebook paper define each vocabulary word - due Wed., Dec. 7th
Complete vocabulary sentences provided (fill in the blank) - due Thu., Dec. 8th
myriad, perspective, perturb, prodigious, relevant, skittish, tether, unison, vie, willful
Challenge List: banal, beguile, belie, belligerent, benediction, benevolent, benign, bequeath, blight
Cultural Book Project
Students need to continue reading their chosen books for the cultural book project, and need to budget how many pages to read daily so that they finish on time.
Related deadlines:
Fri Nov 18th - parent signature due
Wed Nov 23rd - 1/3 of the book must be read
Wed Nov 30th - 2/3 of the book must be read
Tue Dec 6th - the connection paper is written
Thu Dec 8 - must be finished reading the book (including author's note/info)
Fri Dec 9 - cover for the project is completed
Mon Dec 12 - story web is completed
Wed Dec 14 - cultural info with all other project parts - project due
SOCIAL STUDIES
Shelly Moon Workshop - M/T/Th/F this week
Shelley Moon is a poet, playwright and proud instigator of social change. She is a seasoned performer who allows the creative arts to inspire shifts in social consciousness and spiritual evolution.
Shelley Moon helps people find their voice and how to use it. She supports participants in her workshops through the process of telling the stories they need to tell and letting go of the ones they no longer need.
Through her Artist-In-Residency programs for school children and through her therapeutic Personal Narratives Workshops for all facets of communities, Shelley Moon encourages opening and transformation for all who participate. [from http://www.creativevoiceinyou.com/]
Related deadlines:
Fri Nov 18th - parent signature due
Wed Nov 23rd - 1/3 of the book must be read
Wed Nov 30th - 2/3 of the book must be read
Tue Dec 6th - the connection paper is written
Thu Dec 8 - must be finished reading the book (including author's note/info)
Fri Dec 9 - cover for the project is completed
Mon Dec 12 - story web is completed
Wed Dec 14 - cultural info with all other project parts - project due
SOCIAL STUDIES
Shelly Moon Workshop - M/T/Th/F this week
Shelley Moon is a poet, playwright and proud instigator of social change. She is a seasoned performer who allows the creative arts to inspire shifts in social consciousness and spiritual evolution.
Shelley Moon helps people find their voice and how to use it. She supports participants in her workshops through the process of telling the stories they need to tell and letting go of the ones they no longer need.
Through her Artist-In-Residency programs for school children and through her therapeutic Personal Narratives Workshops for all facets of communities, Shelley Moon encourages opening and transformation for all who participate. [from http://www.creativevoiceinyou.com/]
