Monday, October 8, 2012

Classwork/Homework

Please attend M/W/F morning resource if you need writing assistance or if you have incomplete work to finish.


NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 (furlough)

Reading/Writing
  • More denotation and connotation work 
  • Introduction of book report requirements (yellow handout);
    in class time to write 1st paragraph (intro)
  • Setting focus: read "In Trouble" (textbook p. 251-258) in class. Answer questions from "Reading Check" (p.259) completely and thoughtfully, writing multiple sentences for each answer. This is to be turned in Monday, October 15th. Students can access the textbook online form home via their teacher-provided login and password, or attend Monday morning resources (8:30-9am) to finish their work.
Continue reading your choice novels. Book reports are due OCT 23. Plan to finish reading your book approximately one week in advance, in order to have enough time to write the assigned report.