Work on make-up work and IRP project!

Your IRP project is due Tuesday, June 3, along with your book report and gallery card.

Use the weekend to catch up on any missing assignments, as well.

Study for final vocab quiz!

Also, finish your IRP book and work on your project.

IRP project and gallery cards due on Tuesday, June 3rd!

HW 19 Complete gallery card

HW 18 Typed book report helper

HW 17 Finish your IRP and complete the Book Report Helper

You can get a copy of the Book Report Helper under the Class Resources section of this blog.

HW 16: IRP week 6

Type your IRP 6 response. This should be a detailed description of your creative project, 100 words minimum.  Your description must include detailed answers the following questions:

* How does your project relate to your book?
* How will your project teach your classmates about your book?
* How will your project be interactive? Describe your project in detail.
* What materials will you need for your project?

5/21 HW: Make-up work and catch up on IRP book!

Anyone who is behind by 3 or more assignments on Thursday will be in study hall at lunch until you are caught up.

HW 15: Read "The Giver" Ch. 19-20 and write 5 Quiz Q & As

Read the assigned chapters. Write 5 quiz questions and their answers. Be sure your questions come only from Chapters 19-20.  Your questions should be specific and focus on important details, events, information from the assigned chapters.

There will be a reading quiz tomorrow in class.

HW 14 "The Giver" Ch. 17-18 and write 5 Quiz Questions and Answers

Read the assigned chapters and, for only those chapters, write 5 quiz questions and their answers.

There will be a quiz tomorrow. I will use questions from people who come up with good ones.

HW 13 IRP week 5 (worksheet and typed)

Complete the worksheet and then type your IRP week 5 response.  You can get a copy of the worksheet and question under the Class Resources section of this blog.

HW 12: "The Giver" Ch. 15-16 Qs

Read the assigned chapters and answer the questions. Here is a link to the handout if you need it.

HW 11: "The Giver" Ch. 13-14 Qs

Read the assigned chapters and complete the questions. Be sure to answer in complete sentences and be detailed in your answers. Here is the link to the handout if you need another copy.

HW 10: "The Giver" Ch. 11-12 Qs

Read the assigned chapters and complete the chapter questions. Here is a link to the handout if you need it.

HW 9: IRP week 3, worksheet and typed paragraphs

Read your IRP book and complete the week 3 question. If you need a copy of the worksheet given in class, look under the Class Resources section of this blog to print.

Be sure you have completed worksheet and typed response ready on Monday.

Utopia Projects: Creating an advertisement for your community

As the final step in your project, each group must create an enticing ad to attract others to your community.

1. Decide on the 3 key ideas that represent why your community is a utopia.  For example, peace, long life, and safety  OR fun, helping others and the future.

2. Now, take a look at some advertisements. Try typing "travel advertisement examples" into Google images or click here.  Get an idea for how an ad tries to "sell" in a clever way, relaxing pictures, attractive words, etc.

3. You can also look at other advertisements.  But then get to work on creating a final slide that will make others want to come and visit or join your community.  YOUR AD WILL BE A COMBINATION OF YOUR KEY IDEAS AND PICTURES THAT MATCH THEM. Remember, you think your utopia is perfect, so get that message across in your ad.

HW 8: "The Giver" Ch 9-10 Qs

Read the assigned chapters and answer the questions on the handout provided in class. Here is a link to the handout if you need it.

HW 7: "The Giver" Ch 7-8 Qs

Read the assigned chapters and complete the questions on the handout provided in class. Here is a link to the handout if you need it.

HW 6: "The Giver" Chapter 4,5 and 6--read and answer questions

Carefully answer questions on the handout provided in class. Here is the link to the handout if you need it.

HW 5: IRP week 2, both questions (worksheet and typed paragraphs)

See "Weekly IRP Questions" link for IRP week 2, question 1.  The IRP week 2 handout for question 2 is also located under the Class Resources section of this blog.

HW 4: "The Giver" Chapters 2 and 3 Response

Follow the guidelines on the class handout to respond to chapters 2 and 3 of "The Giver".  Here is the handout if you need it.

4/28 Classwork

1. Finish author profile. If done, read and work on IRP week 2, question

2. Creating Our Utopia Project. Complete brainstorming ideas for your group community, including the 5 additional categories/questions you come up with to further describe your community (see worksheet).

3. Once you all have agreed on your ideas, divide up work. You will be responsible for a 15 slide power point brochure about your community.  This will include an advertisement slide that tries to recruit people to join your community.  What makes your community so perfect that all should join???

Due Wednesday by the end of class.

Class Work 4/23: Author Profile

For your warm up, you will each create a brief author profile for Lois Lowry.

Use these two web sites to get started, but you can use other web sites you find as well:
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/lois-lowry

http://www.loislowry.com/

Your profile must include:
1. Author's name and picture.
2. Date and place of birth.
3. Description of childhood and family. (At least 5 specific details)
4. Why or how did she become interested in writing?
5. When and why she wrote "The Giver."
6. Important themes in her books.
7. The names of other important or famous books.
8. Advice she gives to young writers or young people.
9. Current information about her. This can include where she lives now, hobbies and family. (At least 5 specific details)
10. One interesting fact you think the other two students will not include.

Please label each topic of the profile in bold.  For example:

Author's name and place of birth

Childhood and family

Writing

"The Giver"

Important Themes

Other Books

Advice

Current info

An interesting fact

List the web sites you use at the bottom of your profile and mount it on a piece of construction paper.  You will share these profiles with the rest of the class on Friday.

Session 5: HW 1- IRP week 1 and HW 2- Response to "The Giver" Chapter 1----Both due Friday

HW 1: Decide on your independent book for this session. Type your IRP week 1 response. Name the book and author and list at least 3 specific reasons you chose this book.  You will need to bring in your book on Monday.

HW 2: Read Chapter 1 of "The Giver". Respond to the specific questions given on the handout from class. Click here for a link to the handout if you need it.

Make-up work and work on IRP project--due Friday, April 12

HW #18 Type book report helper; HW #19 Gallery card

HW #17 Finish "The Westing Game" and complete the Comprehension Test for Ch. 22-30

HW for Wednesday, April 2 will be make-up work.

We will do a Jeopardy review of the book on Thursday and you will have a final test on "The Westing Game" on Friday.

HW #16 Complete book report helper worksheet

See Class Resources section of this blog if you need a copy of the worksheet.

HW #14 IRP week 5 (worksheet and typed paragraph); HW #15 IRP week 6

Study for vocab tomorrow!

HW #13 Read Ch. 25-26 of "The Westing Game" and write 5 quiz Q and As

You will have a reading quiz tomorrow on Chapters 23-26.  If I use a question you came up with, you will get extra credit on the quiz.

HW #12 Read Ch. 23-24 of "The Westing Game" and write 5 quiz questions and answers

Pick out 5 important events or details from the assigned chapters and write both the question and the answer to your question. We will have a reading quiz on Thursday. If you come up with good questions, not only will you know the answers, but you will receive extra credit for any of your questions I use in the quiz.

Ch. 24-25 will be assigned for Wednesday night with 5 additional quiz question and answers.

The Thursday reading quiz will be on Chapters 23-25.

HW 3/24: Make-up work

Be sure you are up-to-date on "The Westing Game".  You should have read up through Chapter 22 and completed all questions, including the 16-22 Comprehension Review.

Catch up on IRPs if needed.

HW #11 Complete IRP 3 or IRP 4 (your choice)--complete worksheet and typed paragraphs

If you want to complete IRP 3, here is the link to the worksheet.

If you want to complete IRP 4, here is the link to the worksheet.

Be sure you are also up to Chapter 22 in "The Westing Game" and have completed the Comprehension Review Qs for Ch. 16-22.

HW 10: Read Ch. 21 and 22 and complete the Ch. 16-22 Comp. Rev.

HW 9: Read Chapters 19 and 20; Answer questions

Read "The Westing Game" chapters 19 and 20 (you should have completed chapters 16, 17 and 18 on Tuesday night). Answer the questions on the homework handout. Click here if you need the handout.

Be sure to answer all questions completely, use detail and explain your answers.

HW 8: Read Chapters 16-18 and answer questions

Read Chapters 16, 17 and 18. Complete the handout. Click here for the link.   Be sure to respond to all parts of a question and to give plenty of details and explanation to show you have read.

3/17 Warm Up

Go to the FBI Kids Games website by clicking here. Try each game at least once.

HW 7 IRP week 2,both questions (worksheet and typed paragraphs)

Read your IRP book and complete the week 2 questions. You must complete the worksheet for question 2 and then type your final response.

Reading quiz on "The Westing Game" Ch. 1-15 tomorrow

Make sure you have read all chapters and review the comprehension questions for those chapters to prepare.

HW 6 Read "The Westing Game" Ch. 9-15 and answer Comprehension Review Qs (due Thursday)

Complete the Ch. 1-8 Comprehension Review Qs as well if you did not complete them in class.

HW 5 Oxymoron worksheet

HW 4: Literary Elements Review packet

Use "The Westing Game" Ch. 1-8 to help you answer the questions, along with "Sharing Information" handout.

HW 3: Read "The Westing Game" Ch 1-8 and write and answer 5 quiz questions

HW 2 IRP book and week 1 response

HW 1 Questions for "The Right Kind of House"

HW for 2/25 IRP project and Poetry Anthology due tomorrow

These are the last big assignments for Session 3. Both are due in class tomorrow.

For your IRP, you must have your gallery card and all materials ready at 8:30am.

Jeremy and Charles: Class work for 2/25

1. Finish the Elements of Suspense signs.

2. Solve "The Backpack Mystery".  On a separate sheet of paper, type your response to what elements of suspense are involved in the case, and your decision about who did it. Be sure to explain how you came to your conclusion.

3. Go to the links below to try to solve the 5 mysteries.

http://kids.mysterynet.com/solveit/solveit024/

http://kids.mysterynet.com/solveit/solveit025/

http://kids.mysterynet.com/solveit/solveit026/

http://kids.mysterynet.com/solveit/solveit027/

http://kids.mysterynet.com/solveit/solveit028/

HW for week of 2/10-2/14 Work on IRP--due Friday at the start of class

IRPs and edited gallery cards due Friday, Feb. 14 at the start of class. Be sure your project:
1. Teaches classmates about your book
2. Is directly related to your book
3. Is interactive
4. Shows effort

**We will be working to complete your poetry anthologies in class. If you are falling behind, you will need to do some of this as HW, too, and you will be required to stay in lunch study hall. Anthologies are due Friday.

Weekend HW: Work on your IRP project and make-up work

Your projects are due Thursday, Feb. 13. Remember, your project must meet the following requirements:
1. Be directly related to your book.
2. Teach your classmates about your book.
3. Be interactive.
4. Show great effort.

This project is worth 25% of your total grade for the session, so be sure to use the time available to do a good job.

HW #14 Favorite poem of adult you know and paragraph

As part of your poetry anthology, you must ask an adult to tell you the name of their favorite poem. This should be a published, well-known poem.

1. Print the poem to bring to class.
2. Hand write or type a 5-sentence paragraph that explains why they like the poem. What you (with their help) understand the poem to mean.  And list three poetic techniques used in the poem (simile, alliteration, repetition, etc.). For each technique you list you must include the quoted line or phrase that shows the technique.

For example: The poem uses alliteration in the line "Red roses, grow and rise to the sun."  The poem also includes imagery like "the one-eyed, wooden rocking horse". Finally, the poem uses repetition in the line "Many, many moons set and many, many suns rose."

HW: Make-up work and complete your IRP book

HW: Study for Poem Terminology Quiz Tomorrow

Use the study guide from class. Here is the link to the study guide if you need a new copy.

HW #13 Finish IRP and complete IRP 6

Also, complete any missing work. Only 2 weeks left in session 3!

* Describe what your project is
* Describe what materials, supplies you will need
* Describe how your project will relate to or teach your classmates about your book
* Describe how your project will be interactive

IRP projects will be due Friday, Feb. 14th!

HW #12 IRP week 5 (worksheet and type)

HW Read your IRP and complete make-up work

Work on your re-do assignment(s)

You were each given an assignment to redo to either meet the original directions or to improve what you had initially.  This assignment is due tomorrow.

You can work on any other make-up work, as well.

HW #11 Bring in two color pictures (magazine or newspaper images) and read your IRP

We will work on a specific assignment using images you bring in, so bringing in interesting pics would be important.

HW #10 Read your IRP and complete week 4 (wkst and type)

You should be finishing your IRP in the next 2 weeks, so spend time reading this weekend, and complete the week 4 response. You must complete the worksheet (both sides) provided in class and then use that to type your completed response.

See "Weekly IRP Questions" link under the Class Resources section of this blog if you need the question.

HW #9 Four-stanza typed poem, following rhyme scheme of "Stopping by Woods on Snowy Evening"

Use our lesson about rhyme scheme (the pattern of rhyming in a poem) and the attached handout to write a 4-stanza poem, at least 16 lines total.  You must follow the rhyme scheme of Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"

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HW: Vocab quiz tomorrow

HW for 1/15 Make up work; Read your IRP (30 min-1 hr.)

HW #6 Freestyle poem, 10 lines, single-spaced, typed

Use the circled/starred words from the English packet to create a poem, at least 10 lines long.

HW #5: Walk poem (10 lines)

Use the images you gathered from your walk today.  Type a 10-line, single spaced poem that uses those images.  Your images must be very specific (concrete).

HW #4 Metaphor/simile worksheet

Complete the metaphor/simile worksheet we started in class. You must write your answers on a separate sheet of paper or type, and follow all three steps.

HW for 1/8: Finish Nanowrimo edits and read your IRP

HW #3 Complete your typed list poem

Follow the directions on the handout from class to complete a typed, single-spaced list poem about 2013-14.

Click here for the directions.

HW #2 2013-14 List Worksheet

Complete two lists about what you've done in 2013 and what you dream of doing in 2014.  You may write by hand or type.

Here is the link to the worksheet. Click here.

HW #1 IRP book and week 1 due on Monday, January 6

Since this is a short session (just 6 weeks), you will need to choose and get a copy of your independent book quickly. You must have your book to show me on Monday, along with your IRP week 1 (worksheet and typed paragraph).

Choose a book you can complete reading in 4 weeks.

Welcome Back! And Happy New Year!

Warm Up:
Go to this link and create a 6-8 line poem related to your holiday break or about any idea that grabs you!  You will have 10 minutes, and be prepared to share.

 https://play.magneticpoetry.com/poem/Kids/kit/