Homework for week of 9/29

Your BIG task of the week is to work towards a final draft of your essay on Monday, October 6th. Please make sure you are meeting the smaller deadlines this week. It will make the process much easier for your final draft. Also, see the rubric/ assignment sheet, SQE sheet and outline template under "Helpful Documents" on the far right column , if you forgot your hard copy at school.

Monday: Complete the thesis and statement boxes of your SQE sheet. If you haven't already, get progress reports signed.

Tuesday: Complete paragraphs 2,3, and 4 on the outline, except for transition sentences. Review PAC/PEAS vocabulary.

Block Day: Complete Outline. Study for vocabulary: BELL words and PAC/PEAS words.

Friday: Complete final draft of essay, due Monday.

Homework for week of 9/22

Your biggest task is to complete your book for Friday. As you go, notice how the protagonist is changing from the beginning of the book. What ideas or choices is s/he making that reveal these changes? You will have to write about this idea and analyze it for our essay next week.

Monday: Read 15 minutes or to meet daily goal. Study "bell" words and root. Bring in $5 for vocab books.
Tuesday: Read 15 minutes or to meet daily goal. Make sure you have asked and answered an inferential question on your daily personal assessment sheet. Study "bell" words and root.
Block Day: Finish book. Vocabulary quiz on bell words on Friday.
Friday: Get progress report signed by parent or guardian. Bring book for essay work on Monday. Bring $5 for vocabulary book.

Homework for week of 9/15

Monday: Read 15 minutes at home. Complete "A Kid Who Beats The Odds": write five questions or connections AND a final reaction to the article at the end.
Tuesday: Read 15 minutes at home. Make sure journals 1-4 are complete
Block Day: Read 15 minutes at home. Study for quiz on reading strategies.
Friday: Read 15 minutes at home. Make sure you have reached your weekly goal by Monday.

Upcoming Deadlines!

• Journals #1-#5 are due on block day, September 17th or 18th. Make sure they are done well!
• Your independent book should be finished on Friday, September 26th. This means you should be halfway done by block day this week.
• The essay for this book will be due on Friday, October 3rd! We'll begin drafting this essay the week of September 29th.
  

Homework for week of 9/8

The BIG goal for the week is to keep up with your independent reading AND use strategies that help you shut off your BLAH, BLAH, BLAH voice. You should read at LEAST 10 minutes every night, even if you are ahead. Here are the specifics:

Monday: Read 10 minutes and/or meet daily goal. Get calendar sheet signed.
Tuesday:Read 10 minutes and/or meet daily goal.
Block Day: Read 10 minutes and/or meet daily goal. Make sure journal #3 is complete and well done.
Friday: Read 10 minutes and/or meet daily goal. Make sure weekly goal is met by Monday.

Homework for week of 9/2

Tuesday: Complete reading survey for block period
Block day: Annotate Rick Reilly article
Friday: Have book selected for independent reading. Finish episodic notes and chart on back for reading process