News/New work

News: Picture day Wednesday, Young Writers Project permissions due, H1N1 consent/decline forms due

 

New work:  Due by Thursday is a first draft response to text on “Lather and Nothing Else”.  See notes from class, Google Docs, or this blog for a slide show explanation.

Homework 10/12

1. Please LOCATE the 4 constructed responses on "Lather and Nothing Else" that were written, scored, and returned in September. We wil be using them as pre-writing for our first full Response to Text.

2. Please SIGN and RETURN Young Writers Project permission forms (both sides of the sheet) that were mailed home on Thursday. In the space for student email, write your child's gmail account, which is his/her username plus @students.arsu.org.

3. If you have not already done so, please return the H1N1 vaccine forms that were sent home by mail last week. If you do not want the vaccine, please still return the sheet indicating that you decline the vaccine for your child. The nurses need the forms back.

4. As always, read in your independent reading project book. Be prepared for an informal book talk at any time, but especially on Mondays. Green sheets are due every Monday as well.

Independent Reading Project Marking Period Two

Overview:  Students are to read a historical fiction novel on their own and complete a Response to Literary Text following the 5 paragraph structure and expectations given in class.  Each student has a copy of this information in his or her binder, in his or her GoogleDocs folder, and on my blog (mrswaldsclass.blogspot.com see posting from October 2008). Students will have one hour of class time per week for reading and/or writing workshop on their books.  Students will be expected to spend an hour of their own time at home every week on the same.  Students will be held accountable through “Green Sheet” checks and informal one-minute book shares. 

 

October 5:    Green sheet due

October 12:  Green sheet and one-minute book talk due

October 19:  Green sheet and one-minute book talk due

October 26:  Green sheet and one-minute book talk due

**** Try to have book finished by now, and start a new book to read until marking period 3****

October 28-30:  Writing Workshop in class -- first draft Response to Text

November 2:   Green sheet and second draft Response to Text due (double spaced).  Peer conferences in class

November 5:  Final draft of Response to Text due. Response to Text must be typed or in cursive and single spaced.  All drafts and feedback need to be attached behind final.

November 12:  Formal Book Talks in class.  Book Talk should be one to two minutes long, include a visual component, and address:  title, author, main characters and description, historical aspects, basic plot, setting, theme, conflict and resolution.