Monday-Thursday, February 27- March 1, 2012

Spelling: Homework (adjectives and adverbs) is due Thursday.  Quiz over these words is Thursday at the beginning of the hour.

Reading/writing: Students will be reading about the sinking of the Titanic.  They will be summarizing the setting, events, and mood of narrative in a comic strip.  Comic strip is due on Thursday. 

Hope to see everyone at Parent-Teacher Conferences on Thursday.
Remember that there is no school on Friday, March 2nd.

                Titanic Comic Strip Project

                          Final project is due: March 1st

Your task is to create a comic strip about the sinking of the Titanic. The strip must have all of the main events. Your illustrations should be worthy of newspaper publication. Your illustrations should show great creativity. Turn on your brain and let the creative juices flow.
Brainstorm the storyline.  Include setting, characters, and main plot events.	Brainstorm elements of a comic strip.
You must show me a rough draft before you can get the paper for the final copy. Make sure you have planned out everything that will be on your final comic strip. Make sure you have checked for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.	Scoring Rubric: __ Well developed sequence __ Fully developed characters __ Good use of dialogue __ Proofreading!! __Illustrations are creative __Presentation shows time/effort __Project is completed on time

Friday, February 25, 2012

Students continued discussion about the various forms of non-fiction writing with an emphasis on biographies and autobiographies.
There is no homework and students have completed all projects.
 

Thursday, February 24, 2012

Reading:Students read pgs. 554-561 in class.  We are continuing with our study of the non-fiction genre.  There is a Selection Test over these stories that is due tomorrow.  Students need to complete the multiple choice questions.  The essay questions were not assigned.

English: Students have a worksheet for homework.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

No spelling homework this week.
English: Test tomorrow over modifiers.  Review worksheet for homework tonight.
Reading:  Students will be reading and writing non-fiction essays through spring break.  A variety of different topics will be studied. 

 

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Writing: Students continued to work on their poetry project.  The final copy is due on Tuesday, February 21st. 

Favorite Place PoetryProject1^st,  

Students will create a rhyming poem about a favorite place.

Please follow the directions carefully!
Brainstorming: Complete the sensory information sheet.  Be very specific about the details of your favorite place.	Adjectives: Using the list of adjectives in your writing folder, brainstorm some special adjectives that describe your favorite place.
Rough Draft Write a rough draft of your poem. Edit, revise, and proofread the rough draft before moving on to the final copy.  These editing changes should be shown on the rough draft.	Student Poem At least 16 lines and four verses. (16pts.) Creative ideas (15 pts.) Shows time, effort, and thought Proofreading shown (10 pts.) Spelling, punctuation, capitals In ink or typed (5 pts.) Turned in on time (4 points)

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

   Spelling: Homework due tomorrow.
   Writing: Cause/effect writing is due tomorrow.  Today students began working on a rhyming poem about a place that is special to them. Poem will be due on Tuesday.
   Reading: No assignment.

There will be an English test next Wednesday that will cover adjectives and adverbs.
  

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Spelling: Homework is due Thursday.  Spelling list deals with adverbs.
English: Students began study of comparative adverbs.
Reading: Selection Test over the poems that we studied last Friday.  Due tomorrow.
Writing: Cause/effect writing is due on Thursday.  Students began a poetry assignment.  They are writing rhyming poems about their favorite places.  The emphasis is on choosing perfect adjectives.