Skill Groups due dates:
1. Comprehension work for Cracker Jackson novel was due Oct. 31. An AR test must be completed for this novel .
2. HOOT vocabulary work due: Chapters 1-5 vocab. work was due Oct. 23.
Chapters 6-9 and Chapters 10-14 vocab. work due by Nov. 12.
Quiz on vocabulary , as it is completed... Nov. 14-21.
At the halfway point of the novel, a projects list will be distributed. Students will be assigned a specific number of projects based on differentiation of skills.
All projects are due no later than Nov. 25.
3.HOOT AR test by Nov. 25.
4. The prompt to this week's extended response is : " Analyze a main character in the story you are reading. How does the character look, act, and think? How do others react to the character? How does the character interact with people? Would you want this character for a friend? Why or why not? One Extended Response is due Wednesday, Nov. 12... NOTE the change in the due date .... Many students are in the school play. We do not have school on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
Homework: One extended response is due Monday, November 3.
The extended response prompt is ..."Identify the problems of the main characters. Refer to the rubric you were given to respond to this prompt. See rubric listed in previous Lit. Skills blog.
Biography Report: The biography report was assigned in September. It is due November 14. The student is responsible for finding the information on the individual . Reading a biography novel was the original intention of this assignment. In some cases, a student will use several sources to respond to the questions on the biography report sheet. Include the sources in an attached works consulted sheet .
Homework: One extended response is due Monday, November 3.
The extended response prompt is ..."Identify the problems of the main characters. Refer to the rubric you were given to respond to this prompt. See rubric listed in previous Lit. Skills blog.
Biography Report: The biography report was assigned in September. It is due November 14. The student is responsible for finding the information on the individual . Reading a biography novel was the original intention of this assignment. In some cases, a student will use several sources to respond to the questions on the biography report sheet. Include the sources in an attached works consulted sheet .
