Literacy Skills for January 20-23,2009/6-1

Literacy Skills for January 20-23,2009/ Team 6-1

1. Homework: An extended response is due Tuesday, Jan. 27.
Please note the rubric for reading extended responses. The student must demonstrate the "connection" with the story through a personal experience or information.

2. HOOT projects were due Jan. 8. Partial credit will be recorded for late work.

3. Biography report due Feb. 6-20, 2009.
Read a novel for Black History Month. Complete the "Challenges of Life" sheet.

4. The novel, Where the Red Fern Grows, has been distributed. Students are responsible for the novels that have been assigned to them. A fee of $6.00 will be charged for any lost or destroyed book.
This week: The student will read from page 52-98 by Friday, Jan. 23. Be prepared for vocabulary , comprehension work, and discussion.
Chapters 7-9 are the chapters to read.

5. Within the next week, all Lit. Skills students will complete a practice reading asssessment for Illinois Learning Standards.