Monday, April 13, 2009

Literacy Skills/6-1/April 13-17, 2009

Literacy Skills/6-1/April 13-17, 2009

1.  Final typed draft of the mystery is due April 16.
2.  Shakespeare's Secrets---novel exam is April 23.
3.  Students are expected to read independently 30 minutes per night.  AR tests are to be taken and predictions/ reactions should be recorded in the lit. skills spiral notebook.
4.  We are completing the mystery unit . With differentiation, several students have completed two novels, wrote predictions, and more than one short mystery. 
5.  Up and Coming:  Science Fiction/High and Low Fantasy.
6. Vocabulary for Shakespeare's Secrets should be mastered by April 23.