Literacy Skills for May 4-22, 2009/ 6-1/LaBarbera

Literacy Skills for May 4-22, 2009/ 6-1 /LaBarbera

1. Copies of The White Mountains by John Christopher were distributed today. Students are responsible for reading the novel and returning it to the Media Center box in the classroom no later than May 22. Predictions, reactions, and character analysis will be included. We will have several futuristic discussions in class.

2. See April 23-May 1 Lit. Skills post--PROJECT--Due May 22, 2009.
Science Fiction project: Select from choices given--Either design a communication device OR design futuristic clothing. Include all of the details: functions, cost, user-friendly? , and advertisement. Be prepared to present the project in class on Friday, May 22.

3. Independent Reading---Students will continue reading independently through the end of the school year. Thirty minutes of reading are expected. AR tests are part of independent reading . The Scholastic Book Fair will be at GBMS during the week of May 18-21, 2009

Up and Coming:
Make sure you return all of the library books you checked out from the school media center no later than May 29. Your report card is held for a week when you still have books checked out.
If you borrowed science, social studies, math, or language arts text books, they are due back to school by at least May 29.