Literacy Skills/6-1/LaBarbera/Week of October 13-19, 2009

Literacy Skills/6-1/LaBarbera/Week of October 13-19, 2009

1. HOOT--
Vocabulary work includes learning definitions of new words within the context of the novel.
Use a dictionary to write definitions of assigned words in class.
Comprehension Work--We will be reading Chapters 10-14 . Other written work includes "Dealing with Bullies", researching raptors, "Persistence Pays Off" and other activities. Several students would like to make a burrowing owl art project .
Literary Discussion--Be prepared to discuss the conflicts in the novel, HOOT. Draw a plot diagram that includes setting, characters, plot, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Projects---One project from each column is assigned . The projects will be presented in class on October 26-30. All projects should be neat, labelled correctly, typed neatly, and presented with a minimum of one half page typed explanation of its significance . Extensions on the due date are possible.

AR ---All students are required to read AR books and complete the tests for them.
Independent reading is evaluated on the progress report card.

Read nightly for at least 20 minutes.
If you have a reading assignment in a content area, take notes.