Language Arts for October 25-29, 2010/LaBarbera

Language Arts for October 25-29,2010/LaBarbera

Homework announcements:
1. Complete reading HOOT in class by November 3.
Vocabulary work is due Monday, October 25. ie... definitions for 18 words in Chapters 10-14.
We worked on this in class. ( The work will be checked , recorded, and returned to students to save for the novel exam which will be November 15.)
***The novel exam will cover the setting, characters, and plot of the novel , HOOT. Vocabulary definitions will be included.
2. A reading response is due Monday, October 25. ( The sheet was distributed on October 18.) The response should be a minimum of three paragraphs, reflecting nightly reading.
Homework:
For November 1, the students will be assigned a Venn Diagram reading response. The students will be given a template of a Venn Diagram. As nightly reading occurs, the task is to write words and phrases that describe one of the characters in the story ( Major or minor character). Fill in the area of the diagram where you and the character share personality traits. Submit a half page paper typed which explains what you and the character have in common. Due Monday.... November. 1.
3. Three to five reading projects ( differentiated) have been assigned for the novel HOOT. Ask your child if he/she has 1 , 3 , or 5 projects due.
The student has the list of selections. He/she will select at least three of the options . The projects should be typed, labelled, creative, and presented in class on time. There is a rubric for an outstanding project. The date of presentation for the projects is November 12. Cooperative groups will share their work . Culminating activities include discussions, project presentations, and novel exam.

4. The first typed drafts of narrative composition 2 are due Monday, October 25. Most final typed drafts are due Friday, October 29 , but due to class interruption / power outage ...Class period 8/9 final drafts are due November 2.

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