Language Arts/LaBarbera for October 12-15,2010

Language Arts for October 12-15,2010/LaBarbera/6-1


October 12-15, 2010
Homework:Extended Response: Students will be assigned one extended response that reflects the four point rubric. Four paragraphs will accumulate through 30 minutes of nightly reading . The neatly typed (or handwritten on looseleaf paper in dark ink) project is due Monday, October 18.
( Students should be reading one novel through the week. If a novel is completed, indicate how you are responding to each of the four response questions. ie. State the title of the book , pages covered, and note you are answering the first, second, third, or fourth response choice. )

Narrative Composition #2: We will have mini skill lessons covering organization of a narrative that describes an experience. The paper will be written in sequential order, reflecting emotion or connection to the experience. During this week , students will pre-write ideas in their spiral notebooks . The graphic organizer will be completed in class. Our Grammar and Writing , chapter two, covers sentence and paragraph construction..Students may review the chapter material online at http://pearsonsuccess.net.

(Today we began sentence combining. Combine subjects, verbs, or objects, to create a new sentence that includes the key information from two shorter sentences. ) We will have a quiz on this topic this Friday, October 15.
Pages 28-30 of the text will be reviewed .

For pre-writing homework , students will be assigned to write lists, clusters, and webs .
Drafting will include organization of the paper, paragraphs, and the 6+1 traits:
( ideas, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, voice, conventions, and presentation.)
Differentiation: Several students will work on the narrative as well as the upcoming adventure story . This offers a student the opportunity for achievement at his/her pace and level of challenge.

Realistic fiction : Students are reading the novel, HOOT , in class . A differentiated project list will be distributed. One project will be completed in class. Two-three projects will be assigned . Due date to be announced.

Dell Laptops--All of the Language Arts classes have used the laptops to explore and complete activities for the Pearson Literature text as well as the Grammar and Writing text book. Activities will be posted for students to complete on home computers.

Portfolio conference letters which confirm your appointment time will be sent home next week. Email notes may support the reminder.

Portfolio conference day is Thursday , October 21.