November 8-15, 2010/Language Arts/LaBarbera/6-1

November 8-15,2010/Language Arts/ LaBarbera/6-1

Homework:
Due: November 15
---Read 20-30 minutes nightly in self selected novel, or complete reading HOOT at home if it is not finished in class.
All: Write a 2 paragraph minimum reaction to what you have read through the week. If you could eliminate characters or a sequence of action from
the novel you are reading, would it become a "short story?"

--Vocabulary list for this week:
Suffix---able-- able to be:
acceptable, detachable, honorable, imaginable, laughable , portable, refundable,
renewable, repairable, washable. Learn the spelling and definitions. Note the meaning of the suffix.Write a sentence for each vocabulary word. Study . Work and post test .... November 15. Monday.

Travel brochure project:
This will be started in class and completed independently as homework.
Due December 13.
Create a travel brochure for an exciting adventure. Include the location, equipment, supplies, clothing, and expenses = total cost. Plan an adventure you would like to experience. For example. It can be as basic as flying to a city with a skateboard park... to a daring adventure of mountain climbing or hiking. Plan the day by day schedule of activities and calculate the cost. We will work on this in class to get a head start.

Up and coming; We will be working on short stories and persuasive compositions in class.
Grammar lessons will continue as well as " expanding vocabulary." The first trimester ends November 29. Report cards will be distributed within the first two weeks of December.