Literacy Skills for 6-1/LaBarbera/March 3-March 10, 2010

Literacy Skills for 6-1/LaBarbera/March 3-March 10, 2010

1. Mystery story projects are due March 15-16-17, first typed drafts.
Final typed drafts are due March 22. The story elements of a mystery should be included.
Please do not have the story end with ... " and then he woke up and it was all a dream."
Take the time to write a plot that slowly unfolds.

2. A written exam and AR test are due on the mystery novel that was read in class.

3. This is the third trimester. Students MUST complete AR tests as proof of independent reading , in addtion to assigned extended responses in class.

4. There is no extended response due on Monday, March 8.
Independent reading should continue for 30 minutes per night through the end of the school year. Ask your child what he/she is reading.

5. Upon completion of one mystery, read a second mystery from the literature grid or AR cart.
Up and Coming:
The next literature unit is Science Fiction with the novel, The White Mountains, by John Christopher. We will have a "futuristics" unit that will include reading , writing, and creative problem solving activities . Stay tuned for info. on the culminating activity of the unit.
For students who recently completed the rotation with Ms. Pietrzak:
A. Begin research of futuristic transportation, communication, clothing, education, medical advances, space travel, and/or music.
Using your research, begin to think of a design for one of the following: a. a futuristic town or city, b) a futuristic transportation system.... c) a futuristic communication device or system ...
. d) a futuristic space travel vehicle.... e. futuristic clothing
B. The project will involve planning, designing, using recycled materials to show a template, and sharing of data . Specific details will be posted soon.