Novels, etc.

Students are going to be writing the Utah DWA - direct writing assessment on Thursday and Friday. We have practiced in class what areas to work on for this argumentative paper. Hopefully, the students are going to do their best!

Here is what each class needs to have for Monday.
1st - read London Calling to page. 102
2nd - read Touching Spirit Bear to page 112
3rd - read Sniper to pg. 104
4th - read Tangerine to pg. 124
5th - read Downriver to pg. 108
7th period - all groups must have their books read by Monday to plan for their project.

Contact me if there are questions about the books.

Non-fiction and Persuasion!

Events for the next two weeks:

Monday - students read 2 non-fiction essays of their choice

Tuesday - Non-fiction book report due. Non-fiction newspaper assignment due. Students have had information on this for about two weeks.
We are going to start working on a persuasion paper for the State required writing assessment on the 23/24th of February.

Wednesday - Voc #3 quiz. Student were given this list last week. They will receive a new list as well. We will continue working on a rough draft of the persuasion paper.

Thursday - Students will be reading for a novel unit. Every class will be reading a different book so ask your students what novel they have been assigned.

Friday - Rough draft of the persuasive paper is due.

Mon - 13th - continue working on novels
Tuesday - 14th - novels/persuasive review
Wed - Provo High visit periods 1-3 afternoon classes will be reading
Thurday - Reality town - no classes Parent teacher is that evening
Friday - work on books/groups

Scoop for the week!

Monday - finish bio/autobiography excerpts. Groups will share that they learned about the person and how this selection meets the criteria for non-fiction

Tuesday/Wednesday - block days - library - scavenger hunt in the non-fiction section. Students will check out a book after they learn about all the choices in non-fiction

Thursday - voc. #1 quiz; new list of words #2 / continue with non-fiction essays

Friday - continue reading non-fiction in the lit. book

GMR continued

Here is the schedule for this week:

Mon - students will read and work on book reports. Final Draft of Great Mail Race letter is due.
Tuesday - prefix/suffix assessment - read when finished
Wed - Friday - watch 'Remember the Titans'
Friday - early out / term 2 ends

Due dates:
All book reports/projects and any late work is due on Thursday! No exceptions.
Friday I will mail all letters. Bring an envelope if you haven't!

Great Mail Race

Students were introduced to letter writing today. They will be writing a letter to another student somewhere in the US. Here are upcoming events for the students to know:

Wed - work on rough draft of letter
Thurs - rough is due - 35 points
Friday - stamped envelope is due - 5 points
quiz on prefix and suffix

Thursday, Jan. 12 - All book reports and/or projects are due
Final Draft of Great Mail Race letters are due
Friday - end of term. I will mail the letters on this day.

Happy Holidays

Tuesday - tall tales are due
WED - school out for Christmas break
Tuesday, Jan. 3 - school resumes

Have a great break

Legends, cont.

Students will be reading cultural legends and creation myths for the next couple of days. Monday, the students will have practice quiz on prefixes and suffixes. They all have a study guide to prepare them for the quiz. Next week we will also wrap up the unit by studying Tall tales and legends of the American West.

Wed. Dec. 14, classes 1-5 have a book project due and 7th period has Johnny Tremain packet due. Students have known about these assignments for almost 2 months. Please check with your student to make sure he/she is on target to have the project completed by then.