November 8, 2010

Weekly Homework: Read your independent novel and add sticky notes as you go! Share your reading goal with your parents. I promise they will help motivate you. Complete "after reading project" when you complete your novel; select reading letter, character poem or new fictional ending. Remember, your reading is your homework! Reading should happen every night.

Monday

Independent Reading

Make three sticky notes!

Book Fair

Tuesday

Review of group two-chunk, new ending and literary terms.

Shared Read: The Way Up to Heaven

Wednesday

Shared Read: "What is the Worst that Could Happen?"

Thursday

In-class Writing

Friday

No school!

Welcome to Quarter Two

November

Monday 1

In service

No school for students.

Tuesday 2

Independent Reading Goal Setting

Shared Reading: The Landlady

Wednesday 3

EXPLORE

Pre-Act Test

Thursday 4

Shared Reading: The Lamb to Slaughter

Friday 5

Poem of the Week: TBA

In class writing: TBA

Monday 8

Poem of the Week: TBA

Book Fair

Tuesday 9

Organize Portfolios

Independent Reading Time

Parent Teacher Conferences

Wednesday 10

Shared Reading: La Guera

Parent Teacher Conferences

Thursday 11

Finish Shared Reading: La Guera

Independent Reading Time

Friday 12

No school!

Last Week of Quarter I

Grades close on Wednesday, October 27.

Check PowerSchool and submit any late work before Wednesday!

Monday 25

Reading Workshop

Individual Reading Conferences

Exit ticket: Re-reading for clarity.

Tuesday 26

Poem of the Week: TBA

Reading Workshop

Wednesday 27

Draft and Type Reading Reflection

Grades close!

Thursday 28

Shared Reading: Hole

Book Talks by YOU!

Friday 29

Media Center for Reading and New Books

Quarterly Recognition

Dance at 7:00 pm

Halloween!

Weekly Homework: Poetry Project #2

1. Write a narrative poem about a something you cannot forget or have imagined to be true like in the poem, “I Can’t Forget You.” Use hyperbole and incredible detail to describe what you have seen that you cannot forget.

2. Write a narrative poem describing a friendship that has drifted away from you or has been changed or lost in a significant way. Try to capture the concrete details of that friendship like the two 7^th grade poets did in their poems: “Practically Triplets” and “Call Me.” You might also use 2^nd person and repetition to emulate these poems.

3. Write a poem about a pet you have loved. Use concise verbs and strong images, similes and metaphors to show your relationship with your animal and others in your life like you see in “Dog in Bed.”

General instructions: Look carefully at the poem you are learning from. Note how the poet uses imagery and line breaks. Type, edit and revise your poem. Use an MLA heading like this….

Your Name

Mrs. Hoelscher

Name of Poem you are focusing on

October 22, 2010

Title of your poem

Good luck! Due on October 22^nd Note this is homework and is an independent writing experience. See what you can do. You are expected to type, edit and print this project on your own time. This assignment is worth 20 points and will be graded on Ideas and Conventions. MAKE IT FIT ON ONE PAGE BY USING COLUMNS! Use punctuation and stanza and line breaks in your poem.

Monday 18th
Reading Workshop: Independent Novels

Shared Reading: Bombardment by Joseph Bruhac

Tuesday 19th

Writing Workshop: The value of choice

Write a well-developed two-chunk paragraph responding to the prompt: What is the value of choice in selecting reading material?

Reading Workshop: Read Independent Novel

Wednesday 20th

Shared Reading: Miracle Boy

Thursday 21st
Miracle Boy Discussion

Friday 22nd

Share Poetry Projects.

Poem of the Week Quiz:

stanza, theme, metaphor, simile, line break, hyperbole