Date Classwork and Homework
1/21/08 No school in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
1/22/08
  • Correct homework:
    pp. 201-204 from "I Have a Dream" activity packet
    Collect that and  "Tuck Everlasting" packet. 
    Groupwork: Teams use planning sheets for Newscast Project
     

             
1/23/08
Work on planning your newscast. Use the planning sheet.

Book Report Project: Jan. 7th we went to the library and you checked out a book.  Continue reading the book (at your reading level) and prepare a display to “sell” the book.Your display should include:
·     A brief synopsis or summary of the book. (Don’t tell the ending!)
·     A 3-dimensional diorama showing a scene from the book.  (You may use clay, Crayola Model Magic, cardboard, papier mache, paint, etc.
·     Remember to include:  Title, author, main characters, setting, and conflict


Due Thursday February 14th.
                
1/24/08 Mini-grammar lesson: Subjects, Predicates; Fragments; quiz tomorrow
Work with team writing articles for newscast
1/25/08 Grammar quiz: fragments and sentences; subjects and predicates
View another Newscast from the Past
work on articles. Use Power Point.