Homework for the Week of 4-4-11

Wow, it's April!

Literacy:
Monday: Writing your personal pledge of allegiance. Work on portfolios for report-card pickup.

Tuesday: Read Junior Scholastic “Disaster in Japan” or “G.I. Janes” and complete article summary. Portfolios completed for third-quarter report card pickup.
Thursday: Quiz on word study lessons 25 and 26
Friday: Adaptation Ideas worksheet

Language Arts
Monday:

219: Choose one memory to expand and use it to complete a free write.
213: Revising based on a comment made in class.

Tuesday:
219: Think of a time in your life that you might want to write more about. Who is another person who was there or who knew you during that time period? Ask them a few questions and jot down their responses.
213: Clean, complete, updated draft of memoir.
225: GUM lesson 5 part 3, page 16.

Thursday:
219: “I Dare You” paragraph.
213: Peer conference preparation (draft with guiding questions).
225: Free write.

Friday:
219: Completed first draft of memoir.
213: Bring materials for your final memoir project, as outlined on the project sheet.