Thursday’s Homework
January 26, 2012 
READING
* Read 40 minutes or more, TOTAL. For now, you choose WHAT just-right texts you’ll read. Fiction? Inquiry Project reading? Other nonfiction?
* Everyone is jotting notes, on post-its or in notebooks, every day at home!
* Log it in your Reading Life Folder.
* Bring back your Reading Life Folder and ALL THE BOOKS YOU’RE READING tomorrow!
LANGUAGE ARTS
* Homework Sheet – Balancing Writing Volume.
*Consider contributing something to our Literary Magazine
Wednesday’s Homework
READING
* Read 40 minutes or more, TOTAL. For now, you choose WHAT just-right texts you’ll read. Fiction? Inquiry Project reading? Other nonfiction?
* Everyone is jotting notes, on post-its or in notebooks, every day at home!
* Log it in your Reading Life Folder.
* Bring back your Reading Life Folder and ALL THE BOOKS YOU’RE READING tomorrow!
LANGUAGE ARTS
* Homework Sheet – Mr. D.’s assignment, writing two paragraphs. Due tomorrow.
*Consider contributing something to our Literary Magazine
Tuesday Homework
READING
* 40+ minutes, log, notes
LANGUAGE ARTS
* Homework Sheet — Finding More Specifics to Support Claims
So, by tomorrow, you should have finished Mr. D.’s homework sheet (Monday’s work) and today’s homework sheet for our regular workshop!
Monday’s Homework
READING
* Read 40 minutes or more, TOTAL. For now, ANY kind of NARRATIVE reading is fine (fiction or narrative nonfiction). Pause. Think. Jot?
* Log it in your Reading Life Folder.
* Bring back your Reading Life Folder and ALL THE BOOKS YOU’RE READING tomorrow!
LANGUAGE ARTS
* Homework Sheet – Mr. D.’s assignment about planning compare-and-contrast essay ideas.
*Consider contributing something to our Literary Magazine — see post from last week
Week in Review: January 10-20, 2012
- We had the Geography Bee!
- We completed a math test.
- We switched to Mr. Bulkley’s test for science.
- A storyteller came to school.
- We wrote thesis sentences.
- Trevor forgot his Week In Review idea…
- It snowed.
- We learned about Odetta.
- Sarah has a new baby cousin!
- We organized folders for our essay files.
- We played basketball games.
- We practiced the Code Blue drill.
- We did a spelling check-up.
- We learned that Mr. D’Albis is coming to our class next week!
- Jackie was out sick for 3 days.
- We picked our explorers.
- There was a big pile in the field at recess.
- Henry’s partner is back
, and Henry has an angry bird shirt. - We wrote the Week in Review.
Thursday’s Homework
READING
* Read 40 minutes or more, TOTAL. For now, ANY kind of NARRATIVE reading is fine (fiction or narrative nonfiction). Pause. Think. Jot?
* Log it in your Reading Life Folder.
* Bring back your Reading Life Folder and ALL THE BOOKS YOU’RE READING tomorrow!
LANGUAGE ARTS
* Homework Sheet – “Waiting for More Stories to Illustrate Your Ideas” Remember that you can also use quotations, not just stories, from other people…
*Consider contributing something to our Literary Magazine — see post from last week
Wednesday’s Homework
READING
* Read 40 minutes or more, TOTAL. For now, ANY kind of NARRATIVE reading is fine (fiction or narrative nonfiction). Pause. Think. Jot?
* Log it in your Reading Life Folder.
* Bring back your Reading Life Folder and ALL THE BOOKS YOU’RE READING tomorrow!
LANGUAGE ARTS
* Homework Sheet – “Angling Oral Stories”. You should spend at least 25 minutes working on this assignment. This means that everyone should come to school tomorrow with MORE mini-stories in their folders! Many of you will write more than one mini-story at home tonight.
*Consider contributing something to our Literary Magazine — see post from last week
Tuesday’s Homework
READING
* Read 40 minutes or more, TOTAL. For now, ANY kind of NARRATIVE reading is fine (fiction or narrative nonfiction). Pause. Think. Jot?
* Log it in your Reading Life Folder.
* Bring back your Reading Life Folder and ALL THE BOOKS YOU’RE READING tomorrow!
LANGUAGE ARTS
* Homework Sheet – “Preparing to Draft Our Essays”
*Consider contributing something to our Literary Magazine — see post from last week
Thursday Homework
READING
* Read 40 minutes or more, TOTAL. For now, ANY kind of NARRATIVE reading is fine (fiction or narrative nonfiction). Pause. Think. Jot?
* Log it in your Reading Life Folder.
* Bring back your Reading Life Folder and ALL THE BOOKS YOU’RE READING tomorrow!
LANGUAGE ARTS
* Homework Sheet – “Supporting Theses in Various Ways.” Click here for a digital copy of the sheet: Homework Sheet 7
*Consider contributing something to our Literary Magazine — see post from last week
Wednesday Homework
READING
* Read 40 minutes or more, TOTAL. For now, ANY kind of NARRATIVE reading is fine (fiction or narrative nonfiction). Pause. Think. Jot?
* Log it in your Reading Life Folder.
* Bring back your Reading Life Folder and ALL THE BOOKS YOU’RE READING tomorrow!
LANGUAGE ARTS
* Homework Sheet – “Comparing Narrative and Expository Writing Processes.” Remember, part of this assignment must be done on the SECOND sheet, with the charts about Qualities of Good Narrative/Expository Writing.
*Consider contributing something to our Literary Magazine — see post from last week
