Journeys

Thursday’s Homework

rconetta — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:15:35 +0000

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

rconetta — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:46:43 +0000

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

rconetta — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:17:57 +0000

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

rconetta — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:22:43 +0000

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

rconetta — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:51:37 +0000

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

rconetta — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:21:14 +0000

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

rconetta — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:47:30 +0000

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

rconetta — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:02:43 +0000

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

rconetta — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:40:15 +0000

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

rconetta — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:04:57 +0000

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