Keeping Up With The Times!!!: 2008

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Homework for December

12/2- Finish any classwork that was not finished- "from In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens" Review and Assess page 110, #'s 1-6

-- Actual Homework: Read "The Bill of Rights" on page 538.
*Be sure to read "About Public Documents" and "Reading Strategy" before you begin reading.
Complete the Comprehension Questions on page 541, #'s 1-8. Due 12/3.

12/3- Students will complete graphic organizer (given by teacher) in preparation for their Tribute that they will write to a family member on Thursday. Due 12/4

12/8- Students will need to read "Pandas" on page 583. The students will need to complete the Comprehension questions on page 585. Write or Restate the questions.

12/11- The students read a Press Release titled "New Exhibit: Let the Good Times Roll..." For homework they need to complete The Comprehension Questions on page 491, numbers 1-9. The students also need to complete the FCAT Short Response on Author's Point of View. Due: 12/12

THE STUDENTS WILL CREATE A PRESS RELEASE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12.

12/11- The students will have a Portfolio Check on Wednesday, December, 17. The students will have an assignment sheet and will know what is needed and in what order it should be in the Portfolio.

ALL PORTFOLIO ITEMS MUST BE IN A THREE RING BINDER AND IN THE CORRECT SECTIONS OF THE PORTFOLIO.

12/15- The students have or will read "Was Tarzan a Three-Bandaged Man?" and "Oranges".
The students will need to Discuss Author's Purpose and Author's Attitude for both pieces of work.
The students will need to create one paragraph 5-7 sentences that combines information on the work.
The students need to complete the Review and Assess for both pieces of work.
Due: 12/16

Monday, November 17, 2008

Homework

11-17: 1st, 5th, and 6th- Finish reading "Rattlesnake Hunt" and "from Barrio Boy". Complete Review and Assess for both essays.

Homework

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Classwork 10/6

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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Homework and notes for 10-1

Plot- Sequence of events linked by cause and effect.
Exposition- Sets up the situation and introduces the characters.
Rising Action- Events that increase the tension.
Climax- High point of the story at which the eventual outcome becomes clear.
Falling Action- Events that follow the climax.
Resolution- Final outcome is achieved; loose ends are tied up.
Conflict- Struggle between two opposing forces.

Homwork- Read Rikki Tikki Tavi on page 408.