Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Homework assignments will be graded over break!

Homework Assignments for December

6B, 6C, 6D: These assignments will be collected on Monday, December 22.
6A: These assignments will be collected on Tuesday, December 23.

Assignments in Reader's and Writer's Notebook

* Re-write definitions from plot mountain.
* Pick a character from a book you are reading and make a stick figure character and physical trait chart. If your book does not have characters, please pick a person you know very well.
* Write a paragraph about the conflict in your book. Is it external or internal? How has it been foreshadowed by the author?
* Identify theme of independent reading book and give evidence for why you think it's the theme.

"Loose" assignments (please place in your Reader's and Writer's Notebook)

* Find a newspaper article (it can be short). Underline the main idea in each paragraph.
* Underline the main idea in every paragraph of the Barack Obama article.
* Complete the Context Clue Organizer with words from "The Manatee" article.

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