The Reading Never Stops!

Read at home for at least 60 minutes this weekend (November 1-2)!

The Reading Continues!

Read at home for 30 minutes. (6B, 6D: October 29; 6A, 6C: October 30)

More Reading!

Read for 30 minutes at home. Write at least 5 text-to-self, text-to-text, and/or text-to-world connections that you made while reading. Due Wednesday, October 29, for 6B and 6D; due Thursday, October 30, for 6A and 6C. [This assignment should be written in the Reader's and Writer's Notebook]

Reading and Missing Homework

All students should read for 30 minutes tonight (6B, 6C, 6D: October 27; 6A: October 28).

Late work should be turned in NO LATER than October 31!

Keep Reading!

Students should continue reading their independent reading books over the weekend (October 25 and 26)!

Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together: Thriller and Legos!

Here's the long version of the Thriller video--made entirely with Legos!

Predictions (Homework)

Write a paragraph about what happened in the last chapter you read. Based on that, write down three things you predict will happen in the next chapter(s). Due Thursday, October 23, for 6B and 6D; due Friday, October 24, for 6A and 6C.

Probable Passages (Classwork)

Students will complete a Probable Passages chart as group work. 6B, 6D: due in class on Wednesday, October 22. 6A, 6C: due in class on Thursday, October 23.

Scary Story Conventions Chart (Classwork)

Students will work in groups to chart conventions in a scary story ("The Hook"). Due in class on Tuesday, October 21, for 6B and 6D; due Wednesday, October 22, for 6A and 6C.

Scary Story Characteristics Chart (Classwork)

Students will complete the Scary Story Characteristics chart in class as group work. 6A, 6B, 6D: due in class on Monday, October 22; 6A, 6C: due in class on Tuesday, October 21.

Bring Independent Reading Book!

Please bring your independent reading book (and bookmark) to the next class. 6B and 6D should bring the book on Tuesday, October 21, and every day after! 6A and 6C should bring the book on Wednesday, October 22, and every day after! (Every day!!!)

Assignment #24: Memoir Project Due!

The final draft of the memoir project is due on Thursday, October 16, for 6B and 6D; it is due on Friday, October 17, for 6A and 6C.

To get full credit, students should turn in:

• their final draft, written on loose-leaf paper, single-spaced
  
• their Reader's and Writer's Notebook (the one with the sticker!), which should include their memoir web, their "show, don't tell" chart, and their three leads

Here's the rubric for the Memoir Project!

Memoir Rubric - Upload a Document to Scribd

Extra Copies of Assignments

Extra copies of assignments are available in the Assignments bin at the front of the classroom. If you do not understand an assignment, please ask Ms. Xeni!

Friday, October 24 is the last day to turn in late assignments for the first quarter!

Revising Draft (Classwork/Homework)*

Students will cut from and add to their drafts. A second draft, written on loose-leaf paper and skipping every other line, is due on Wednesday, October 8, for 6B and 6D; due on Friday, October 10, for 6A and 6C.

*Counts as part of Memoir Major Project grade.

Writing Leads (Classwork)*

Students will write three leads for their memoirs and choose one for the final draft. Due in class on Monday, October 6, for 6B, 6C, and 6D; due in class on Tuesday, October 7, for 6A.

*Counts as part of Memoir Major Project grade.

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