Homework for November 30-December 4

As always, the Home Reading Log should be completed EVERY DAY! It's due on Thursday!

Monday: Due Tuesday, December 1, for Masterminds, Geniuses, and Smarties: Please use the following 11 spelling words in a paragraph:

to
too (also)
two (the number)
threw (like a football)
through
son (someone’s child)
sun (gives off heat)
bored (nothing to do)
board (you write on this)
off (opposite of on)*
of*

Extra Words for Brainiacs: their, there, they're

Due Tuesday, December 1 for Brainiacs: Same assignment as for Masterminds, Geniuses, and Smarties but you must use the words in a very short story that includes all the elements of a plot (exposition, rising action, etc.).

Tuesday: Continue Home Reading Log. Complete Jeopardy Question worksheet.

Jeopardy Questions

Wednesday: Home Reading Log due tomorrow. Study for tomorrow's Vocabulary and Spelling Test! The vocabulary that will be tested is listed below. You should have the definitions in your Reader's and Writer's Notebook!

1. sentence
2. sentence fragment
3. horror
4. mystery
5. fantasy
6. science fiction
7. adventure
8. plot
9. exposition
10. rising action
11. climax
12. falling action
13. resolution
14. setting
15. conflict
16. foreshadowing
17. suspense
18. dialogue
19. transitions
20. thesaurus
21. synonym
22. antonym
23. figurative language*
24. metaphor*
25. simile*
*Brainiacs only

*Brainiacs only.

Thursday/Friday: Continue Home Reading Log over the weekend.

Homework for November 23-25

NOTE: The Home Reading Log for this week is due on TUESDAY, not Thursday, because of the shortened week!

Monday: Tomorrow, you must turn in the following assignments:
1) Final draft of short story or comic book.
2) Rough draft of short story or comic book.
3) Plot Mountain for your story or comic book.
4) Home Reading Log.

Tuesday: No homework. Enjoy your break!

Homework for November 16-20

Home Reading Logs are due, as always, on Thursday! Students should be reading every day!

Monday: Dialogue Punctuation Worksheet is due tomorrow. Also, please edit dialogue in your short stories.

Dialogue Punctuation Worksheet

Tuesday: Please revise the lead for your story.

Wednesday: HRL is due tomorrow.

Thursday/Friday: Revise short story/comic book using Peer Editing Checklist. REMINDER: Final draft of story is due on Tuesday, November 24.

Scary Story Rubric

Homework for November 9-13

Home Reading Log is due, as usual, on Thursday!

Monday: All classes should complete their "show, don't tell" charts for their Plot Mountain Charts. Students should take each bubble on their plot mountain and expand it by adding details that "show" instead of "tell." If the assignment is completed correctly, each bubble will be expanded into about a half-page on loose-leaf paper. The total assignment should yield at least 2-1/2 pages of writing on loose-leaf! The Exposition, Rising Action, and Climax bubbles are due on Tuesday, November 10.

Tuesday: Please complete the "show, don't tell" charts and include dialogue. Due Thursday, November 12.

Wednesday: No school. Home Reading Log due tomorrow.

Thursday: No homework except HRL.

Homework for November 2-6

Here are pumpkins that Ms. Xeni and her husband, Alex, carved this weekend!

The HOME READING LOG is due every week on THURSDAY. It should include summaries or observations for reading completed on Thursday, the weekend, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday!

Monday: Complete Fragment Correction Worksheet #2. Due Wednesday, November 4.

Tuesday: NO SCHOOL.

Wednesday: Write a first draft of your short story (it can be scary but does not have to be!) using the Plot Mountain graphic organizer. Even if you are planning to write a comic book, you need to complete this graphic organizer as your first step! Due Thursday, November 5.

Thursday: Masterminds, Geniuses, and Smarties: Read "The Hook" and write a new ending for it. (It should be at least one paragraph long.) Due Monday.

Brainiacs: Write two paragraphs comparing and contrasting the ending of the story version of "All Summer in a Day" and the ending of the movie version.