Day 1: Please complete the "picture" boxes on the Storyboard Worksheet. You must describe and/or draw TEN pictures that you would might include in your book trailer. (They don't have to be in order yet!)
Day 2: Please complete TEN text boxes on your Storyboard Worksheet.
Also, study for the test on Day 3! It will be an open-book, open-note test on your literature circle book. You will be tested on many topics, including:
Audience
Mood
Theme
Characters
Setting
Events
Sequence
Conflict/Problem
Solution
Day 3: No homework. Finish Storyboard Worksheet if necessary.
Day 1: Just a reminder that these assignments will be collected on Thursday (6B and 6D) or Friday (6A and 6C): 1) second visualization worksheet (where you picture a conflict in your book), 2) one page about a commercial or other advertisement, and 3) a list of 3 songs for movie soundtrack for your book. (For more details, see the homework descriptions for last week!)
I am revising the late work policy in ELA. As of May 18, late work will not be accepted if it is turned in more than 5 school days after the due date. Please make a note of this change.
If a student is absent from school, I will make exceptions to the 5-day rule. These students should make sure to get any missed assignments from me and/or the class blog immediately upon their return to school. I will make arrangements for an appropriate due date.
If you have any questions about this policy, please feel free to get in touch with me.
REMINDER: Homework for the past two weeks is due on Monday, May 11. Here are the assignments that should be turned in:
Two paragraphs comparing and contrasting yourself to Walter Dean Myers.
Paragraph describing the setting in your book.
Letter of Advice to a main character in your book.
Paragraph about a theme in your book.
Visualization worksheet.
Day 1: Finish your conflict visualization worksheet. You will be tested on your book at the end of next week. If you are falling behind, please let me know in class or by email TODAY.
Day 2: Watch a television commercial tonight. Write a page in which you describe the product, who you think the audience for the product is, and what in the commercial would make the product attractive to that audience.
Day 3: Please make a list of at least three songs that you would use in a movie version of your book. Explain why they match the theme and/or content of your book.
Day 1: Name at least one theme in your book (you can pick from the list we saw in class). What has happened in the book to make you think this is the theme? (1/2 page in Reader's and Writer's Notebook)
Some possible themes (posted per Gerardo's request):
Growing up is hard to do.
It can be difficult to fit in.
Sometimes you have to have the courage to stand up for what you believe in.
Friendship can be complicated.
It’s important to be loyal to your family.
Lying can lead to problems.
Trust your friends.
Don't let bad people influence you.
Day 2: No homework. Use this night to make up any missing assignments in the Reader's and Writer's Notebook, which will be graded next week.
Day 3: Please finish casting your book. For this assignment, you should pretend you are directing a movie version of your literature circle book. You should cast at least 5 roles and explain why you cast these people/actors in these roles. (at least 1 page in the Reader's and Writer's Notebook)
Day 4: NOTE: This assignment has been changed! For homework this weekend, please complete any of the following assignments that you have missed. They will be collected on Monday, May 11. Please place any loose papers neatly in your Reader's and Writer's Notebook. If you do not have a Reader's and Writer's Notebook, all work must be stapled and each page must have your name and class on it. The assignments are:
c Paragraph describing setting in your book.
c Letter of Advice to a main character in your book.
