Week of November 28, 2011

I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving break!  We only have a few short weeks until the holidays.  Here's what to expect:
READING: We'll continue reading Ashes of Roses in class.  We will be done this book by Christmas.  When we finish, I will assign a project for final assessment.
ENGLISH: This week you have Lesson 4 in Vocab-u-lit.  The packet is due on Wednesday and we'll have a quiz on Friday.  We're also starting to learn about advertising techniques, which coincides with persuasive writing.  You'll be asked to come up with a product and a commercial/ad for it before Christmas break.

Extra Credit Opportunity

There are many of you in Reading class that are super close to the next grade up (B to A, C to B).  Over Thanksgiving Break, I'd like you to write a one page book report about a book you are reading or have read this year.  Here's what to include:

• Introduction, with book title, author, and summary of book
• Main characters (2 or 3 important characters)
• Conclusion: overall opinion of the book, would you recommend it to a friend?

Nov. 17 Update

READING: We'll be having a quiz on Monday on the first 8 chapters of Ashes of Roses.  It's important to know the names of characters and vocabulary on the study sheet I gave you.  Possible extra credit questions could be: What does Uncle Patrick do for work? What is the name of the city in Ireland that Rose's family came from?

ENGLISH: Museum of I presentations are going on this week.  They will likely spill into next week.  Everyone is doing a great job!  Once this is over, we'll be focusing on persuasive writing.

Reading Log update

Since we're reading Ashes of Roses together, I will not be checking reading logs until further notice.  I would still like you to read on your own.