Homework 3/6/13

 HOMEWORK FOR 3/6/13

DUE 3/8/13

Reading: 1) Read 30 minutes (each night) in your fiction books and 30 minutes in your nonfiction books and log. 2) Write long off some of your post-its to grow your ideas.

ELA Strategies: Read the texts, “The Dragon’s Feast” and “A Living Dragon” in your argument essay packet. Do NOT answer the questions.

Writing: Finish flash drafting your essay (Wednesday night). Finish revising your flash draft using the student rubric (Thursday night).

Math: Complete Weekly Word Problem #21

Homework 3/4/13

 HOMEWORK FOR 3/4/13

DUE 3/6/13

Reading: 1) Read 30 minutes (each night) in your fiction books and 30 minutes in your nonfiction books and log. 2) Write long off some of your post-its to grow your ideas.

ELA Strategies: Read the texts, “The Lion Lies Down with the Lamb” and “A Hot Topic” in the beginning of your argument essay. Do NOT answer the questions.

Writing: Finish flash drafting your essay (Wednesday night). Finish revising your flash draft using the student rubric (Thursday night).

Math: Complete Weekly Word Problem #21 DUE FRIDAY

Homework 2/25/13

 HOMEWORK FOR 2/25/13

DUE 2/27/13

Reading: 1) Read 30 minutes (each night) in your fiction books and 20 minutes in your nonfiction books and log. 2) Write long off some of your post-its to grow your ideas.

ELA Strategies: Read the texts, “Thanks for All the Flies” (pg. 10) and “Finders Keepers” (pg. 13-14) in your boxes and bullets packet. Do NOT answer the questions.

Writing: Finish flash drafting your essay (Monday night). Finish revising your flash draft using the student rubric (Tuesday night).

Math: Weekly Word Problem #20 DUE FRIDAY

Homework 2/22/13

HOMEWORK FOR 2/22/13

DUE 2/24/13

Reading: 1) Read 30 minutes (each night) in your fiction books and 20 minutes in your nonfiction books and log. 2) Write long off some of your post-its to grow your ideas.

Book Lover’s Notebook: Write long in your notebook to make interpretations and themes about your just right book or text packet. Support your ideas with evidence from the text. 

Have a great weekend!

Homework 2/13/13

HOMEWORK FOR 2/13/13

DUE 2/15/13

Reading: 1) Read 30 minutes (each night) in your fiction books and 20 minutes in your nonfiction books and log. 2) Write long off some of your post-its to grow your ideas.

Writing: Collect two entries in your writer’s notebook in any genre.

Math: Complete Weekly Word Problem #18 DUE FRIDAY

Word Study: Study for your partner quiz.

Homework 2/11/13

 HOMEWORK FOR 2/11/13

DUE 2/13/13

Reading: 1) Read 30 minutes (each night) in your fiction books and 20 minutes in your nonfiction books and log. 2) Write long off some of your post-its to grow your ideas.

Book Lover’s Notebook: Read the article, “Waiting for Change” in your new TFK. Create a T-Chart while reading with the pros and cons of the penny. Then, choose a side (either the U.S should keep the penny or it shouldn’t) and flash draft an argument essay using evidence from the text.

Math: Complete Weekly Word Problem #18 DUE FRIDAY

Homework 2/8/13

 HOMEWORK FOR 2/8/13

DUE 2/11/13

Reading: 1) Read 30 minutes (each night) in your fiction books and 20 minutes in your nonfiction books and log. 2) Write long off some of your post-its to grow your ideas.

Writing: Publish your informational writing. Remember to use all of your planning, revisions, and edits as well as your neatest handwriting! Make sure you have all of the elements of nonfiction in your piece. DUE MONDAY

Enjoy the snow!

Homework 2/6/13

 HOMEWORK FOR 2/6/13

DUE 2/8/13

Reading: 1) Read 30 minutes (each night) in your fiction books and 20 minutes in your nonfiction books and log. 2) Write long off some of your post-its to grow your ideas.

Book Lover’s Book: Read the directions for “William’s Doll” and complete the assignment in your book lover’s notebook. Try some rising star post-its as you read!

Writing: Publish your informational writing. Remember to use all of your planning, revisions, and edits as well as your neatest handwriting! Make sure you have all of the elements of nonfiction in your piece. DUE 2/11

Math: Study your math vocabulary words. Complete Weekly Word Problem #17

Homework 1/28/13

 HOMEWORK FOR 1/28/13

DUE 1/30/13

Reading: 1) Read 30 minutes (each night) in your fiction books and 20 minutes in your nonfiction books and log. 2) Write long off some of your post-its to grow your ideas.

Writing: After reading the article, “Menu Changes” in your TFK, complete the writing prompt sheet in your homework folder. DUE FRIDAY

Math: Complete Weekly Word Problem #16. DUE FRIDAY

Word Study: Complete one activity from your word study menu in your notebook.

Writing: Research-Based Argument Essay

Writers use all that they know about writing personal essays and persuasive essays to help them write research-based argument essays. 

As well as using all that they know, writers use text-based evidence from research to support their ideas.

Writers make sure to use quotes or paraphrasing to support their reasons. They set up the evidence by showing where it came from before putting it into their paragraphs. 

• According to the article (article title), " _____________."
• In the article (article title), the author tells us that, "___________."

After writers use quotes or paraphrasing, they unpack it by linking it back to their reasons.

• As you can see...
• This shows that... 
• This supports my idea that...

Paraphrasing

Quoting

Reading: Nonfiction

Students in 4-411 know that many of the skills and strategies they use to navigate fiction can be adapted to help them navigate nonfiction. Here are some strategies they have been using to become even more powerful readers:

Homework 1/7/13

 HOMEWORK FOR 1/7/13

DUE 1/9/13

Reading: 1) Read 30 minutes (each night) in your fiction books and 20 minutes in your nonfiction books and log. 2) Write long off some of your post-its to grow your ideas.

Writing: In your notebook, do some collecting for informational writing. Brainstorm a list of topics you are an expert on, could teach others about, or topics you feel strongly about. Then write long about two of those ideas.

Math: Complete Weekly Word Problem #13 DUE FRIDAY.

Word Study: Complete two activities from your word study menu.