5/6/11 - FR

 

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STATE READING TEST THIS WEEK:  SECOND ROUND OF TESTING

which is, unfortunately, overlapping the end of

COMPLETING SS PERSUASIVE PAPERS this week

and don't forget to bring in your

RUN FOR THE ARTS PLEDGES

which are due ASAP!!!

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I.  POETRY SCRAPBOOK drafts 
- 2nd core worked on Preposition Poems and then created an Acrostic Poem of one object
- objects or things that have meaning, impact or significance in the story
- 1st core worked on response questions regarding how they felt about the character and book

 * responses can be used for introduction or epilogue of poetry scrapbook

* 2nd core will catch up next week

II.  OAKS STATE TESTING #2 - finish
- 1st core all finished; 2nd core nearly all finished (will complete Monday)
* PRIORITY # (1) finish persuasive paper; 

* then, (2) work on Poetry Scrapbook,or (3) Vocab Sentences;

* or (4) complete map and details/facts on setting of your multi-cult. novel

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DUE TODAY

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___   VOCAB WEEK 22, DAY 1-4 PCKT (due)

___   SENTENCES on CURRENT EVENTS (due)
___   MAP for city or country that multi-cultural book takes place in (due)
       * must have a page of facts gleaned (taken from) Atlas or online about map subject

 

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WEEKEND HOMEWORK IF YOU ARE BEHIND...

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___  continue to read from/ finish  multi-cultural home book (finish by next Wed)

___  continue planning a few poems, drafting a poem or two for Novel Poem Book (due 2 wks)