5/9/11 - MO

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STATE READING TEST THIS WEEK:  FINISHING TODAY

also finishing up

SS PERSUASIVE PAPERS (now due)

and don't forget to bring in your

RUN FOR THE ARTS PLEDGES

which are DUE TODAY ! ! ! 

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I.  VOCABULARY WEEK 23 
- Pre- Quiz and Self Correct

* sentences this week are about princessess, unicorns, or Power Rangers.

II.  POETRY SCRAPBOOK drafts 
- Go through list of major ideas and themes. Circle 20-25.
- Choose the top 4 main ideas/themes of the novel

- write 3-4 one - paragraph reasons for choosing top four

* Now, you can write an acrostic for each of these theme words (or other poems)

III.  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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HOMEWORK

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___   VOCAB WEEK 23, DAY 1-2 PCKT - self-correct (due FR)

___   begin Crossword, "Kansas" (due FR)
       * must have a page of facts gleaned (taken from) Atlas or online about map subject

 ___  continue to plan, draft and retype poems for Poetry Scrap Book (due next Mon).