8/31/15 - MO

I.  TRACKER
- fill out (teacher model)

II.  SPIRALS
- for both LA and SS
- name and label back and inside cover
* bring to class EVERY day no matter what the topic
* most or nearly all work will be kept in these spirals
* parents should be able to check them whenever they have a chance

III. TEXTBOOKS CHECKOUT
- History Alive txtbk
- Atlas
- EMC Language Arts Guidebook

* Language Arts will typically be Mo-We-Fr
* Social Studies will typically be Tu-Th

IV.  WHERE I'M FROM (poem)
- conduct interviews with classmates (Get To Know You Q's)
- read Where I'm From by George Ella Lyon 2-3x
- analyze annotate (teacher led)
- begin rough draft of your own "Where I'm From" poem
   use original as your frame/ rewrite with your details
   every line should offer a specific sensory detail -- sight, sound, smell, touch, etc.
   lines should convey a sense of time and place

* ROUGH DRAFT DUE WEDNESDAY
   rough drafts are messy, not perfect, can be revised and changed (or super neat, too)

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HOMEWORK
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__ continue working on Where I'm From Rough Draft (due Wednesday)