November Writing (3rd & 5th Hour)

This month in English we will be talking about compare and contrast.  For the student's final copy writing assignment I want the students to think about the first Thanksgiving.  Then compare and contrast being an Indian vs. a Pilgrim at the first Thanksgiving.

We will discuss venn diagrams in class.  I would like them to start with a venn diagram, then write a rough draft. Once they have their rough draft I want an older relative to review it and help them make corrections before it is typed.  When they turn in their final copy I would like to see the venn diagram, rough draft and final copy.

Once they have made their venn diagram I want them to choose which they would rather be, an Indian or a Pilgrim and give supporting details for their side as well as tell why they wouldn't want to be the other.

One thing I have noticed is a lot of them aren't using paragraphs.  When you revise please make sure they're using these! It is something we will also talk about in class.

If you have any questions please let me know!

Thanks!

NOVEMBER Book Project (1st & 2nd Hour)

I can't believe it's already November! This year is flying by!  This month our genre is "How To".  The students need to "read" a how to book and write a step by step article explaining what they learned how to do in their book.  Then they will need to choose something they love to do and prepare a short (no longer than 5 min) presentation to teach the class how to do it.

IF your child would like to do something that cannot be demonstrated in school, like shooting a gun, changing the oil on the car etc. they can have someone video their presentation.  They will need to send me the video and we will watch it in class.

The presentation needs to be done by 26th of November.  The reading log and article will be due the day we come back from Thanksgiving break.  Please let me know if there are any questions about this!

Thanks!