HW from 4/29

Due on 5/4/10:

* Have the part of your story you've written so far proofread by someone, then consider their suggestions and fix any errors they've pointed out.

* After it is revised, come back to your paper "fresh" at another time and read it from start to the end. Look for ANY mistakes in it as you read. Fix them.

* Continue in your story. Try to finish it. I would like a completed rough draft by next Thursday, 5/6.

HW from 4/22

Due on 4/27/10:

* Try to complete a rough draft of your story. Write as much as you can. Work diligently both Friday and Monday. Send me an email every page or two.

* Continue to do assigned reading and mark your Reading Log. You are aiming for 20 minutes daily. Be sure to keep marking the list of books, and let me know when you need a new one. Your current Reading Log will be due, signed by your parent, on the last class period of this month.

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OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):
For this T:
For next Tu:
For next Th:

HW from 4/20

Due on 4/22/10:

* Give thought to and plan a rough outline of your story plot. Write it out.

* Scan "Kitten at Play." (Write out the rhyme scheme as we did in class.)

* Continue to do assigned reading and mark your Reading Log. You are aiming for 20 minutes daily. Be sure to keep marking the list of books, and let me know when you need a new one. Your current Reading Log will be due, signed by your parent, on the last class period of this month.

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OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):
For this Th: Sarah
For next T:
For next T:

HW from 4/15

Due on 4/20/10:

* Do all suggested corrections/revisions on your story. Email it to me as soon as you've completed that, then you may continue on from where you left off. Be prepared to turn in a printed copy on Tuesday.

* Continue to do assigned reading and mark your Reading Log. You are aiming for 20 minutes daily. Be sure to keep marking the list of books, and let me know when you need a new one. Your current Reading Log will be due, signed by your parent, on the last class period of this month.

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OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):
For this T:
For next Tu: Olivia
For next Th: Sarah

HW from 4/13

Due on 4/15/10:

* Try your hand at writing a limerick. Use the rhythmic pattern we talked about in class on Tuesday. "There once was a..." Don't get too worked up over this... just give it a shot. We will talk more about it on Thursday.

* Continue to do assigned reading and mark your Reading Log. You are aiming for 20 minutes daily. Be sure to keep marking the list of books, and let me know when you need a new one. Your current Reading Log will be due, signed by your parent, on the last class period of this month.

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OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):
For this Th: Katie A.
For next Tu: Olivia
For next Th: Sarah

HW from 4/8

Due on 4/13/10:

* Begin your short story according to the instructions on the handout I gave you. Choose whether you want to begin with a focus on the setting or the characters. Decide which point of view you will use: first or third person, past or present tense? Write at the top of your paper a sentence or two which indicate which choices you made. For example: I chose to start with the setting, and I am writing in third person point of view, past tense.

* Beneath that, skip and line or two and begin your story by writing 2-3 paragraphs (shoot for around 1 page) focused either on setting or characters. Remember to include descriptive language to make it interesting.

* You do not have to type it by Tuesday, but try to if you can. I will send you a template to use. Either way, the paper you turn in must be double-spaced. Skip a line after each line of writing if you're writing it by hand. If you are typing it, type it all out, then tell the computer to double-space it for you. Let me know if you have trouble with that, and I'll help you over the phone or via email.

* Continue to do assigned reading and mark your Reading Log. You are aiming for 20 minutes daily. Be sure to keep marking the list of books, and let me know when you need a new one. Your current Reading Log will be due, signed by your parent, on the last class period of this month.

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OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):
For this Tu: Elana
For this Th: Katie A.
For next Tu: Olivia
For next Th: Sarah

HW from 4/6

Due on 4/8/10:

* Write a cinquain poem. Be sure to follow the syllabication pattern for the five lines...
2, 4, 6, 8, 2.

Also, you must use the same four enhancements the author used in the sample poem: (1) adjectives, (2) a metaphor (or simile would be fine), (3) personification, and (4) blending from one line to another at least once.

Here is the sample cinquain from class, for your reference:

A lake
Beside an oak
A sad and silver face
That cries with yellow, yellow leaves
Autumn

* Continue to do assigned reading and mark your Reading Log. You are aiming for 20 minutes daily. Be sure to keep marking the list of books, and let me know when you need a new one. Your current Reading Log will be due, signed by your parent, on the last class period of the month.

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OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):
For this Th: Elana
For next Tu: Katie A.
For next Th: Kyernan