HW from 2/24/11

Due on 3/1 /11:
 * Reading for Reading Log: 30 minutes daily. (Reading Log is due, signed by parent, at our next meeting!)

* Complete your Springboard Poem, using the form on the sample I gave you.  (See handout.)


------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):
For this Tu:
For this Th:
For next Tu: Sam
For next Th: Ethan

HW from 2/22/11

Due on 2/ 24/11:
* Reading for Reading Log: 30 minutes daily. (Reading Log is due, signed by parent, at the end of the month.)

*Make your name poem, using the parameters we discussed in class:

- Write the letters of your first name (at least five letters, or use your middle name, too) along the left edge.
- Write a word or phrase that begins with that letter using the following guidelines:

+ Line 1: 1 word
+ Line 2: 2-word phrase
+ Line 3: 3-word phrase
+ Line 4: 4-word phrase
+ Other lines until last line (if your name is long enough): 2-, 3-, or 4-word phrases
+ Last line (last letter of your name): 1 word

------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):
For this Tu:
For this Th: Mrs. Sitterding
For next Tu: Sam
For next Th: Ethan

HW from 2/17/11

Due on 2/22/11:
* Reading for Reading Log: 20 minutes daily. (Reading Log is due, signed by parent, at the end of the month.)
* Consider the two word games we played in class: Pick One and Bananagrams. In preparation for an essay we will write (comparing and contrasting the two games) you should make notes in the following way:
- Entitle one sheet, "Alike"
- In complete sentences, list at least five ways the two games are similar.
- On another sheet, write the word, "Different"
- Again using complete sentences, tell how the two games are different from each other. You should have at least five differences.
* Select a Bible passage at least ten verses long which you feel is especially significant for your spiritual life with the Lord. Copy the verses neatly on a clean sheet of paper for your copywork. Title your page with the verse reference.

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

HW from 2/3/11

Due on 2/8/11:
I was out sick on 2/8/11, so work is due on 2/10/11, as indicated in the email I sent you.

Due on 2/10/11:
* Continue reading for Reading Log: 20 minutes per day. (Log is due, signed by parent, at the end of the month.)
* Finish a complete draft of your Mystery story, to be turned in on Thursday.  Please do your best to revise it completely, proofread it yourself, and make it as correct as you know how grammatically.  Do not be intimidated!  Just write one scenario at a time!
* Please print it yourself and bring it to class on Thursday.  Do not email it to me unless you are having trouble with your printer.
------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):
I can't remember right now.  Just everyone be ready anytime.  I know Sam is due soon, and Sarah.

HW from 2/1/11

Due on 2/3/11:

* Continue reading for Reading Log: 20 minutes per day. (Log is due, signed by parent, at the end of the month.)
* Rachel, Sarah, and Sam: Email your scenarios as soon as you have written two or three.  I will comment and email back.
* Maddy, Josh, Ethan: Continue with your story, adding at least two scenarios.

------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):
For this Tu:
For this Th: Rachel
For next Tu: Sam (but be ready anytime!)
For next Th: Ethan (but be ready anytime!)