HW from 4/26/12

Due on 5/1/12:

* Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily. Mark it on your Reading Log, which will be due (signed by your parent) on our next class!!


* Remember to add at least five specific--not general--things to your "thankfulness list" before the next class period.

* Continue with your story, adding at least four pages by next Tuesday.  Remember to focus on theme, not plot.  If you get stuck, give us a good description of a setting, or break into a meaningful dialogue between characters.  Remember that everything is working towards completing a course of action that demonstrates your theme.  Don't worry about a super-exciting plot!!  See previous blog entries for story requirements.

* Please print the new pages you add to your story and bring them to class on Tuesday.  I have the first however-many pages you gave me--at least five.  You don't need to re-print those!

* Keep reviewing all your memory work. You must remain prepared at any time to recite your memory work, which consists of:
+ four Bible verses (I Chronicles 29:11-13, Philippians 4:4-8, Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 4:29-32)

+ the poem you selected to memorize and recite to the class

+ the William Blake poem "The Lamb"

+ the first stanza of the Barry Cornwall poem "The Sea"

------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 5/1: Dylan
For Th, 5/3: Elizabeth T.


For Tu, 5/8: Jayce
For Th, 5/10: Hope


For Tu, 5/15: Elizabeth L.
For Th, 5/17: Ben


For Tu, 5/22: TBD
For Th, 5/24: TBD


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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.

HW from 4/24/12

Due on 4/26/12:

* Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily. Mark it on your Reading Log, which will be due next Tuesday, 5/1.

* Remember to add at least five things to your "thankfulness list" before the next class period.

* Write a poem that meets all of the requirements for your age group for an entry in the 2012 HSLDA poetry contest. (http://www.hslda.org/Contests/Poetry/2012/2012rules.asp)  This is due on Thursday.  Do not get any help on it!

* You do not need to work on your story, but feel free to add some more if you want to.

* Be sure you have scanned all the poems in the poetry pack for both rhyme scheme and meter (rhythmic foot). This information should be written next to the poems, on the poetry pack pages themselves.

* Keep reviewing all your memory work. You must remain prepared at any time to recite your memory work, which consists of:
+ four Bible verses (I Chronicles 29:11-13, Philippians 4:4-8, Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 4:29-32)

+ the poem you selected to memorize and recite to the class

+ the William Blake poem "The Lamb"

+ the first stanza of the Barry Cornwall poem "The Sea"

------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 4/24: Zoe
For Th, 4/26: Shayla


For Tu, 5/1: Dylan
For Th, 5/3: Elizabeth T.


For Tu, 5/8: Jayce
For Th, 5/10: Hope


For Tu, 5/15: Elizabeth L.
For Th, 5/17: Ben


For Tu, 5/22: TBD
For Th, 5/24: TBD


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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.

HW from 4/19/12

Due on 4/24/12:

* You are NOT required to read your (approved) book for pleasure this weekend, since many KEYS students will be on the MOST (Ministry Outreach Spring Trip) in Williamsburg from Friday morning through Sunday evening. Of course, if you stay home and are able to read, mark it on your Reading Log. It will still count toward your total log at the end of the month.

* Remember to add at least five things to your "thankfulness list" before Tuesday.

* Visit the link and read all of the information about the 2012 HSLDA poetry contest. (http://www.hslda.org/Contests/Poetry/2012/2012rules.asp)

* Scan the sample poems given for the poetry contest. There are six total--two for each age group. Please scan all of the poems, not just the ones for your age group. Write the title of the poem and give the rhythmic foot and rhyme scheme for each of the sample poems.

* If you did NOT turn in a printed copy of your proofread story (the D1), email it to me as soon as possible. Indicate clearly to me that this is your D1 and that you would like for me to print it and grade it.

* You do NOT need to continue your story this weekend. No more of your story is due next Tuesday. Of course, if you want to continue, you may write as much as you like. (Your final paper may not be longer than 15 pages.)

* Be sure you have scanned all the poems in the poetry pack for both rhyme scheme and meter (rhythmic foot). This information should be written next to the poems, on the poetry pack pages themselves.


* Keep reviewing all your memory work. You must remain prepared at any time to recite your memory work, which consists of:
+ four Bible verses (I Chronicles 29:11-13, Philippians 4:4-8, Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 4:29-32)
+ the poem you selected to memorize and recite to the class
+ the William Blake poem "The Lamb"
+ the first stanza of the Barry Cornwall poem "The Sea"


------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 4/24: Zoe
For Th, 4/26: Shayla


For Tu, 5/1: Dylan
For Th, 5/3: Elizabeth T.


For Tu, 5/8: Jayce
For Th, 5/10: Hope


For Tu, 5/15: Elizabeth L.
For Th, 5/17: Ben


For Tu, 5/22: TBD
For Th, 5/24: TBD


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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.

HW from 4/17/12

Due on 4/19/12:

* "Happy Anniversary" to me! My husband iivo and I were married twenty years ago today. :-)

* Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily. Mark it on your Reading Log.

* Read over the 5 pages of your story, which were due yesterday and which you emailed to me yesterday. Proofread it for any errors. Print a copy of this proofread document. This will be your D1, which you will turn in tomorrow (Thursday). [NOTE: You don't have to re-email it to me.]

* You do not need to continue your story this weekend. No part of your story is due next Tuesday. If you want to continue, feel free. You may write as much as you like, but your final paper may not be longer than 15 pages.

* Scan all the poems in the poetry pack for both rhyme scheme and meter (rhythmic foot). Be sure this information is written next to the poems, on the poetry pack pages themselves. [NOTE: I know this stuff is tricky. Just try your best to figure out what rhythm you think you hear. We will talk about it together.]


* Keep reviewing all your memory work. You must remain prepared at any time to recite your memory work, which consists of:
+ four Bible verses (I Chronicles 29:11-13, Philippians 4:4-8, Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 4:29-32)
+ the poem you selected to memorize and recite to the class
+ the William Blake poem "The Lamb"
+ the first stanza of the Barry Cornwall poem "The Sea"


------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 4/17: Will
For Th, 4/19: Caitlyn


For Tu, 4/24: Zoe
For Th, 4/26: Shayla


For Tu, 5/1: Dylan
For Th, 5/3: Elizabeth T.


For Tu, 5/8: Jayce
For Th, 5/10: Hope


For Tu, 5/15: Elizabeth L.
For Th, 5/17: Ben


For Tu, 5/22: TBD
For Th, 5/24: TBD


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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.

HW from 4/12/12

Due on 4/17/12:

* Happy "freedom in Christ day"! This is my term for celebrating the fact that we do not have to worry about baseless, superstitious fears on days like Friday, the 13th!

* Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily. Mark it on your Reading Log.

* Make corrections on the paper I returned to you.

* Continue your story according to the notes I made for you at the end of your paper. As you write, be keeping the theme ever in the forefront of your mind. Successfully depicting this theme is the main objective of this assignment. In other words, craft your plot to support this theme, rather than focusing on the story (plot line) you want to tell.

* After you have added your new pages, email it to me. It should be at least five full typed pages (correctly formatted) at this stage. Yes, I said FIVE. Write two pages on Friday or Saturday and two pages on Monday and you'll be good to go. You may write as much as you like, but your final paper may not be longer than 15 pages. (Your paper must be between 10-15 double-spaced pages in length upon completion.)

* We will finish up class recitation of your selected memorized poems on Tuesday. Caitlyn should be prepared to recite on that day.

* Be prepared at any time with all your memory work, which consists of:
+ four Bible verses (I Chronicles 29:11-13, Philippians 4:4-8, Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 4:29-32)
+ the poem you selected to memorize and recite to the class
+ the William Blake poem "The Lamb"
+ the first stanza of the Barry Cornwall poem "The Sea"

* You should already have analyzed all of the poems in the poetry packet for the rhyme scheme. Be sure you have written out the letter pattern next to the title of each poem.

* You also should have already scanned the poems on the first, second, and third sheets of the poetry packet for the meter. Be sure you have given the rhythmic foot/feet for each poem on those three pages. We will continue this together next week.

------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 4/17: Will (I switched these since Caitlyn has been absent!)
For Th, 4/19: Caitlyn

For Tu, 4/24: Zoe
For Th, 4/26: Shayla

For Tu, 5/1: Dylan
For Th, 5/3: Elizabeth T.

For Tu, 5/8: Jayce
For Th, 5/10: Hope

For Tu, 5/15: Elizabeth L.
For Th, 5/17: Ben

For Tu, 5/22: TBD
For Th, 5/24: TBD

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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.

HW from 4/10/12

Due on 4/12/12:

* Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily. Mark it on your Reading Log.

* Make corrections on the paper I returned to you.

* Continue your story by switching to whichever focus you didn't start with. In other words, if you started with character, now focus on the setting for a paragraph or two. If you started with setting, now focus on character for a paragraph or two.

* Finalize what theme you want to depict in your final story. (If you didn't do so before, watch here for a slide show about literary theme--I did not make it, but it is pretty good--and look here for another list of literary themes. We will talk more about the concept of theme in the weeks to come.)

* As you write, be keeping the theme ever in the forefront of your mind. Successfully depicting this theme is the main objective of this assignment. In other words, craft your plot to support this theme, rather than focusing on the story (plot line) you want to tell.

* After you have added your new paragraphs, email your story start to me. It should be at least one full typed page and no more than three full typed pages (correctly formatted) at this stage.

* We will finish up class recitation of your selected memorized poems on Thursday. Jayce, Ben, and Caitlyn should be prepared to recite on that day.

* Be prepared at any time with all your memory work, which consists of:
+ four Bible verses (I Chronicles 29:11-13, Philippians 4:4-8, Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 4:29-32)
+ the poem you selected to memorize and recite to the class
+ the William Blake poem "The Lamb"
+ the first stanza of the Barry Cornwall poem "The Sea"

* You should already have analyzed all of the poems in the poetry packet for the rhyme scheme. Be sure you have written out the letter pattern next to the title of each poem.

* You also should have already scanned the poems on the first, second, and third sheets of the poetry packet for the meter. Be sure you have given the rhythmic foot/feet for each poem on those three pages. We will be working on this on Thursday.

------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 4/10: Lily
For Th, 4/12: David

For Tu, 4/17: Caitlyn
For Th, 4/19: Will

For Tu, 4/24: Zoe
For Th, 4/26: Shayla

For Tu, 5/1: Dylan
For Th, 5/3: Elizabeth T.

For Tu, 5/8: Jayce
For Th, 5/10: Hope

For Tu, 5/15: Elizabeth L.
For Th, 5/17: Ben

For Tu, 5/22: TBD
For Th, 5/24: TBD

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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.

HW from 4/5/12

Due on 4/10/12:

* Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily. Mark it on your Reading Log.

* Between now and Easter Sunday, read Matthew 26:17-28:20. Make a quick chart delineating which events took place on which day (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). That chart is due Tuesday.

* Over the weekend, be thinking about what you want your final story to be about. Consider what theme you might want to present. (See here for a slide show about literary theme--I did not make it, but it is pretty good--and look here for another list of literary themes. We will talk more about the concept of theme in the weeks to come.)

* On Monday, follow the directions on the bottom of the handout I gave you. First--on a sheet of notebook paper--write whether you are starting with setting or character and which point of view you're using (first or third). Then begin typing your story. It should be at least one full paragraph of several sentences, but no more than one full typed page (12-point Arial font, double-spaced, one-inch margins, standard paragraph indentation). You do not need to email it to me; just print a copy and bring it (and the previously mentioned sheet of notebook paper) to class on Tuesday.

* Be prepared at any time with all your memory work, which consists of:
+ four Bible verses (I Chronicles 29:11-13, Philippians 4:4-8, Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 4:29-32)
+ the poem you selected to memorize and recite to the class
+ the William Blake poem "The Lamb"
+ the first stanza of the Barry Cornwall poem "The Sea"

* We will continue class recitation of your selected memorized poems on Tuesday. You will be chosen by random drawing. Be sure you are ready if your name is chosen!

* You should already have analyzed all of the poems in the poetry packet for the rhyme scheme. Be sure you have written out the letter pattern next to the title of each poem.

* You also should have already scanned the poems on the first, second, and third sheets of the poetry packet for the meter. Be sure you have given the rhythmic foot/feet for each poem on those three pages.

------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 4/10: Lily
For Th, 4/12: David

For Tu, 4/17: Caitlyn
For Th, 4/19: Will

For Tu, 4/24: Zoe
For Th, 4/26: Shayla

For Tu, 5/1: Dylan
For Th, 5/3: Elizabeth T.

For Tu, 5/8: Jayce
For Th, 5/10: Hope

For Tu, 5/15: Elizabeth L.
For Th, 5/17: Ben

For Tu, 5/22: TBD
For Th, 5/24: TBD

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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.

HW from 4/3/12

Due on 4/5/12:

* Read your (approved) book for pleasure 30 minutes daily. Mark it on your Reading Log.

* Be prepared at any time with all your memory work, which consists of:
+ four Bible verses (I Chronicles 29:11-13, Philippians 4:4-8, Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 4:29-32)
+ the poem you selected to memorize and recite to the class
+ the William Blake poem "The Lamb"
+ the first stanza of the Barry Cornwall poem "The Sea"

* We will continue class recitation of your selected memorized poems on Thursday. You will be chosen by random drawing. Be sure you are ready if your name is chosen!

* You should have the rhyme scheme for each of the poems in the poetry packet. Be sure you have written out the letter pattern next to the title of each poem.

* Scan second and third sheets of the poetry packet, giving the rhythmic foot/feet for each of the poems. (You should already have done the poems on the first sheet of the poetry packet.)

------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 4/3: Luke
For Th, 4/5: Elizabeth L.

For Tu, 4/10: Lily
For Th, 4/12: David

For Tu, 4/17: Caitlyn
For Th, 4/19: Will

For Tu, 4/24: Zoe
For Th, 4/26: Shayla

For Tu, 5/1: Dylan
For Th, 5/3: Elizabeth T.

For Tu, 5/8: Jayce
For Th, 5/10: Hope

For Tu, 5/15: Elanore
For Th, 5/17: Ben

For Tu, 5/22: TBD
For Th, 5/24: TBD

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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.