HW from Thursday, 3/29/18

ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK! 

Relax, refresh, rejuvenate… do all kinds of things that you find refreshing and enjoyable so you will come back energized and ready to work hard to the end of the year!

Below you find several opportunities to work ahead and/or earn extra credit. If you find these things appealing, feel free to do them over the break. If not, you may wait until we return to complete them.

1) Any reading that you do in your Reading Log book or the Mark Rodriguez book—and/or journal writing that you do over break—may be recorded and will count in the totals for your April Reading Log.

2) On Thursday, 4/12—two days after we return from spring break on Tuesday—you will need to have corrected your returned “first page” of your theme story and to have completed five full pages. 

If you wish to wait and do all of that correcting and writing after Spring Break, that is perfectly fine. However, if you wish to continue this week while you have a break from other schoolwork, you are free to do so. If you complete five pages, please email them to my Markup address and send me a text to let me know that you did so.

3) The following poem is a lovely one to contemplate at Easter. It is also relatively easy to memorize. If you memorize it over break and are able to recite it upon our return, I will give you an extra quiz grade in your average for Quarter 4.

The Lamb, by William Blake

Little lamb, who made thee?

         Dost thou know who made thee? 

Gave thee life and bid thee feed

By the stream and o'er the mead 

Gave thee clothing of delight

Softest clothing wooly bright

Gave thee such a tender voice

Making all the vales rejoice!

         Little Lamb who made thee?

         Dost thou know who made thee? 

         Little lamb, I'll tell thee! 

         Little lamb, I'll tell thee!

He is called by thy name

For he calls himself a Lamb

He is meek and he is mild

He became a little child 

I a child, and thou a lamb

We are called by his name

         Little lamb, God bless thee! 

         Little lamb, God bless thee!

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ALSO, DAILY:

+ Read your (approved) book for pleasure, aiming for 30 minutes each day. Mark the number of minutes on your Reading Log as you go along—in multiples of five, rounded down—and have a parent initial it in the box each day. The March Reading Log will be due on Thursday, 3/29/18.

+ Write in your journal each day (upside-down writer’s notebook entries), setting a timer for five minutes and writing in first/second person as we’ve practiced in class. Don’t forget to bring it back to class each Tuesday/Thursday!

+ Review your four memorized Scripture memory verses (Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 4:29-32, Philippians 4:4-8, 1 Chronicles 29:11-13).

+ Review your memorized poem occasionally to be sure you are keeping it in your memory.

+ Make your bed! 

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OPENING (oral presentation of Bible verse and prayer):

Please be ready to do the opening on any day! I will have your verse essay available for you.                                                          

Enjoy your Spring Break! (4/3, 4/5)

For Tu, 4/10: Caleb (CWA); Luke (CWB)

For Th, 4/12: Evan (CWA); Ivy (CWB)

For Tu, 4/17: Robertson (CWA); William (CWB)

For Th, 4/19: Maddie (CWA);Caitlin (CWB)

For Tu, 4/24: Cassie (CWA); Lilli (CWB)

For Th, 4/26: Caleb (CWA); Carissa (CWB)

For Tu, 5/1: Evan (CWA); Grace (CWB)

For Th, 5/3: Robertson (CWA); Luke (CWB)

For Tu, 5/8: Maddie (CWA); Ivy (CWB)

For Th, 5/10: Cassie (CWA); Lilli (CWB)

For Tu, 5/15: Evan (CWA); Carissa (CWB)

For Th, 5/17: Robertson (CWA); Caitlin (CWB)

For Tu, 5/22: Maddie (CWA); Luke (CWB)

For Th, 5/24: Cassie (CWA); Grace (CWB)

HW from Tuesday, 3/27/18

Due on Thursday, 3/29/18

1) Your March Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on Thursday.

2) Be prepared to recite your selected poem for the class from memory on Thursday. 

NOTE: Practice reciting your memorized poem in front of the mirror and in front of other people. You need to be comfortable and interesting in your delivery, and be sure you’re speaking confidently and slowly as you recite. Practice, practice, practice!

3) Be prepared to take your next Scripture memory quiz (on Philippians 4:4-8 and 1 Chronicles 29:11-13) on Thursday. This will be the same format as the one you already took.

4) Continue writing in your journal each day (upside-down writer’s notebook entries), setting a timer for five minutes and writing in first/second person as we’ve practiced in class. Don’t forget to bring your writer’s notebook back to class each Tuesday/Thursday!

5) IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY: return your signed report card, turn in your single-spaced copy of your springboard (“I Am”) poem, and turn in your next meaningful verse essay on Thursday.

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ALSO, DAILY:

+ Read your (approved) book for pleasure, aiming for 30 minutes each day. Mark the number of minutes on your Reading Log as you go along—in multiples of five, rounded down—and have a parent initial it in the box each day. The March Reading Log will be due on Thursday, 3/29/18.

+ Review your four memorized Scripture memory verses (Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 4:29-32, Philippians 4:4-8, 1 Chronicles 29:11-13).

+ Write in your journal each day (upside-down writer’s notebook entries), setting a timer for five minutes and writing in first/second person as we’ve practiced in class. Don’t forget to bring it back to class each Tuesday/Thursday!

+ Make your bed! 

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OPENING (oral presentation of Bible verse and prayer):

Please be ready to do the opening on any day! I will have your verse essay available for you.                                                          

For Th, 3/29: Cassie (CWA); Grace (CWB)

Enjoy your Spring Break! (4/3, 4/5)

For Tu, 4/10: Caleb (CWA); Luke (CWB)

For Th, 4/12: Evan (CWA); Ivy (CWB)

For Tu, 4/17: Robertson (CWA); William (CWB)

For Th, 4/19: Maddie (CWA);Caitlin (CWB)

For Tu, 4/24: Cassie (CWA); Lilli (CWB)

For Th, 4/26: Caleb (CWA); Carissa (CWB)

For Tu, 5/1: Evan (CWA); Grace (CWB)

For Th, 5/3: Robertson (CWA); Luke (CWB)

For Tu, 5/8: Maddie (CWA); Ivy (CWB)

For Th, 5/10: Cassie (CWA); Lilli (CWB)

For Tu, 5/15: Evan (CWA); Carissa (CWB)

For Th, 5/17: Robertson (CWA); Caitlin (CWB)

For Tu, 5/22: Maddie (CWA); Luke (CWB)

For Th, 5/24: Cassie (CWA); Grace (CWB)

HW from Thursday, 3/22/18

Due on AND BEFORE Tuesday, 3/27/18

1) Get your report card signed and return it on Tuesday.

2) Print a single-spaced copy of copy of your springboard (“I Am”) poem and turn it in on Tuesday if you haven’t already.

3) Practice reciting your memorized poem in front of the mirror and in front of other people. You don’t have to be quite as demonstrative in your recitation as my son Philip was in the video, but you do need to be comfortable and interesting in your delivery, and be sure you’re speaking confidently and slowly as you recite. Practice, practice, practice!

4) Complete your Theme Story Planning Worksheet thoroughly and well, including details about your setting, characters, and plot ideas. Be sure you have a completed plot line diagram as well. Feel free to add extra pages as needed. It should be ready to turn in on Tuesday, along with the start of your theme story.

5) Get started with your theme story, focusing on either setting or character (or a combination, as we studied in class), formatting it correctly and writing at least the first full page. (Do not write more than two pages unless you email them to me and get permission to continue.) You will turn in your Theme Planning Worksheet and these first two pages on Tuesday, in your new theme story envelope I’ll give you on Tuesday.

6) Beginning today, Thursday, write in your journal each day (upside-down writer’s notebook entries), setting a timer for five minutes and writing in first/second person as we’ve practiced in class. Don’t forget to bring your writer’s notebook back to class each Tuesday/Thursday!

7) Write your next meaningful verse essay, to be turned in by next Thursday, 3/29.

8) Be prepared for your Scripture memory quiz on the other two verses, which will come at any time. It will be the same format as the one you already took.

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Also, daily:

+ Read your (approved) book for pleasure, aiming for 30 minutes daily. Mark the number of minutes on your Reading Log as you go along—in multiples of five, rounded down—and have a parent initial it in the box each day. The March Reading Log will be due on Thursday, 3/29/18.

+ Each day, review your four memorized Scripture memory verses (Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 4:29-32, Philippians 4:4-8, 1 Chronicles 29:11-13).

+ Write in your journal each day (upside-down writer’s notebook entries), setting a timer for five minutes and writing in first/second person as we’ve practiced in class. Don’t forget to bring it back to class each day!

+ Make your bed! 

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OPENING (oral presentation of Bible verse and prayer):

Please be ready to do the opening on any day! I will have your verse essay available for you.                                                          

For Th, 3/22: Robertson (CWA); Lilli (CWB)

For Tu, 3/27: Maddie (CWA); Carissa (CWB)

For Th, 3/29: Cassie (CWA); Grace (CWB)

Enjoy your Spring Break! (4/3, 4/5)

For Tu, 4/10: Caleb (CWA); Luke (CWB)

For Th, 4/12: Evan (CWA); Ivy (CWB)

For Tu, 4/17: Robertson (CWA); William (CWB)

For Th, 4/19: Maddie (CWA);Caitlin (CWB)

For Tu, 4/24: Cassie (CWA); Lilli (CWB)

For Th, 4/26: Caleb (CWA); Carissa (CWB)

For Tu, 5/1: Evan (CWA); Grace (CWB)

For Th, 5/3: Robertson (CWA); Luke (CWB)

For Tu, 5/8: Maddie (CWA); Ivy (CWB)

For Th, 5/10: Cassie (CWA); Lilli (CWB)

For Tu, 5/15: Evan (CWA); Carissa (CWB)

For Th, 5/17: Robertson (CWA); Caitlin (CWB)

For Tu, 5/22: Maddie (CWA); Luke (CWB)

For Th, 5/24: Cassie (CWA); Grace (CWB)

HW from Tuesday, 3/20/18

Due on Thursday, 3/22/18

1) Complete the memorization of your selected poem. Use the tips for memorization handout, which I gave you back when we started our Scripture memory. You will need to have your poem committed to memory by Thursday. You will not recite the poem from memory for the class on Thursday, but you will need to be able to demonstrate that you have learned the poem in its entirety.

2) Continue to flesh out your Theme Story Planning Worksheet, adding details about your setting, characters, and plot ideas as you develop them. Do not answer question #1 yet.

3) Print another clean copy of your springboard poem (“I Am”) and bring it to class on Thursday.

4) Plan for your next meaningful verse essay. You will need to write the essay and turn it in before Spring Break (by next Thursday, 3/29).

5) Work on your final revision of your mystery story (D5) if you haven’t already turned it in. It is now due. This will be the final draft of your mystery story, and this grade will count as a test grade (double).

6) Be prepared for your Scripture memory quiz on the other two verses. It will be the same format as the one you already took.

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Also, daily:

+ Read your (approved) book for pleasure, aiming for 30 minutes daily. Mark the number of minutes on your Reading Log as you go along—in multiples of five, rounded down—and have a parent initial it in the box each day. The March Reading Log will be due on Thursday, 3/29/18.

+ Each day, review your four memorized Scripture memory verses (Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 4:29-32, Philippians 4:4-8, 1 Chronicles 29:11-13).

+ Make your bed! 

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OPENING (oral presentation of Bible verse and prayer):

Please be ready to do the opening on any day! I will have your verse essay available for you.                                                          

For Tu, 3/20: Evan (CWA); Caitlin (CWB) 

For Th, 3/22: Robertson (CWA); Lilli (CWB)

For Tu, 3/27: Maddie (CWA); Carissa (CWB)

For Th, 3/29: Cassie (CWA); Grace (CWB)

Enjoy your Spring Break! (4/3, 4/5)

For Tu, 4/10: Caleb (CWA); Luke (CWB)

For Th, 4/12: Evan (CWA); Ivy (CWB)

For Tu, 4/17: Robertson (CWA); William (CWB)

For Th, 4/19: Maddie (CWA);Caitlin (CWB)

For Tu, 4/24: Cassie (CWA); Lilli (CWB)

For Th, 4/26: Caleb (CWA); Carissa (CWB)

For Tu, 5/1: Evan (CWA); Grace (CWB)

For Th, 5/3: Robertson (CWA); Luke (CWB)

For Tu, 5/8: Maddie (CWA); Ivy (CWB)

For Th, 5/10: Cassie (CWA); Lilli (CWB)

For Tu, 5/15: Evan (CWA); Carissa (CWB)

For Th, 5/17: Robertson (CWA); Caitlin (CWB)

For Tu, 5/22: Maddie (CWA); Luke (CWB)

For Th, 5/24: Cassie (CWA); Grace (CWB)