Literacy

Mr. C on March 1st, 2010

We read and memorized the poem “Self-Pity” by D. H. Lawrance and then wrote an analysis.
Started Master 13 on Ancient Greece which will be due next Wednesday to include a storyboard relating to something Greece society contributed to our present day society.
I will be assigning a new poem next Wed.
Please ensure your child is reading [...]

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Mr. C on January 12th, 2010

This coming Friday is the last day of the term and the following items will be due:

Tyger by William Blake
Mastery 8
Sight Words 4A
Informative Essay: My Favorite Free Time Activity

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Mr. C on December 16th, 2009

Informative summary on “When I First Learned Something” is due this Friday
Sight words 3C due this Friday
Most all students are doing well as far as being caught up on their classroom assignments in literacy.  I highly encourage parents to make sure their child is reading at least 30 min. each day… it is very evident [...]

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Mr. C on December 7th, 2009

Comprehension test tomorrow on “The Universe”
Mastery Test due Wednesday
Retake on state writing test due by Friday… those students that did not score a 24 or better, out of 30, will have to rewrite their essay and resubmit for grading
“Tyger” by William Blake was assigned as new poem to memorize and will be due on or [...]

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Mr. C on November 30th, 2009

Flander’s Field poem was due today… many students have not passed it off.  If your child is one of them, please have them memorize it and pass it off by Friday.
We are working on two big writing assignments; a pursuasive essay on “Three Items I Would Take With Me Into the Future” and “My Place [...]

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Mr. C on November 18th, 2009

Students received their first state graded writing test results today and did rather well… we will work on the categories that received the lowest scores and resubmit for a final grade
Book report for “The Giver” is due Friday

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Mr. C on November 16th, 2009

New poem assigned “In Flanders Fields” due Nov. 30th
Persurasive essay due tomorrow
Book report on “The Giver” due Friday
We are starting a new unit tomorrow on “The Universe”… it is a big unit and will take approximately three weeks to complete

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Mr. C on November 12th, 2009

Mastery 5 due tomorrow
Poem due tomorrow
We are working on two big writing assignments: a book report on “The Giver” and a persuasive essay.  The essay will be due next Tuesday and the book report next Friday
Monday we will be starting a new unit on “The Universe”

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Mr. C on November 10th, 2009

Rough draft book report on “The Giver” due tomorrow
Mastery 5 due tomorrow
“O Captain, My Captain” is due Friday

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Mr. C on November 4th, 2009

There was a significant improvement on the comprehension test this time… maybe because we read and discussed the story three times…
Tomorrow we will be attending a play put on by the Literacy-Honors class from 8:30 to 9:30.  We will also be working on our book report for “The Giver”.

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