Monday, October 18, 2010

October 19, 2010

 A4 Reading Minute: Secret Order of the Gum Street Girls by Elise Primavera

Bring your book and your notes.   Attach your notes to the direction/grading sheet.
Type your essays for the Book-of-the-Month assignment:


October Book-of-the-Month Assignment

Scoring:  

Part 1. filling out the assignment sheet: ___/12

  • Each blank filled on the front is one.

  • Author's purpose and intended audience each earn two.

  • Signature earns two.  

Part 2. notes -- chart filled -- If one box is blank, there should be extras in others. ___/25 (five for each way of learning about a character)

Part 3. essay -- one of the two offered -- ____/40  (30 = 75%/ average)

  • multi-paragraph 3+ paragraphs

  • includes details, examples, quotations, from the novel

    The last day for revision for this is Friday, October 22.

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    Important Reminders:

    Next time will be our test on the commonly confused words. 

    Any late or revised-for-additional-points work must be handed in by Friday, October 22.  

     

    Extra Credit Opportunity:  What word that means "not to be taken seriously” or “in jest” has not only all of the vowels, but it has them in order: A, E, I, O, U and even Y.

    Look for the answer in the October 21th post, or come up with it on your own!

     

    Last revised 10/13/10  -- moved forward 10/18/10