HOMEWORK & ASSIGNMENTS FOR 6TH GRADE READING:
HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK REPORT: READ YOUR BOOK BY JAN. 18, 2010.
Jan. 4, Mon. night: Define and give the part of speech for the
following vocabulary words in Chapters 15 & 16 of "The Egypt Game": Ch. 15:
rendezvous, populace, dahlias, loot, brine, assign, dispense, pomp, anointed
bier; Ch. 16: grottoes, oracle, consternation, predictions, deliberately,
glared, fragrant, ignoring.
Jan. 5, Tues. night: Study for vocabulary and questions quiz on Ch. 15
& 16 of "The Egypt Game."
Jan. 6, Wed. night: Read Chapters 17, 18, 19 in "The Egypt Game."
Jan. 7, Thurs. night: Do handout "A Lost Friend."
HOMEWORK & ASSIGNMENTS FOR 7TH GRADE LITERATURE:
HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK REPORT DUE JANUARY 19, 2010.
Jan. 4, Mon. night: Fill in the story map with complete sentences. If
possible, please do this assignment using a computer. "The Smallest
Dragonboy" Story Map: Title, Author, Point of View, Perspective, Tense,
Time, Main Characters (protaganist, antagonist), Supporting Characters
(Lessa, Mende, K'last), Conflict (main conflict, internal conflict, external
conflict), Rising Action, Climax (highpoint), Falling Action, Resolution
(how the conflict was solved), Theme (a universal truth, an underlying
meaning of the story, a significant statement the story is making about
society, human nature, or the human condition.
Jan. 5, Tues. night: Text, p.168, Make the Connection: Have you ever
been corrected by someone in authority? Write 3 paragraphs about that
incident/experience.
Jan. 6, Wed. night: Text, p.172, Do questions 1-5 and Reading Check,
a-e.
Jan. 7, Thurs. night: Work on book report.
