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Wednesday, 11/17/09
Brainstorm legend ideas: how and why the hippo lost her polka dots and became
a ballerina. She got plastic surgery and lost weight so she could fit into
her tutu. Have fun with your ideas.
Thursday, 11/18/09
Index cards checked and graded. Lists of words are under Hand-outs: Vocab for
Calm Before the Storm and October and November. Continue brainstorm for
legend.
Monday, 11/23/09
No homework. We will finish journals in school. happy turkey.
Tuesday, 11/24/09
There is a long list of owe me's on the board for Monday.
Anyone who owes me work should try to get it done asap. I need to record the
grades. Thank you.
Monday, 11/30:
Copy your favorite entry from your Colebrook journal on a separate piece of
paper plus a colorful drawing. You may include a photo.
Tuesday, 12/1: Finish your Colebrook journal by Friday. I will give you
directions for the found-shape poem with your Nature's charms to do for the
weekend. It will be a poster decorated with the things you collected glued
on around it. I will tell you the exact measurements for the poster. It is
not a big poster.
The poster will be 12 by 18" made of tag board. This is the size and typed
of poster board used for your science foldable project with Mrs. Fine. It is
a good idea to buy the small packet at the store because you will need more
of the posters for later on.
Paste your found/shape poem on the poster and decorate around it with
collection of nature charms, photos, and or colored drawings. You must have
your name on the poster. This is due Monday, December 7, 2009.
Wednesday, 12/2/09:
Correct Silver Team letter. Quizlet on Friday. Notice 12 by 18" tag board.
Thursday, 12/3/09
Study for the quizlet on Silver Team Letter 51 mistakes. Colebrook Journals
due. Poster due Monday.
Friday, 12/4/09
Poster: make it "wow" full of color and fun. Use magazine pictures, clip art
if you need to plus photos and color pencil drawings. Make it neat and clean
and clever. Put your found/shape poem in the middle and decorate around it
with your nature collections, colored drawings, and photos.
Monday, 12/7/09
Brainstorm on paper 4 characters from Seedfolks to write about and draw.
This will become a storyboard.
Tuesday, 12/8/09
Work on your legend. Make sure it has an interesting beginning, a middle full
of action and surprises, and an ending that makes the reader want to read
more.
Wednesday, 12/9/09
Correct the Silver TEam letter. Quizlet on Friday.
Thursday, 12/10/09
Study for quizlet on letter.
Friday, 12/11/09
Continue to work on your legend. Picture your main character and show that
the character changes during the legend. Start typing up first draft, double
spaced #14.
Actually start a drawing for your legend. Let it help you viualize the plot
and the characters.
Monday, 12/14: Work on the coloring and drawing of your Seedfolks storyboard.
All due Friday for that.
Tuesday, 12/15: Try to finish your storyboard. Color and draw too. make it
neat and legible for me. Due Friday.
Wednesday, 12/16: Work on your legend. due Tuesday, 12/22/09 first typed
draft.
Wednesday, 16th:
Correct Silver Team letter. Quizlet on Friday. Finish storyboard due Friday
18th. Work on first draft of legend typed #14 Times New Roman double spaced
due Tuesday 22nd.
Friday, 18th:
Work on your legend due Tuesday 22nd typed first draft, #14 double spaced in
Times New Roman. Be working on an illustration as well. Remember to draw what
you find easy for you to draw.
Tuesday, 22nd: Please write a 3 paragraph essay on Nature and winter. ASSAP,
$14 Times New Roman, double-spaced on invisible paper with invisible ink on
invisible paper so that I can correct it invisibly. HAHAHA!!!!!Please have a
great vacation and enjoy a lot of time out in
Nature. See you in 2010!!!!
Happy New Year!!!!
Monday, Plan African mask.
Tuesday, Do worksheet on its and there's.
Wednesday, Work on mask and one person types script. 2nd draft of legend due
1/12/10 with 1st draft attached if not no higher grade. Do all the
corrections and suggestions especially ASAP, new colors, and new vocab. or
going over the assignment requirements again.
Thursday, Study for quizlet on its/it's, there/their/they're. Have final copy
of skit typed with title and people in the skit.
Friday, Work on Mask due on Monday. Memorize your lines too. No wild moves or
music.
Final draft of legend due Tuesday 12th with first draft attached or else no
higher grade. Have a drawing ready too. It may be on your cover page/title
page. Double-spaced, #14 Times New Roman.
