Demick’s Details
November 2, 2009
Important Dates
November 4-Breakfast Buddies
11-Interim Reports
12-PTA Meeting/Parenting Night
19-Family Math Night
Sicily's Pizza Night
20-Perfect Attendance-Free Dress
23-27-No School
30-Newberry Book Report Due-NONE ACCEPTED LATE
Academics
Spelling-Lesson 13-Words with /f/ sound spelled with /f/, /ff/ or /ph/Test
Fri.
Reading-Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
Language- Possessive Nouns/Appositives-Test Fri.
Soc. Studies-The Fertile Crescent-Test Thurs.
Remember, agendas are supposed to be filled out and signed daily. Tests are
subject to change.
November Book Report-DUE Nov.30-NO LATE REPORTS ACCEPTED
The book report for November is a Newbery Award Winner or Honor Book.
The students must sign up with me on a first come first served basis. No two
students can do the same book. If a student does not sign up with me and does
a book on his/her own and someone else already signed up, it will not be
accepted.There will be an additional class assignment along with the written
report that will follow the same guidelines for the previous monthly reports.
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NO LATE REPORTS ACCEPTED
Book Report Guidelines
Name Date
Reading Book Report
Skip one line
Title (UNDERLINE Title-
CAPITALIZE Main words)
Author
Skip one line
INDENT-Paragraph one-Setting/Characters
Where and when does the story take place?
Who are the main characters? Choose two characters to describe what they are
like. One of them should be your favorite character, and you should tell why
they are your favorite.
INDENT-Paragraph two-Plot
Tell how the book begins.
Tell the main events and problems that happen.
Tell how the story ends-how the problem(s) is/are solved.
INDENT-Paragraph three-Your opinion
Do you think others would like to read this book? Give a reason why or why
not. (Do not use “yes” or “no” in your answer.)
Would you read another book by this author? Give a reason why or why not.
(Again, do not use “yes” or “no” in your answer.)
