Homework for Wednesday November 11, 2009:
Read for 30 minutes
Reading Journal page 29. Give an example of a cause an effect relationship
that took place in the story. (Example: In the story "To Starch a Spook" an
event that happened was the Mr. Gerber did not pay Sue for getting the ghosts
out of the house. This was the cause of another event. The effect of this
event was that Sue told her friend who let the ghosts back into the house. If
Mr. Gerber would have payed them, this would have never happened.)
Decorate the cover of your pen pal letter - due Thursday
Spelling quiz Friday
Homework for Tuesday November 10, 2009:
Read for 30 minutes
Decorate the cover for your pen pal letter - due Thursday
Spelling Quiz on Friday
Homework for Monday November 9, 2009:
Read for 30 minutes
Reading Journal Page 27. Write down who the ANTAGONIST in your story is.
Explain how you know that character is the antagonist. (Example: In the
story "To Starch a Spook" the ghosts are the antagonists. The ghosts are an
antagonist because they are haunting the house. They are stopping Mr. Gerber
from renovating the house because no one will go in to fix the house since
they are there. The ghosts are also getting in Sue's way. Sue needs to get
paid for de-ghosting the house, and the ghosts are trying to scare her and are
trying not to get caught.) Remember a one word, or one sentence answer will
NOT get any credit!
Spelling quiz on Friday
Scholastic book orders due tomorrow.
Homework for Wednesday November 4, 2009:
Read for 30 minutes
Bookmarks are due Monday
Scholastic book orders due Tuesday
Homework for Tuesday November 3, 2009:
Read for 30 minutes
Proofread and revise your pen pal letter. Remember your pen pal letter must
have 3 paragraphs:
Paragraph #1 - Tell your pen pal how excited you are to work with them and
tell them general information about Hammarskjold
Paragraph #2 - Give your pen pal ideas about how to get ready for 6th grade
Paragraph #3 - Ask your pen pal questions and share some of your interests.
Finally, tell your pen pal you are excited to get their letter
Finish your mid unit letter if needed
Homework for Monday November 2, 2009:
Read for 30 minutes
Reading Journal page 21
Write down an example of external conflict in your book. Write down what type
of external conflict it is (character vs. character, character vs. nature,
character vs. society). Then explain how you know it is that type of
conflict. (Example: An external conflict in my book is when Mr. Gerber does
not pay Sue for the work that she did. This is an example of a character vs.
character conflict. The conflict is between two people that have different
ideas. Sue is trying to get paid for what she did while Mr. Gerber is not
paying her and says that she did nothing.)
Scholastic book orders are due Tuesday November 11th.
Homework for Wednesday October 28, 2009:
Reading Journal page 19
Write down three character traits you learn about a character through the
reactions other characters have. (For example: I can tell that Sue is a good,
caring friend because Bill is ready to help Sue as soon as she asks for help.
He would not say he could help as quickly as he did if Sue was not a good
friend.)
Read for 30 minutes
Homework for Tuesday October 27, 2009:
Read for 30 minutes and fill in the space on your bookmark.
Homework for Monday October 26, 2009:
Read for 30 minutes and fill in the space on your bookmark.
Homework for Friday, October 23, 2009:
Read for 30 minutes and fill in the space on your bookmark.
Bookmarks will be collected on Monday.
Homework for Thursday October 22, 2009:
Read for 30 minutes and fill in the space on your bookmark.
Complete page 17 in your reading journal. Write 3 character traits you
learned about a character in your book from his or her actions. You must
write down your support. What did the character do? (Example: I can tell
the main character in "Copy Cat" is immature. I can tell this because he is
in 6th grade and he was laying on the floor kicking and screaming like a baby.)
Spelling quiz tomorrow!
Homework for Wednesday October 21, 2009:
Read for 30 minutes and fill in the space on your bookmark.
Complete page 15 in your reading journal. Write down 3 (period 1 only write
2) things you learned about a character from their thoughts and feelings.
Write down what the character's thoughts and feelings were. (Example: The
main character thought "I'll never be President, I thought, just the Vice
President. I won't be a gangster kingpin, just his stooge. I won't be the
sole survivor in any humongous disaster, just another victim along with all
the other losers. believe it or not, I hate feeling sorry for myself. It
makes me feel like an idiot, which makes me feel even sorrier for myself."
From these thoughts I can tell the main character has a low self esteem.) DO
NOT WRITE: I CAN TELL THE CHARACTER IS SAD BECAUSE IT SAYS HE THOUGHT IT WAS
VERY SAD.
Spelling quiz on Friday
Homework for Tuesday October 20, 2009:
Read for 30 minutes and fill in the space on your bookmark.
Spelling quiz on Friday.
Homework for Monday, October 19:
Read for 30 minutes and fill in the space on your bookmark.
Make sure you fill in your space on the new bookmark. Go to the handout page
to download a bookmark if you need to.
Page 13 in your Reading Journal. Write down three things you learn about a
character from dialogue in the book. Write down the trait AND the dialogue
from the book along with the page number.
(Example: I can tell that Lindsay is very selfish in the story "The Caller".
When she said "Can we leave now" when she was at her aunt's funeral showed
that on page 6. Also when she said "I hated to go to that smelly old folks’
home, I just pretended I wanted to go, because I wanted this ring.”(Page 8)
it showed how selfish Lindsay is.)
Spelling quiz on Friday
(If I collected your reading journal in class today, write your answer on a
post-it. You will put the post-it in your journal tomorrow.)
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