December 1-5

Mid-term is December 5.

We will read and study Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
Students will be tested on vocabulary and story content on Friday, 
December 5.

Don't forget to read a book for your next book project due on January 
12 and worth 100 points (the same as one test).  Reading contest 
entries (an optional assignment)are due on January 12 also.  Write 
the names of books and numbers of pages in the books you have read 
since October 27. Have a parent sign your entry.

Ideas for book projects include but are not limited to:  redesign the 
cover, tell about the author's life, research something mentioned in 
the book and tell the class about it, act out a scene with a friend 
who has read the same book, re-write the ending, draw a map of the 
setting of your book, write a script for a scene from your book and 
have class members read it aloud, bring an object from the book and 
explain how it relates to the plot, draw or paint a scene from the 
book, make a mosaic of the book, write a poem about the book and read 
it to the class, make a wanted poster of a character from the book, 
make a pop-up book based on your novel, read a paragraph to the class 
and explain how it represents the author's style, compose a song 
about your book, make a book mark advertising your book, make a time-
line of events in your book. See me if you have another creative idea 
for a project. You need to include the name of the book, its author 
and your name on your project. 

Congratulations to these reading contest winners:

Sarah Linford                  37,153 pages
Kenna Peters                   35,589 pages
Jewels Farley                  13,839 pages
Anna Sossenheimer               8,290 pages
Carson Melrose                  8,243 pages
Kiersten Winterton              7,516 pages
Bianca Winward                  7,261 pages
Rajdeep Trilokekar              7,147 pages
Sarah Walker                    5,526 pages
Abby Draper                     5,378 pages