Parents and Students,
This is the link for the extra credit assignment work ten points over your holiday. Remember, you must print this out and complete the assignments typed for full credit. Also, this is not part of the Holiday Journal Assignment. Students are expected to complete one statement per day in the journals as well as find a scrapbook piece from the holidays.
I'd like to wish everyone a safe and wonderful Winter Break! See you in 2010!!
Mr. St. Laurent
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Close to the Break!
Dear Students and Parents,
As the break approaches our class is hard at work revising and expanding on our District Writing assignments. Students have been informed of effective strategies and tools to use when writing in essay form. As the next few classes are completed, before the extended holiday, let me inform you of the work that is coming up and what you can expect from the oncourse grades during the break:
Tuesday and Wednesday's focus will be establishing a plan before writing. Students will use previously completed essays in order to analyze and rewrite their planning page to better outline and aid them when writing. FRIES will also be discussed.
1 Assignment: In class planning sheet revision
1 Homework: Persuasive addition to Black Death news report (Students are to take the short news report on The Black Death articles and expand them, adding a short persuasive element. This is a creative assignment! Use that brainpower!
Thursday and Friday's focus will be on the Persuasive Essay. Students will discuss the homework assignment and take notes on Persuasive form. They will then attempt District Writing #3 where they must be a persuasive writer, focusing on our new writing strategies.
1 Assignment: District Writing #3
No Homework
1 Journal Entry: Holiday Record - Each day of the holiday break make a short statement followed by the date. The statement should be a very short (less than one sentence) summary of the day's events. Together this will open a powerful way of looking at language. Students may even consider creating poetry from the words.
Monday and Tuesday: TBA
Next Year: As we all return to school in January study guides for a major literature test will be given. This will cover several stories we have read in class. I will post a list of the stories included on the test over the break so that you may prepare. An extra credit assignment will also be given over the break to work on. (More on these items later)
New grades will be available through oncourse within the first week of the break.
Parents, please be aware that assignments may be turned in late, with penalty, as long as your child hands in the completed work with a note from you simply stating that you are aware of the late work.
As the break approaches our class is hard at work revising and expanding on our District Writing assignments. Students have been informed of effective strategies and tools to use when writing in essay form. As the next few classes are completed, before the extended holiday, let me inform you of the work that is coming up and what you can expect from the oncourse grades during the break:
Tuesday and Wednesday's focus will be establishing a plan before writing. Students will use previously completed essays in order to analyze and rewrite their planning page to better outline and aid them when writing. FRIES will also be discussed.
1 Assignment: In class planning sheet revision
1 Homework: Persuasive addition to Black Death news report (Students are to take the short news report on The Black Death articles and expand them, adding a short persuasive element. This is a creative assignment! Use that brainpower!
Thursday and Friday's focus will be on the Persuasive Essay. Students will discuss the homework assignment and take notes on Persuasive form. They will then attempt District Writing #3 where they must be a persuasive writer, focusing on our new writing strategies.
1 Assignment: District Writing #3
No Homework
1 Journal Entry: Holiday Record - Each day of the holiday break make a short statement followed by the date. The statement should be a very short (less than one sentence) summary of the day's events. Together this will open a powerful way of looking at language. Students may even consider creating poetry from the words.
Monday and Tuesday: TBA
Next Year: As we all return to school in January study guides for a major literature test will be given. This will cover several stories we have read in class. I will post a list of the stories included on the test over the break so that you may prepare. An extra credit assignment will also be given over the break to work on. (More on these items later)
New grades will be available through oncourse within the first week of the break.
Parents, please be aware that assignments may be turned in late, with penalty, as long as your child hands in the completed work with a note from you simply stating that you are aware of the late work.
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