September 28 Assignment

Lesson #4Student book. Do a key word outline for each paragraph, rewrite with dress-ups and sentence openers. Add strong verbs and sense words to increase imagery. Use the rough checklist to make sure you have included all required elements.



Lesson #6 Student Book. Using rough draft of Mayflower, add #2 sentence opener and add sense words, add vocab words.

Complete final draft in MLA format. Use indicators and mark dress-ups, openers etc. Use the checklist.



Study vocabulary 1-5 for a quiz next week.



Resource Notebook: Read pg 56. Complete pg 57, turn in next week.

Continue Reading: Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip VanWinkle. Also Read Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Paul Revere's Ride http://www.hwlongfellow.org/poems_poem.php?pid=35 Reading due October 19.

Assignment for September 21, 2010

Review vocabulary words from Lesson 1, 2, and 3. Quiz in class next week.

Lesson 3 Write a rough draft report based on key word outline done in class. (Follow rough draft checklist on page 21)

Lesson 5 Using rough draft, add in dress-ups and sentence openers discussed in class and listed on Final Checklist. Type, double space, underline dress-ups, indicate sentence openers in margin. Use checklist and turn in with final copy.

(Assignment details are also written in Student Book)

September 14 Assignment

Complete 3 paragraph essay on The Last of the Mohicans. Use the MLA format (typed with double space and info in header area) Follow the Story Sequence Model and notes from class.

Next Literature Assignment: Begin reading Rip VanWinkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. (Longfellow assignment will be added) The readings are due to be completed by October 19.