Here is the homework through Spring Break:

April 11, 2003

Dear Parents,

This is a message from Mr. Porter, your child’s Language Arts Teacher at PS 34. I am writing to tell you about the book report due in my class on Friday, May 9, 2003.

This month’s assignment is slightly different than in past months. This month, everyone will be reading Holes, by Louis Sachar. We will NOT be reading this book in class. It will be your child’s responsibility to read 3 chapters of the book each night for homework and then prepare a brief analysis of the chapters. You can help by monitoring your child’s progress. Here is the homework schedule we’ll be using:

4/8 Ch 1-3, 4/9 Ch 3-6, 4/10 Ch 7-9, 4/11 Ch 10-12.
4/14 Ch 13-15, 4/15 Ch 16-18, 4/16 Ch 19-20.
Spring Break Ch 22-28.
4/28 Ch 29-31, 4/29 Ch 32-34, 4/30 Ch 35-37, 5/1 Ch 38-40, 5/2 Ch 41-43.
5/5 Ch 44-46, 5/7 Ch 47-50.
Book report due on Friday, May 9, 2003.

Here is a checklist of all the things the book report MUST include:

n Cover
o Student’s name, Date, Subject: Language Arts, Period, Marking Period: 1
o Title of Book
o Extra Credit for an illustration
n Introduction
o Title of Book
o Author’s Name
o Names of the Main Characters
n At least one paragraph about the beginning of the book
o A quote from the beginning of the book with the page number
n At least one paragraph about the middle of the book
o A quote from the middle of the book with the page number
n At least one paragraph about the end of the book
o A quote from the end of the book with the page number
n A recommendation explaining whether you liked the book and why
n Extra Credit if it’s typed

Your child’s homework for tonight is to choose a book, show you this paper, fill out the lines below telling me what book they have chosen, get your signature, and return it to me Monday, March 17. If the name of the book is not filled out, or your signature does not appear below, your child will not receive full credit for this homework assignment.

Thanks for your help and cooperation. -Mr. Porter


Student’s name:

The book that I will be reading is: Holes, by Louis Sachar
I understand the assignment that my child has to turn in on Thurs, April 10, 2003. I will monitor his/her progress and help to ensure that the book report is completed on time.

Parent’s signature: