Thursday, October 30, 2003
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Monday, October 27, 2003
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Wednesday, October 22, 2003
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Homework due 10/14 -- get book report notice letter signed.
Dear Parents, October 14, 2003
This is a message from Mr. Porter, your child’s Language Arts Teacher at PS#34. All 8th graders in my class will write one book report per month. The first book report is due in my class on Wednesday, October 1, 2003. Your child will choose the book. We will NOT be reading this book in class. It will be your child’s responsibility to read the book on his or her own. You can help by monitoring your child’s progess.
Here is a checklist of all the things that the book report MUST include. Please use this checklist to check your child’s book report the night before it is due:
§ Cover
o Student’s name
o Date
o Subject: Language Arts
o Homeroom
o Marking Period
o Title of Book
§ Introduction
o Title of Book
o Author’s Name
o Names of the Main Characters
§ At least one paragraph about the beginning of the book
o A quote from the beginning of the book with the page number
§ At least one paragraph about the middle of the book
o A quote from the middle of the book with the page number
§ At least one paragraph about the end of the book
o A quote from the end of the book with the page number
§ A recommendation explaining whether you liked the book and why
Your child’s homework for tonight is to choose a book, show you this paper, fill out the lines below, get your signature, clip off the bottom with scissors, and return it to me tomorrow. Also, tomorrow, your child must show me the book in class. If the information below is not complete, or your child doesn’t bring the book in tomorrow, your child will not receive full credit for this homework assignment.
Thanks for your help and cooperation. -Mr. Porter
Dear Parents, October 14, 2003
This is a message from Mr. Porter, your child’s Language Arts Teacher at PS#34. All 8th graders in my class will write one book report per month. The first book report is due in my class on Wednesday, October 1, 2003. Your child will choose the book. We will NOT be reading this book in class. It will be your child’s responsibility to read the book on his or her own. You can help by monitoring your child’s progess.
Here is a checklist of all the things that the book report MUST include. Please use this checklist to check your child’s book report the night before it is due:
§ Cover
o Student’s name
o Date
o Subject: Language Arts
o Homeroom
o Marking Period
o Title of Book
§ Introduction
o Title of Book
o Author’s Name
o Names of the Main Characters
§ At least one paragraph about the beginning of the book
o A quote from the beginning of the book with the page number
§ At least one paragraph about the middle of the book
o A quote from the middle of the book with the page number
§ At least one paragraph about the end of the book
o A quote from the end of the book with the page number
§ A recommendation explaining whether you liked the book and why
Your child’s homework for tonight is to choose a book, show you this paper, fill out the lines below, get your signature, clip off the bottom with scissors, and return it to me tomorrow. Also, tomorrow, your child must show me the book in class. If the information below is not complete, or your child doesn’t bring the book in tomorrow, your child will not receive full credit for this homework assignment.
Thanks for your help and cooperation. -Mr. Porter
Thursday, October 09, 2003
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
Monday, October 06, 2003
Homework due Tues, 10/7 -- Return progress reports signed by your folks!
And complete travel brochure for La Paz, based on The Pearl by Steinbeck.
Pearl of the World Tours
Description of the Project: After reading the novel The Pearl by John Steinbeck, students will create a travel brochure advertising a vacation in La Paz, Mexico, the setting of the book.
Standards Addressed:
§ Read with comprehension, literally, inferentially and critically (3.1G 1-17)
§ Use research skills (3.1H 1, 2, 4, 5)
§ Write for various purposes and audiences (3.2B 1-4; 3.2D 1,2,3,4,12,13)
§ Write in various genres and forms (3.2B 2,4; 3.2D 11)
Key Understandings: Students will have an opportunity to demonstrate comprehension of, and respond to, literature in a creative way with a career connection (travel agent); students will also develop an understanding of how our physical environment (geography) impacts our lives.
Driving Question: How does geography affect our lives?
Sub-question: How does geography impact our vacation plans?
Project requirements: The project MUST
1. Be in the form of a travel brochure advertising a vacation tour of La Paz, Mexico.
2. Include a 5 day itinerary describing how tourists will get to and from La Paz and what they will be doing there on each day; this itinerary must have a connection to the events of The Pearl.
3. Include a description of the Special Features of the Tour, which must have a connection to the events of The Pearl.
4. Include a description of the Geographical Features of La Paz and the surrounding area as detailed in the novel (for example, the Gulf of Mexico, the river and estuary, the inland mountains.)
5. Detail the costs of a Deluxe Tour and an Economy Tour.
6. Be neat, attractive and illustrated.
7. Be turned in on Tues, October 7, 2003.
And complete travel brochure for La Paz, based on The Pearl by Steinbeck.
Pearl of the World Tours
Description of the Project: After reading the novel The Pearl by John Steinbeck, students will create a travel brochure advertising a vacation in La Paz, Mexico, the setting of the book.
Standards Addressed:
§ Read with comprehension, literally, inferentially and critically (3.1G 1-17)
§ Use research skills (3.1H 1, 2, 4, 5)
§ Write for various purposes and audiences (3.2B 1-4; 3.2D 1,2,3,4,12,13)
§ Write in various genres and forms (3.2B 2,4; 3.2D 11)
Key Understandings: Students will have an opportunity to demonstrate comprehension of, and respond to, literature in a creative way with a career connection (travel agent); students will also develop an understanding of how our physical environment (geography) impacts our lives.
Driving Question: How does geography affect our lives?
Sub-question: How does geography impact our vacation plans?
Project requirements: The project MUST
1. Be in the form of a travel brochure advertising a vacation tour of La Paz, Mexico.
2. Include a 5 day itinerary describing how tourists will get to and from La Paz and what they will be doing there on each day; this itinerary must have a connection to the events of The Pearl.
3. Include a description of the Special Features of the Tour, which must have a connection to the events of The Pearl.
4. Include a description of the Geographical Features of La Paz and the surrounding area as detailed in the novel (for example, the Gulf of Mexico, the river and estuary, the inland mountains.)
5. Detail the costs of a Deluxe Tour and an Economy Tour.
6. Be neat, attractive and illustrated.
7. Be turned in on Tues, October 7, 2003.
