Reading 5A, 5B & 5C Assignments

Unit 16 Vocabulary Test

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Book club day. Make sure to have read the second section of  your book

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Read first section in book club book

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Next book club book needs to be here today

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Book Permission 5

Read next section in Book Club book

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Sandlot & Sign of the Beaver graphic organizer. See attached

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Remember, reading logs are always due on Monday.

Read second section in book club book 

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Unit 14 Vocab test

Read first section of book club book

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Remember you need to have your book club book today. 

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Sign of Beaver Worksheet

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Book Permission 4

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Vocab Boxes 1-3 Unit 14

Mr. Dansart thinks that in chapter 11, Matt starts to understand Attean and the Native American better.

 

Your job is to either:

 

1)    Agree with Mr. Dansart and support why you agree

OR

2)    Disagree and support why you disagree

 

For this assignment you must:

a)     Make a claim

b)    Support your claim with evidence

c)     Explain how your evidence supports your claim

Students should continue to read at least 20 minutes a day 5 times a week. The Monday we return from break, students will need to turn in their reading logs and they should have at least 10 entries. 

Unit 13 Vocabulary Test

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Finish reading book club book

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Make sure to have the 2nd section of your book club book read for today. Also consider taking notes on interesting parts to help your discussion. 

Rewrite chapter 7 from The Sign of the Beaver to tell the chapter in first person point of view from Attean's perspective. 

 

Remember, this chapter is only 3 pages long and Attean does not enter the chapter until the middle of it; therefore, you won't talk about what happens in the beginning of the chapter. But we never know what Attean is thinking. Look for clues in the chapter about how Attean feels about learning to read from Matt. Then take these clues and rewrite the chapter inventing thoughts and emotions for Attean. 

 

- Think of yourself as Attean

- Use the pronouns "I, me, my" a lot

- Make it a story, not a summary

- Invent details to make it more interesting

- Keep it realistic

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Vocabulary Boxes 1-3 for Chapter 13

Chapter 12 Vocab Test

Reading Log

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Students need to bring a copy of their book club book to class today. 

Letter Due to Mr. Dansart addressing mood in a story you're reading or have recently read.

 

Letter 2: Due Friday

Find a passage in a book you are reading or have read recently and discuss the mood it creates. 

 

For this letter:

1)Label the Letter: "Mood"

2)Write the date

3) Put a Post-it note on the page so Mr. Dansart can find it

4) Copy some of the passage right from the book. 

5)Explain the mood that is created 

6)Cite the words from the passage that help create the mood.

 

mood:   is a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions

 

Examples of moods: peaceful, gloomy, sorrowful, joyful, ominous

 

ominous: foreshadowing evil or harm; foreboding; threatening

 

Example:

In chapter 3 of Sign of the Beaver the character Ben steals Matt's gun. 

 

Right before the author introduces the character of Ben the author creates an ominous mood.

 

The author writes:

 

In the dimness of the trees, a darker shadow moved. This time it didn't disappear but came steadily nearer. He could hear the crackle of twigs under heavy boots. Matt leaped to his feet. 

 

Notice the words the author uses to make this scene feel ominous.

  - dimness

  - darker shadow

  - didn't disappear

  - came steadily nearer

  - crackle of twigs

  - heavy boots

All these words help make the reader nervous, and create this ominous mood.

Mood Rewrite: Worksheet attached if needed. 

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Remember, reading logs are due every Monday. 

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Book Permission 3

 

You can print and sign the attached form if your son or daughter has lost it. 

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Unit 11 Vocab Test

Turn in reading logs

 

NOTE: This trimester reading logs will be done differently. Students will be expected to read at home for 20 minutes 5 times a week. They will then need to log this reading into their reading logs. Reading logs will always be due on Monday. During book clubs, student are allowed to log the reading they do for book club in their reading log as long as the reading is not done at school. Reading at school does not count for the reading log. 

 

All students have been given a bright orange book in which to log their reading. 

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Love That Dog Test

 

This test will be a one question essay test. There is no right or wrong answer to this question. Students will instead need to demonstrate that they understand some of the poetry concepts they've been exposed to and that they understand the character development of Jack (the main character). 

 

Students were not given copies of this book to take home. We have done all the reading in class. However, students who have been absent don't feel comfortable with their understanding of the book will be encouraged to check out a book from me so they can review the text.  

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Extra Credit:

Students can earn 5 points extra credit by submitting one of their poems to the National Student Poetry Contest.

 

They can do this by going to http://www.libraryofpoetry.com

 

To receive extra credit, students must print and turn in or email the submission page. See attached document to see the submission page. 

 

To do this, students can simply press print before they submit or they can take a screen shot. The screen shot can then be emailed or printed and turned in. To take a screen shot on a Mac press Command + Shift + 4 

 

NOTE: You must print or take the screen shot before you submit the poem. Once you hit submit, it will be lost. 

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Recite Poem

Students need to memorize a short poem or part of a poem. 

The guidelines I gave the students is that the poem or poem part must be at least 36 syllables long. They can choose a stanza or two from a much larger poem. Or the can recite a few really short poems. When they recite the poem they must use good speaking skills. See attached document for help. 

Unit 10 Vocabulary Test

Poetry Test

See attached study guide

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Final Draft of Sound and Chaos poem 

 

Final Draft of poem should be written neatly on a half-sheet of printer paper. Students are encouraged to decorate their poem with a drawing that represents the poem. 

Book club today. This is the final meeting of this book club. This means that for most students they will have finished reading their books by today. 

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Concrete poem (or shape poem) due Wednesday. This is a poem that uses words to make the shape of the object of the words. See attachment for example. 

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Reminder: Letters are due this week. They are due for different students on different days.

Letters from students numbered 1-5 are due on Monday

Students 6-10 are due Tuesday

11-15 Wednesday

16-20 Thursday

21-25 Friday

Finish rough draft of "Sound and Chaos" poem.

 

This poem is being called "sound and chaos" for lack of a better name. In it, students should try to create a chaos with sounds. We specifically talked about using onomatopoeia (words that represent the sound they make: crash, thud, bark, meow, moo, slurp, etc.) To do this student suggested writing about a sporting event, recess, their home, an amusement park, the beach, a forest, etc. 

 

At the end of the poem, students should also try to create a twist. This twist is something that makes the reader reevaluate the way they interpreted the poem. See the attached poem for an example of this. 

 

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Make sure to bring your book club book to class.

Final Draft of Free Verse poem 

 

Free Verse poem should be written neatly on a half-sheet of printer paper. Students are encouraged to decorate their poem with a drawing that represents the poem. 

Vocab Test Chapter 9

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On Friday, Feb. 14 students met in their book club groups. Each group made a reading plan. In the plan, the students decided how much of their book they would read before each book club meeting. 

 

Students should have the first section of their books read by this day. 

 

See attached photo for an example calendar. 

Students need to bring a copy of their Book Club 2 book to class today.

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Rough Draft of Free Verse poem due.

 

Students have been asked to write the following poems:

-One the mimics the "Red Wheelbarrow" poem

-A rhyming poem

-A poem that has a strong beat

-A haiku

 

But they have not yet been allowed to write a free verse poem. This is a poem that is free from the requirements of worrying about the meter or beat of the poem and free from rhyme. The other thing students have not yet been asked to write about is something that is meaningful to them. So for the free verse poem students are to write about something important to them. Ideas for this are writing about a pet or a grandparent. 

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Do pages 92 & 93 in vocab book

Final Draft of Haiku due

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Final Draft of Haiku

Students should make sure they write their Haiku on a half sheet of white paper. The font should be neat and large. Using color and drawing a picture to go with the Haiku is encouraged too. 

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Book permission forms were due Monday, but should be turned in Tuesday if they were not turned in on Monday.

Book Club 2 permission forms due

 

See attached if you need another copy

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Vocab Boxes 1-3 Unit 9

Come to class with a book idea for your next book club. 

Unit 8 Vocab Test

Rewrite your "beat" poem on a half sheet of paper. Make sure to write neatly in a colored font so that you are proud to have your poem hang on the wall. 

Finish your haiku. 

Your haiku should be written on a full sheet of lined paper. It will be turned in on Wednesday. 

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Finish Book Club book and be ready for your discussion. 

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Family BINGO night in O'Donnell Hall tonight. Doors open at 5:30. I hope to see all the families there! 

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Finish writing your rhyming poem on a half sheet of paper. The  poem so be written and colorful letters and a drawing in the background is encouraged. 

Book club today. Make sure you have read your book club book to the appropriate place. 

Revised draft of rhyming poem due. Students should come to class with both drafts of their poem. I will collect the rough draft and the revised draft. The revised draft should be written neatly on a separate sheet of paper. 

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Have the next section of your book club book read for today's class. Remember to bring your book to class. Also remember to be using post-it notes as you read to mark interesting parts that you want to discuss with your group. 

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Vocab Unit 7 Review Worksheet

Vocab Unit 7 Test

Have a rough draft of your rhyming poem. 

 

Things to remember:

1) You are the poet, so the guidelines below are only guidelines. You do not have to do everything exactly as listed here.

2) Your poem should be about 4 stanzas long

3) Each stanza should have about 4 lines

4) All your lines should be about the same number of syllables (8 is a good number to try for)

5) Your poem must have rhyme

6) Your poem must be at least 12 lines long in total

 

Students met in their book clubs today. In their book club groups, they made a reading plan. In their plan, they set a goal of reading about the first fourth of their book by Tuesday.  

Make sure to have your Book Club book with you in class on Friday. 

Make sure your book club book is here on Friday. You will need it. 

Students need to write their own poem that uses the same style as William Carlos Williams' "The Red Wheelbarrow." The first draft should be written on any sheet of paper. Then students should write a final draft on a half sheet of white paper. Students should write the poem in neat, large letters and be prepared to share tomorrow.

 

For the poem, the first stanza should be:

"So much depends upon"

 

The second stanza should tell the subject of the poem.

 

The third stanza should describe the subject

 

The fourth stanza should give a setting.

 

See attached image for more help. 

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Get book permission slip signed.

 

Note to parents: The book permission slip is a permission slip I would like parents to sign. Students have chosen books to read in book club. However, I did not limit students to books in my library. Therefore, I want to make sure that all parents are aware of the books students have chosen. If you feel that your son or daughter has chosen a book which you feel is not appropriate for him or her, I know you will not sign the permission, but also please send me an email too. This way, I can more quickly help the group choose a different book.

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Students need to come to class on Thursday with a list of 3 books they would be interested in reading. Students need to remember to do the following:

 

1) Make sure the book is at the assigned reading level (students were assigned a reading level range in class)

2) Write down the name of the book

3) Write down the name of the author

4) Write down the reading level

5) Write a little bit about why the student is interested in reading the book 

6) Make sure the book is a book the student has NOT READ before. 

7) Make sure to choose a FICTION book.

 

Students can go to this website http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/ to find suggestions for books on their reading level. See the three photos below for help if needed. 

Test over The Big Wave.

 

Students do not really need to study for this test; however, if they missed some days before Christmas and did not finish the book with the class they should finish reading the book on their own. The book is very short--less than 60 pages of large print. 

 

The test will be an essay and ask only one question. Students will be expected to understand the parts of the story mountain (also called a plot diagram or story arc) and use this understanding to discuss character growth in the book. 

 

For the test, students will be given a copy of the book and told to reread a section of the book. Therefore they do not have to remember things that happened, for they will get to reread it. Instead, they need to show that they understand what happened. 

Just a reminder: Students should be logging 20 minutes of reading every day on days Monday through Thursday. 

Just a reminder: Students should be logging 20 minutes of reading every day on days Monday through Thursday. 

Vocabulary Unit 6 Test

 

Remember to log 20 minutes of reading each night Monday through Thursday.

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Make sure to continue to log your reading. 20 minutes a day Mondays through Thursdays.

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As always: Read for at least 20 minutes and remember to log your reading. 

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Remember to be reading for 20 minutes a night and logging your reading. 

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Vocabulary Unit 5 Test today

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The Little Prince end of the book project due.

 

See the attached files. Students should pick 3 of the 6 options below.

 

The file name LPBook Choice is blank. For this option, students can come up with their own idea if they like. 

All vocab boxes due. They will be collected today. 

Vocab Boxes 7-9 Unit 5

Unit 5 Vocabulary boxes words 4-6

 

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First 3 vocab boxes of Unit 5

 

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Identify a theme of chapter 23 in The Little Prince. Write your theme on a sheet of lined paper. Make sure your name is on the paper and your are prepared to turn it in.

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Vocab Workbook pages 30-31

Pages 28 & 29 in Vocab book

Finish Vocab Boxes

Next 6 Vocab boxes

Vocab boxes--First three words: abandon, assault, convert

We will correct pg 14 &15 today. I will also collect the blue grade sheet and the vocab graphic organizer. And don't forget about our test. 

last three words in graphic organizer: solitary, temporary, veteran

Students do not have copies of this book--it is one we read aloud in class. We will finish the book on Tuesday and spend time in class on Wednesday reviewing major events and characters.

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First three boxes of vocab organizer