Week of October 11-14, 2011

Friday HW
1.  Book Report reading.
2.  Review the "Play Critique" topic sheet so you are prepared to write in class on Wednesday, October 19 after the play.
3.  Animal research project due November 10.
4.  Think about a subject you can interview or research for "A Person I Admire" writing assignment.

Thursday HW
1.  News Journal summary and opinion.
2.  Math HW book pages 6 and 7.
3.  Animal research for project due on November 10.

Wednesday HW
1.  Spelling Text page 17 # 2-5; page 18 #6,8; page 19 #1,2.  We started this work in class today for about 20 minutes in class.
2.  Animal research for Diversity project.  We have used computers in class on three occasions to record facts on the "Who Am I?" rough notes page in the Science booklet.  The due date is November 10.
3.  Book Report reading.

Tuesday HW
1.  Math HW book pages 2-3 (worked on in class today and started last Friday), and 4-5.  We focussed a considerable amount of time explicitly teaching vocabulary such as "term", "recursive pattern", "successively/consecutively", "alternately" and "apply a rule".  These are important words to review and memorize in order to understand word problems that are coming.
2.  Spelling Cycle activities for word up list 3.  We started these in class.
3.  Dictation for Lesson 2 on Tuesday.  We were supposed to write this on Friday, but my in-school workshop and actor visits made the day too busy to fit it in.
4.  Behind the Door good copy due in class tomorrow.  Eleven students were already done before we started today for a 45 minute writing period.