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Reading supplies: White binder, plenty of paper and pencils Binder Organization: READING RECORDS GO FIRST 1. BELL RINGERS 2. CLASSWORK AND SKILLS 3. BOOK TALKS AND BOOK PROJECTS 4. TESTS AND QUIZZES LOOSE LEAF PAPER AND PENS AND PENCILS *Don't forget to always bring the book you are currently reading! ALWAYS READ! ~ 20 Minutes every day! GREAT WEBSITE:
Reading Calendar for 2008 - 2009 YEAR IN GENRES September Free Choice
October Character book
November Non-Fiction Stories of Survival/Adventure
December Fables / Folk Tales Mid-month / Non-Fiction articles
January Free Choice
February Mystery
March Historical Fiction Month
April Poetry
May Free Choice
June Shared Books
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It's MAY
2009! 
We Remember Those Who Serve for Freedom
CURRENTLY: MAY IS FREE CHOICE MONTH
Your project will be to perform A BOOK TALK.
This one is going to be your BEST EFFORT EVER!
Jazz it up with a visual, quote from the book or even a costume!
You MUST have your book in hand for this one!
PREVIOUSLY:
GENRE FOR APRIL:
APRIL is POETRY Month
Your project is to create a mini-book
of poetic devices illustrated by poems you have read.
SOME POETRY SITES TO VISIT FOR ONLINE POEMS:
Shel Silverstein: www.shelsilverstein.com/indexSite.html NEWEST TOPIC: HOW TO READ A NEWSPAPER.
We are going to create our own newspapers based on one of these stories:
Periods: 3 & 4 -- SONG OF THE TREES
Period 6 chose -- THE BIG WAVE.
*If you were absent and don't have a group or job, please choose one
of the jobs (click below) to complete on the book your class chose.
~ NEWSPAPER PROJECT ~ Which is your beat?
CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE FINAL COPIES* AND RUBRICS*
*Microsoft Word is needed to download copies*
Click here for simple directions without MS Word.Prepare for BOOK TALKS next week!
Monday you may volunteer to go first... Any student going on Monday will receive bonus points!
I'm picking names from a hat starting on Tuesday...
MARCH BOOK GENRE: HISTORICAL FICTION!
Click HERE for all of SMS's available HISTORICAL FICTION
books!
Follow directions below:
>In the drop-down list select: subject.
>Then type in historical fiction. And click on "Power Search."
Stay tuned...Project sheets to be handed out in two weeks.
READ YOUR BOOKS !JANUARY BOOK PROJECT: Free Choice... Read a great book of your choice! PROJECT: Make a Mini Book
DUE: January 30, 2009
Mrs. Conover's January Project Dirctions: CLICK HERE 12/08 ~ Test Monday on Literary terms
December's genre is Fables and Folktales!
Mrs. Fasano has many to choose from in the library!
We'll be reading several in class too! Directions are attached below.
They will be passed out in class as well.
Project due date: December 19.
End of December: FABLES & FOLKTALES - DUE Dec. 21~
Enter the site and scroll around to read and even listen to some great fables!
Download FABLE AND FOLKTALE DECEMBER ASSIGNMENT HERE:
4.Dec.fables folktales objectives_lesson
11.08 ~ The genre for November is
Non-fiction stories of SURVIVAL / ADVENTURE.
***It is due TOMORROW November 25***
THAT's TOMORROW ! ! !
Travel Brochure.doc
10.01 ~ Complete your traits mini-poster and the assembly of your Journey Journal.
9.30 ~ Bring in a photo of YOU for your character traits mini-poster.
FIRST BOOK PROJECT - DUE Tomorrow! Sept. 26 ~ see below for directions.
Week of September 8 ~ You will be taking the Stanford Diagnostic Reading Tests!
Choose and begin reading a 'free-choice' book.'
*September Book Project = "The Character Interview."
Click HERE for September Book Project directions!
*Bring your book to class every day
After the Stanfords we will kick-off our first skills unit: The Personal Narrative
We will start by reading a short story entitled: "Priscilla and the Wimps" by Richard Peck.
To read Mrs. Conover's personal narrative click here.
~ Keep reading at home. We will have some class time to begin our
Sept. book projects in class. The book project for this will be due at the end of September.
(Last year)
YOUR BOOK TALKS WERE AMAZING!
GREAT JOB KIDS : )
A Book Talk *Like a "book commercial"
...was due May 30... performances were ~ June 4 & 5
Last minute check-up!
Did you:
...listen to Love That Dog and fill in the worksheet?
...do your book talk?
...take the Stanford Reading tests?
...complete both Island Book 3 tests?
May's Book Genre is FREE CHOICE : )
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN CLASS:
NEWSPAPER PROJECT ~ CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE FINAL COPIES* AND RUBRICS*
*Microsoft Word is needed to download copies* Click here for simple directions without MS Word.
OLD STUFF!
April was POETRY Month
Your project was to create a mini-book
of poetic devices illustrated by poems you have read.
MARCH Project: GENRE: HISTORICAL FICTION
There is a list is of historical fiction at the sixth grade reading level.
OR...Select from the grade level you would like to try! Isn't ISLAND BOOK TWO AWESOME!
*...except for Will's pet wild boar! Now, THAT was sad Mr. Korman!
FEBRUARY'S WORK: You chose your "MYSTERY QUESTION" on Friday!
Finish your mystery book and start your AMAZING answer to
your mystery question!
CLICK HERE to go to an awesome interactive website for the book ISLAND!
Use this site to help you complete the "Characters Of Island" packet.
Shared book for JANUARY...
by Gordan Korman
(The January project was started in class last week "The Mini Book")
CLICK HERE to see a wonderful sample of student work on fables & folktales:
Click here to read about the activity and see what we wrote for BABA YAGA'S STORY
Click here to download the chart to use on your home computer.
fables folktales objectives_lesson0
We completed:
NOVEMBER BOOK GENRE:
NON-FICTION STORIES OF SURVIVAL AND ADVENTURE...
REMEMBER: Adventures and Survival don't just happen on the ocean or in scary woods! Some stories are of survival of the mind, heart and soul!
11.28.07 - BOOK PROJECT DUE: FRIDAY-NOV. 30
11.19.07 - You received project direction.
I gave you class time to begin your project on Monday, Nov. 26...
Hopefully you thought about your book and what you'd like to do so that you were ready to roll!!!
11.14.07 - COMPLETE PART 'A' of p. 75 worksheet:
Using Context Clues to Determine Meaning BOOK TALKS - NOVEMBER 7 & 8
Nov. 7 & 8 Book Talk Extravaganza!
Nov. 6...there will be a test on Jessamine and a vocabulary quiz from Journey.
You will also have time to prepare for your booktalks.
October Project ~ Character Collage
Due: TOMORROW~Tuesday Oct. 30
Read a book with great characters in it.
Create a collage about this character.
Click HERE for October Book Project Directions!
Click HERE for examples! These mini-posters are about one character. Your project will be about 2 of the characters in the book you read.
JOURNEY Journals are completed.
If you did not finish, please see me at resource or lunchtime ; )
If you would like to work on the journal questions at home...
Click HERE for to see the questions.
10/3/07 ~ Your Photo page is due Thursday.
We will also assemble your "Journey Journal" on Thursday.
Last year:
Last book of the school year:
ESCAPE FROM FIRE MOUNTAIN by Gary Paulsen!
We will be reading the book and taking a quiz.
THEN WE WILL BE PLAYING
READING JEOPARDY!!!
DID YOU DO YOUR POETRY PROJECT:
1. Your favorite poem from the Quest book.
2. Your favorite poem from a different poetry book.
***April was Poetry Month!
**Click here for Scholastic's Poetry Book List
*Check Schalmont Middle School Library for books of Poetry!
Mrs. Fasano has had books of poetry out on display throughout the month of April.
*POETRY MINI-REPORT DUE
This includes the classwork assignment (sheet received in class this week-completed about the QUEST poems)
AND the same questions answered about your personal favorite from
a poetry book or poet you love. DUE: May 11 & 14
PLEASE bring to class (Thursday or Friday) your completed Quest assignment AND
your poems/books to use for part two.
Your newspapers are BEAUTIFUL! GREAT JOB!!!
*Some of you did a professional job!!! Kudos to you!!!
4.17.07 -- Newspaper feature articles due by the end of the week...
FINAL NEWSPAPER ASSEMBLY WILL BE FRIDAY-TUESDAY.
Individual contributions to your Newspaper on the Mildred Taylor Book
WERE due Monday- 2/4 days or Tuesday- 1/3 days
We read books written by Mildred Taylor.
Through the middle of April you worked in groups and created
your own newspaper! You each had a special job to do!
Classwork: Newspaper Project.
Click the Microsoft Word documents below for templates to print from home!
NewspaperAd_LargeCopy.doc
newspaperDearAbby_LargeCopy.doc
newspaperLocalAttractions.doc
newspaperReviewpage.doc
NewspaperCartoonAlleyTriple.doc
*March homework: Read a Mystery! Mini-report will be done after break...
Make sure you have read a Mystery by the end of Vacation!
This was assigned at the beginning of March :)
FEBRUARY was ~ FREE BOOK MONTH
...Choose your own genre!!!
*Project ~ "Pick a card" question to be answered in class.
You MUST have your book with you for class Monday / Tues. for days 2&4's
Monday-Period 6 --> If you did not turn in your answer to the "pick a card" question,
make sure you do so by Wednesday!
PREVIOUS CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK
January Project: *Historical Fiction* Make a COOTIE CATCHER! Due Feb. 1 & 2
Pick up your Historical Fiction Bookmarks today! Rm 205 ;o)
SMS Library has historical fiction books on display... Thanks Mrs. Fasano ! ! !
This Library has their historical fiction book list categorized by time era! How cool is that!!!?!
*OUR TOPIC FOR JANUARY 2-5 was --- FABLES AND FOLKTALES!
Your fables & folktales are awesome!
*YOUR FABLES AND TALES ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL LIFE WERE DUE JAN. 8 & 9 (Mon. & Tues. LAST week).
Don't forget to add books that you read on your own to the book list!
***PLEASE SEE ME IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED ANY OF THE ASSIGNMENTS LISTED BELOW.
***There was a test on this vocabulary in December.
I hope you loved this book! WHAT AN ADVENTURE!
We also completed the test and the sequencing activity for this book.
*There was a test on this book! ... If you were absent for this test, please see me !
Our focus was on character development... this focus will continue throughout the year!
*The book you read for the last report was an adventure book.
YOUR BOOK PROJECT ~ THE TRAVEL BROCHURE
*Click here for a list of adventure books at SCHALMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL'S LIBRARY
*FOR THOSE WHO STAYED TO READ GRIZZLY!
OPTIONS FOR REPORT:
*Try making one on the computer.
~To make your own click below!
By opening the Word document, you will be able to click anywhere, change text and add your own pictures!
After we finish our book, I will show you how to make this brochure your own!
If you would like to choose a different brochure template, follow the steps below....
1. Open 'Word.' Go to 'File.'
2. Go to 'Project Gallery.'
3. Click Once on Business Forms
4. Choose Brochure! VOILA!
You should have multiple templates from which to choose! You can change it by clicking inside any textbox, deleting / adding images etc.
You could always simply set up the page in "landscape" and make 3 columns.
