Homework Due April 10

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Activity for week of March 26

Monday - Comprehension questions (collaborative ) on "Mammoth Shakes and Monster Waves"

Tuesday - Pit Bull papers due
                 Continuing with research information-based writing
                 Homework due April 10

Wednesday -  Comprehension quiz on "Mammoth Shakes and Monster Waves"

Thursday

Friday - Holiday

Homework Pronoun Packet

Due Next Thursday: March 29

Page 177 Sentences 10-20
Page 178 Exercise 1

Homework:  Final Draft of Pit Bull Paper
Due March 27
The following will be collected
- Performance Assessment workbook - completed pages 10-20 (please put your name on inside cover)
- First draft
- Final draft stapled to first draft

Activity for Week of March 19

Monday -- Review of Written Portrait and return
                  Achieve 3000 --- not HW

Tuesday -- PitBull writing (argumentative)
                  Due Next Tuesday (March 27)

Wednesday -  Collections - Prepare for collaborative comprehension on Friday

Thursday -- Introducing Pronouns
                -- The Boy Who Harness the Winds

Friday -  Rewrite of Written Portrait Due
           - Comprehension questions on "Mammoth Shakes and Monster Waves"

Written Portrait

If you earned a D or F, you must rewrite and submit by March 23 (Friday).
Those earning A to C may also rewrite.

Please come to lunch tutoring on Tuesday and Thursday for help!

Homework Due Next Tuesday March 20 -- First Draft Due

Argumentative Writing on Pit Bulls 

Use/reference Performance Assessment workbook

Paragraph 1: Intro
- Grabber sentence  (Hook)
- Claim (page 16)
- 1 sentence summary of each article

Paragraph 2 - 4:  Reasons
    The order is least to greatest importance in reasoning.

Paragraph 5 - Opposing Claim/ Counterargument (refute optional) 
                  <- Bonus points 4
            Begin paragraph with "Some people say..."

Paragraph 6 Conclusion - restate claim and resasons
                 - No NEW stuff
                 - Be careful to NOT be repetitive 



    

Activity Week of March 12

Monday -  Achieve 3000 - Hawaii's Early Settlers
Tuesday -  Performance Assessment page 16 & 17
                  Preparing for argumentative writing
Wednesday - Continued
Thursday - Career Day
Friday - Continued with writing
              First Draft about pit bulls due Tuesday (March 20)

Homework
Workbook: Performance Assessment

Page 16 and Page 17

We have discussed all of page 16.  You are to complete the Reason chart at the bottom based upon your claim.  Using the Reason chart complete the array on page 17. 
For page 17
- provide a brief sentence of your reason in the first column
- in the second column, name the article and the details that support the reason

Homework for Period 3
Workbook: Performance Assessment
Question #3 -  answer from the view point of articles 2,3, and 4.

Activity for week of March 5

Monday -  Achieve 3000 - Goodall's Work Continues
Tuesday - Benchmark - Augumentative Writing
                 Read and discussed 4 articles about pit bulls as pets