Week of Nov. 2nd - 6th

**Unit: That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton **

 

 Monday: Per 1/2: Letter to Charlie and review your notes for Ch.1-5 Quest on Wed

                            Per 3/6: Review for chapter 1-5 quest on Wednesday

 

Tuesday: Superintendent's Conference Day... no school for students

 

Wednesday: No homework

 

Thursday: Rough draft of compare/contrast paragraph

 

Friday: Final draft of compare/contrast due 11/10.  Finish chapter 6 questions

 

 "Teaching consists of causing people to get into situations from which they cannot escape except through thinking..."

 

Upcoming Quizzes and Asssessments:

Reading Checkpoint Quiz: Chapters 1-5 - 11/4

Compare/Contrast Paragraph: Assigned 11/4  Due 11/10

Final draft of Life Blueprint due 11/13

 

 

Tips to help your child succeed in ELA J

 

1.   Encourage them to do some reading every night.  Read with them if you have the time!

2.   Ask them about the story/book.  Can they tell you what it is about?  Are they enjoying it?

3.   Ask them to re-aloud a writing assignment before they turn it in.  They may pick up on some mistakes after sharing it with you.

4.   Ask them to share a project with you before they turn it in.  Are they proud of it?

5.   Ask them about new vocabulary words they are learning and try to incorporate them in daily conversations.