We will be working on making book jackets for The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle to finish up our reading. Here are our project guidelines:
Directions:
Create a book jacket for The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle that includes the following:
___/ 10 A cover that illustrates one of your favorite scene from the book. It must be
detailed, in color, and include the author’s name and the book’s title.
detailed, in color, and include the author’s name and the book’s title.
____/ 10 A personal recommendation on the back cover
___/ _5 A meaningful quote from the book on the back cover
____/ 10 A summary of the book on the front inside flap
____/ 10 A short biography of Avi on the back inside flap
____/ 5 Neatness
____/ 5 Creativity
Total _________/55
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
We are reading this book as a class this year. We've been working on our yellow packets answering reading comprehension questions and learning new vocabulary. For more information about this book, click the image below:
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Monday January 31 - Friday February 4
Paragraph Assignment
The three main purposes for writing are to entertain, persuade, or to inform. Your purpose in writing your paragraphs will be to inform. You will write three paragraphs about the unique qualities of three planets you have been researching in science class. You may choose your planets, but remember your topic is the unique qualities of the planets you select. Paragraphs will be due this Friday!
Use this checklist to make sure your paragraphs are complete!
Do you have:
A clearly stated main idea
Three details - are they interesting? Are they unique?
Is the importance of the details explained?
Is there a closer?
Are all sentences started with a capital letter and do they end with proper punctuation?
Are all proper nouns capitalized?
Is the spelling, punctuation and indentation correct?
We have discussed plagiarism and had a lesson on original writing with Mr. Schelvan. Please make sure all of your paragraphs are your own original writing.
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Monday January 24 - Friday January 28
This week we'll be working on two main topics: paragraph writing and India (Hindu) vocabulary. The vocabulary homework will take the place of our spelling packet this week.
Paragraph Writing
Learning Target - I will narrow my topic and focus on main ideas and use well chosen supporting details.
We're working on improving our paragraph writing skills. A paragraph should have a main idea and details about the main idea that are interesting and/or unique. A paragraph should also have a closer. A closer can summerize the rest of the paragraph and restate the main idea. Paragraphs should also have good mechanics including proper capitalization, punctuation, spelling and indentation. Please remember these things as you write your paragraphs!
India (Hindu) Vocabulary
Use these online "flashcards" to practice your vocabulary!
For flashcards with definitions included, click here. For a simple list of vocabulary words, click here.
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Tuesday Jan 18 - Friday Jan 21
Beginning Wednesday, we'll be reading "All Summer in a Day" in our Literature books. We'll be studying character, plot, setting, and theme. We'll compare and contrast "fantastic" and "realistic" details.
Theme is a message about life or human nature communicated by the author. There is often more than one theme in a story. It might also be thought of as a "life lesson".
Be sure to complete your packet for this story by Friday! If you need to check out a literature book, please see Mrs. Echlin.
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In Language Arts, we've been reading "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. To find out more about this book, click here. We're finishing up this book today, Tuesday Jan 18. All question sheets are due tomorrow!
