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What are we
studying?
Welcome to the 3rd Quarter!
Students will begin the quarter by taking the NYS ELA Assessment
April 17-19. Following the assessment, students will be
completing a D.B.Q. on the ancient city of Pompeii to supplement
the Social Studies curriculum. The month of May will be
devoted to reading and writing various forms of poetry.
Classes will read Tuck Everlasting to complete the school
year.
Grammar and
Spelling
- Students will
also complete a NY Edits workbook in class. Lessons
included in the workbook review the mechanics of writing.
The Grammar Workbook has been completed
for the 11-12 school year.
Spelling and
Vocabulary lists will be given bi-weekly. The words will
be chosen based on students' writing and the classroom texts.
Tuck
Everlasting Vocabulary - Quiz May 24th: axis,
contemplation, disheartened, implore, melancholy, primly,
recede, rueful, teeming, venture
Independent
Reading Assignment
Each quarter,
students will be required to read a fiction novel of their
choice outside of class. A project and writing assignment
will be assigned for that book. Only two class periods
will be designated for working on this project. The
project and accompanying essay will be a part of each student's
interim assessment.
The Fourth Quarter Project
was assigned on April 5th. Students
will choose a fiction book to read and complete a
Story Quilt Book Report!
Reading Completed by 5/30/12
PROJECT
DUE 6/6/12
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