Good afternoon! I hope you are all well!!! and able to enjoy this beautiful weather. Hopefully, this week will be one where you are all healthy and able to come to school. I'm sorry so many of you have been sick--those of us who are at school (off and on) have missed having everyone there.
This week, you will be continuing to work on your books and book report projects. I sat down with each of you last week and we worked out a reading schedule so that you will be finished with your books by a week from Monday, February 7! In the meantime, you will have three summaries to write to let me know what your book is about:
Monday, January 31 (tomorrow!), be prepared to write a summary that includes the plot so far, the characters, the settings, and the conflict or problem the character faces.
Thursday, February 3 you will add to your original summary, updating all of the above.
Monday, February 7 you will finish your summary as your book ends.
Your project pieces of a costume design for your favorite character, and a 3-D set, showing your favorite scene will be due on Monday, February 14.
Your test over your book will be to turn in a well-written monologue (1 person) or dialogue (2 people) script of your favorite scene from the book. This is due on Friday, February 18.
You will have a spelling test this Friday. However, YOU were supposed to have brought me 3 words from your reading for the word list. I received only 2 of those on Friday due to two of you being sick. So be ready to give me those tomorrow so that you have time to study them for Friday's test. As soon as I have the words, I'll give you a copy of them and add them to THIS blog post.
Please do not forget to be reading at least 30 minutes each night and turning in your reading logs EVERY Friday. Some of your grades are lower than they could be just because you haven't brought them in. Read, write it down, and bring in your logs!
Spelling words coming soon!
