No homework for the next few days!
Every student in every class turned in a completed 5-paragraph research essay by Friday's due date (okay -- there were about three who handed it in before school this morning!) and earned a day of celebration. I am so proud of everyone's efforts, and the essays look great. I am especially proud of the excellent job everyone did using an online citation maker to create a Works Cited page. To celebrate our success, we enjoyed snacks and drinks in class today and began watching the movie Radio. We will do a short movie-related assignment on Wednesday before moving on to our novel unit.
On Thursday or Friday we will begin reading Freak the Mighty, a story about a unique friendship between a pair of outcasts. Students will study theme, plot, character development, and setting as we read the novel as a class. Students may have reading homework during this unit, and there will be a unit test at the end. There will also be two vocabulary quizzes -- one for each half of the book. Past students have given Freak the Mighty the thumbs up, so I fully expect this to be an enjoyable reading experience for most kids.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT CLASS POETRY BOOK:
Permission slips/order forms went home today. Please sign to allow me to publish your child's poetry, and use the form to order a poetry book if you would like. The book will feature Navigator students' sonnets, friend poems, and photo poems, and costs $2. ALL proceeds will be given to Treats for Troops (benefiting FOHS grads who are currently serving in the military). Forms and money are due Wednesday (May 2).
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