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6th grade
Homework
Mr. O'Leary's Homework Page
Monday April 14, 2008
Poetry Alive! is coming today to help us with our poetry.
Science Experiments for plants need to be completed with science partner.
First story and fairytale should be completed by the end of this week. *
Tuesday April 15,2008
Planting in science class. No homework.
First story and fairytale should be completed by the end of this week. *
Play practice with no scripts in the afternoon.
Wednesday April 16, 2008
SCANTRON testing in math for the final time this year.
First story and fairytale should be completed by the end of this week. *
6th grade growth and development program in the afternoon.
Thursday April 17, 2008
8:30-9:30 Poetry assembly given by K,1,4,and 5
1:30-3:00 Poetry assembly given by 2,3,and 6
Young Author's Night with poetry assemblies and time in classrooms to review writing
Friday April 18, 2008
NO SCHOOL, Play practice and party 9-12
*The Writing grade this quarter will consist mainly of three creative writing fictional stories, one being a fairy tale for a first grade buddy, that are of no designated length or topic. Each story will be graded on a scale of 1-5. The criteria for a 5 is:
Setting: Includes time, place, mood, and makes you feel like you are there
Characters: Grow and change during the story, connect with the reader so the reader "knows" them
Plot: A sequence of events that happen in order and lead one into the other to bring the reader to the climax (the do-do in Jaws as the shark is coming)
Climax: The highest point of conflict in the story, with the greatest action, emotion, event happening. Confronts the problem head on and should be very easy to identify.
Resolution: All parts of the story are tied up and leave the reader with a sense on completion. A clear ending to the story with very little questions left unanswered.
Theme: Why did the author write this story? What is the point? Doesn't have to be lesson to learn, but should be vey clear as to the purpose of the story.
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