No DOL this week.

Poetry project is due on Wed. (Dec 2nd).

Reminder – you will be responsible for presenting your poem on Wednesday – don’t forget your poster and a second copy of your poem. Refer to the rubric for other requirements. Don’t forget to dress appropriately!!

Remember all of you should be working hard to memorize your poems and complete a poster for Wednesday, December 2nd. This is the Wednesday after we return from vacation.

http://www.poetryoutloud.org/blog/2009/09/23/pol-on-cbs/

http://www.poetryoutloud.org/audio/02%20Track%2002.mp3

http://www.poetryoutloud.org/2009videos.html

Included on the worksheet is the rubric that will be used to grade students when they recite their poems on Wednesday, December 2nd. Also, we discussed important strategies for memorizing and reciting poetry.

** TIP – There are 9 nights between now and Thanksgiving. If you count up the lines in your poem and divide by 9 – you will know how many lines you have to memorize each night to know your entire poem by the break. This will give you a week to practice the recitation of the poem.

We met with every student today.  They brought in three poems and together we picked one that they will be required to memorize and present to our class the first week of December.

There is no D.O.L. assigned this week.

We are reading the Jungle Book in class and will discuss in a shared inquiry prior to the Thanksgiving break.

Three (3) poems by three (3) different authors of at least 100 words in length. We will conference with you on Monday to approve one of these poems for you November project.

This poem will eventually be memorized and presented in class. In the coming weeks we will be reviewing memorization strategies and tips for presenting poetry and public speaking.

Scholastic book orders were handed out today. They are due back by Friday, November 20th. We will be setting up online ordering through the Scholastic website. Ordering online is easy and enables you to use a credit card. Books will be delivered to us at school.

www.scholastic.com/parentordering

Class User Name: osmsgrade6 Password:saybrook

D.O.L. - M 1&2, T 3&4, W5&6 – Don’t forget parts of speech!!

October book project is due tomorrow… Thursday 11/5. Be prepared to present your project in front of the class.

Verb quiz tomorrow…  Thursday 11/5… review your notes – optional review session Thursday morning at 7:30 am in room 206 – all are welcome.

Grace & Luke

****Bonus on the quiz tomrrow.  What did Mrs. Hanratty’s children dress as for Halloween?

Remember to keep up with your book project. You should have chosen the project you will be doing for  October  by now. Also, you should be well into the process of planning and gathering materials. If you work on your project bit by bit – it will not overwhelm you.

We will both be at a conference on Friday, so any rough drafts must be brought in by tomorrow if you would like us to check them for you.

For all of you out sick – Concentrate on getting well. Do the best you can to get some work done at home, and we will get you caught up with the rest when you return. Your health should be your main priority!