Week of February 26, 2007

Monday (2/26/07) - NO SCHOOL! Mid-Winter break!

Tuesday (2/27/07) - Thursday (3/1/07) - We will read and discuss the Tortoise and the Hare Race Again by Dan Bernstein. Students will engage in various activities, such as: writing another chapter, changing the ending, telling the story from a different point of view, creating a race flyer, creating a dialogue of the announcer, or comparing/contrasting the tortoise and hare.

Extra Credit Homework: Attend Literacy Night, get a program signed by Mrs. Frazier, and turn program in Friday.

Friday (3/2/07) - Students will write a rough (first) draft of one of the following: a) A new ending b) Re-write the story from a different point of view c) Another chapter or d) A letter to the author or another student
Homework: Complete rough draft due first thing Monday

Attention: My gradebook is closing on Tuesday (3/6/07). All missing work must be complete and turned in by 2:20! If staying for homework hub on Tuesday, work will be accepted until 3:15 that day.