Review of News Sites (Extra Credit)

Help out the class and review one of the news sites I posted! I will give you extra credit (of course).

Please include the following in your review:

1. The name of the news site.

2. What interesting features are on the website?

3. What did you like best?

4. What did you like least?

5. Overall, would you recommend this site to your classmates?

Homework Post #3

Happy (freezing) Tuesday! 

This week I want you all to think about making connections as you read. There are several things you can make a connection to: 

1. A personal event in your life 
2. Another book or movie 
3. A global event 

Please choose at least on thing to make a connection to. Explain what the connection is and how it helps you understand the story better. 


Your blog post needs to contain:
1. The answers to my questions
2. Specific evidence from the text
3. Complete sentences
4. Proper grammar and spelling
5. At least 5 sentences
Remember all posts get emailed to my phone and it is very easy to forward them on to whomever needs to see them.


Happy Blogging! 

Love, 

Ms. Staff 

Persuasive Letter Ideas

We are going to be writing persuasive letters in class.

What issues are important to you? They can be about school, your neighborhood, your city, or even the world.

Who makes decisions about these issues? For example, Mr. Lewis makes decisions about the school, your alderman makes decisions about your neighborhood and Barack Obama makes decisions that effect the entire world.

Homework Post #2

Happy New Year!

I hope you all are enjoying your new AR books! By now you should be far enough into the story to know who your main character is and what conflict he or she is trying to overcome. Remember the conflict is the foundation to any good story and will drive the plot throughout the rest of your book. Answer the following questions and look for connections between your responses and your classmates'. 

1. Who is your main character? 

2. What conflict is your main character trying to overcome? 

3. What steps do you think your main character might take to resolve the conflict?   

    What might you do in the same situation? 

Your blog post needs to contain:

1. The answers to my questions 

2. Specific evidence from the text 

3. Complete sentences 

4. Proper grammar and spelling 

5. At least 5 sentences 

Remember all posts get emailed to my phone and it is very easy to forward them on to whomever needs to see them.

Happy blogging!!!!