The Biography Project is Here!!!!

The Biography Book/Interview Project is due Friday, March 8th!

Additional things about the project that came up in our conversation today about this project:

-All books must be pre-approved before students begin their project.

-Only ONE student per class can choose be a certain person.  For example, my homeroom already has a Tom Brady, so no other person in my homeroom can choose Tom Brady. Thus, students should have a back up plan just in case. The sooner the book choice comes in, the greater chance the student has to guarantee their top choice.

-In your written reports, please refer to the person chosen by last name or first and last name.  Please do not refer to the person by their first name only. (There were a few errors on the sample that should have been hand corrected by students.  There is a corrected/updated version online.)

-Please do not be bamboozled by your children.  Although costumes and props are required, they can be creatively made.  Meaning....I DID NOT say they need a hundred dollar jersey or a diamond tiara to support their project :)

Please turn in the final project in this order:

1. Cover Page
2. Written Report
3. Interview Questions (one for the packet/one NOT in the packet...keep out for your interviewer.)
4. Biography Interview Rubric
5. Biography Book Report Rubric

Be on the Lookout for an Upcoming Biography Project

This Friday, January 25th, students will be introduced to the Biography Project that will be due in early March. Please expect a packet of information to be coming home for your review next weekend.

No WOW this week

Due to the fact that TWO reading assignments are due by this Wednesday, there will be no word of the week for  homework this week.  The WOW will resume next Monday, January 28th.

New Books Coming Our Way

This weekend, I have ordered several new books for our classroom library.

Fiction:

• (2 copies) The Sixth Grade Nickname Game by Gordan Korman
• (2 copies) Schooled by Gordan Korman
• (2 copies) Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson
• (1 copy) Treasure Hunters by James Patterson

Non-Fiction:

• Where is the Bermuda Triangle?
• What is the Constitution?
• What was the San Francisco Earthquake?

As a gentle reminder, when you have completed a book, please return it to the class library so that others may enjoy reading it as well.

Tissues

As we are all aware, we are in the midst of cold and flu season.  We are on our last two boxes of tissues in class.  If anyone would like to donate a box or two, that would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you in advance for your support.

Reading Response Reminder

Two reading responses are due this Wednesday, January 23rd.