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Monday, June 8, 2009

Homework Week of June 8th - June 12th - LAST HW OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR!
MAKE SURE YOU COMPLETE HW CORRECTLY - FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS FOR WRITING A SUMMARY!

Blog All About It #6!

You will have two options to pick from for Homework

Day 1 Students HW due on Friday, June 12th

Day 2 Students HW due on Thursday, June 11th

Option 1 - Read All About It

OR

Option 2 - Blog All About It

Another Earth?
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751908&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.scholastic.com%2Fbrowse%2FtopicBrowseLevel2.jsp%3FFromBrowseMod%3Dtrue%26Ns%3DPub_Date_Sort%7C1%26N%3D0%26TopicValue%3DScholastic%2520News%22+class%3D%22endecaAll%22%3EAll+Results%3C%2Fa%3E+%26gt%3B+International+News

OR

Paving the Way for Peace in the Middle East
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1902642,00.html


Requirements for the Summary -

At least 8 Complete Sentences, Capitalize, and Great Spelling!

Who is the article about?
When and Where did it occur?
What is the article about(main idea)?
How did it happen?
Why was it important?

Thursday, June 4, 2009

In-class assignment, NOT extra credit or candy.

In-Class Assignment Only for Day 2 Students!

Your assignment is to read one article and write a summary. The assignment is worth 100 points.

Select one article to read:

Building a Better General Motors
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751997&grade=78

OR

S-U-C-C-E-S-S
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1901766,00.html

OR Select a sport story from this link:
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/topicBrowseLevel2.jsp?Ne=2429&FromBrowseMod=true&Ns=Pub_Date_Sort1&N=4294965179&TopicValue=Scholastic%20News


Requirements for the Summary -

At least 8 Complete Sentences, Capitalize, and Great Spelling!

Who is the article about?
When and Where did it occur?
What is the article about(main idea)?
How did it happen?
Why was it important?