Student Assignments
Projects & Special Programs
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Monthly Reading Requirements
Each student is expected to read 40 books before the end
of the school year. Books must be read from all literary genres--25 chapter/informational
books and 15 picture books. For every book, a Book Note must be completed.
A Book Note is a record of the book's genre or theme, bibliography,
brief summary and three questions that ask why? or how?
which is completed on a 4"x6" index card. In
addition to Book Notes, a response letter must be completed in the
Reading Response Notebook for chapter/informational books. Visit
Reading is Funtastic! activity
page to select books to read.
Reading selections for whole class or small group reading will be taken from
Quest. Click on the image below for Reading
is Funtastic! Four (4) Book Notes and two (4) Response
Letters are due each month.
Book Notes due each week.
Response Letters due each week.
Quilt Projects
Three different projects have been assigned using a quilt format.
Students must submit a quilt project for the following projects: African-American
Scientist/Inventor, Unity and Women's Herstory. For each project, students
will use a square posterboard divided into nine equal squares to display information
about the subjects. The art design should resemble a quilt. Subjects must
be submitted two weeks prior to the due date for approval. Students must read
a biography (book) for the Women's Herstory project. An informational sheet
was distributed on . Print handout
Women's Herstory Project #2
Unity Project #3
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Writing Projects
Students will work on independent writing projects throughout
the school year. Each writing project will focus on one of the four writing
styles (informative, descriptive, persuasive, creative) and relate to a core-curriculum
area. All students must use the writing process when writing and submit writing
in stages prior to publishing. Use the Write
Away! activity page on this website to help you with the writing
process, types of writing and graphic
organizers. Click on the image below for Write
Away!
Each week you are expected to write original poems and copy
poems you admire written by others into your Writer’s Notebook. You
will write and interpret poetry using the notes you keep in your Mini Lessons
Notebook. At the end of our poetry study you should have written a minimum
of 20 poems and collected a minimum of 20 poems at a rate of two or more
poems per week.Various poetry projects will be assigned throughout the unit.
The poems you collect will be compiled into a bound anthology which will
include pictures, illustrations, drawings, artwork etc. Use the Poetry
Anthology instructional sheet as a reference for project requirements.
