Homework For the Weekend, May 11th, 2012.

Language

Writing Task for the Hunger Games. Email completed task or print out and have ready for class on Monday.

Continue to work on Pixie Task over the weekend, presentations are beginning Monday!

Math

Grade 5's - Chapter Review pgs. 296-297 #1-14
Review will be taken up in class and Chapter Test will take place TUESDAY! STUDY!

Grade 6's - Chapter 9 Skills Bank pgs. 284-285 #7-18

Science

Have "Structures" folders in class and up to date for Monday!

Wordq
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Hunger Games Writing Task

These are your instructions and success criteria for today's writing task for the hunger games.

Writing Task: The Hunger Games

Goal: 

To relate/draw connections to a text.

Task:

Katniss, the protagonist of The Hunger Games, has been thrown into a challenging situation which was clearly not of her own choosing.  We have seen that she has stepped up to face her challenges, asserted her skills and mustarded up the courage within herself to overcome fear and failure.  Discuss a time when you, a friend, an acquaintance, or any fictional character was forced to face a challenge head-on and find inner strength and self-confidence to fight and overcome it.

Success Criteria:

-use WordQ to help you write coherent sentences;

-1^st paragraph introduce person and their problematic situation;

-2^nd paragraph discuss what person did to conquer challenge;

-3^rd paragraph discuss what lesson anyone can learn from this.

May 9
Continue working on Hunger Games Pixie.
Bring in jpegs on your usb stick to begin working on MovieMaker project.
Download WordQ 30 day trial.  I will provide you with a product key before it expires.  Begin using it, it will help you write better sentences.
5s Math 10.8 workbook & textbook practice questions 4,5.
6s Math Skills Bank chapter 9 & EQAO booklet practice.

May 8th Math
Gr.5s 10.7 workbook pg.94, textbook pg.289 #4,5
Gr.6s 9.4 textbook pg.275 #9-11, workbook pg.82

Bring in usb stick with jpegs for movie maker project on thursday & friday.

Hunger Games Pixie Task

This is the task for the Hunger Games using Pixie.
Due Date - To Be Announced

novel study

themes of Holes due monday