Happy Holidays to All!

Success 101

Focus:

Portfolio Project

Important Upcoming Due Dates-

Portfolio Project                           January 4, 2008

Homework 12/17/2007

-Family History

-Interview with the most admirable family member

Homework 12/18/2007

-Revise porfolio pieces

Homework 12/19/2007

-Complete and revise portfolio pieces

Homework 12/20/2007

-Enjoy your break

-Complete remaining components of the portfolio

Writing Enrichment 

Focus:

* Self Evaluation using 5-feature writing rubric (focus, organization, support & elaboration, style, and conventions)

* Contreversial Issue- Civil Rights Within U.S. Schools

Important Upcoming Due Dates: 

-Conventions Collage-              Thursday December 20 , 2007

-Vocabulary Test-                    Thursday     December 20, 2007

Homework 12/17/2007

-Research and prepare to present literature on Civil Rights in Education specific to the United States of America

-Begin to review vocabulary

Homework 12/18/2007

-Outline a comparitive composition- "Walk Out" to one of the films on our class list

-Study vocabulary- prepare for test on Thursday December 20.

Homework 12/19/2007

-Revise and finalize comparitive compostion- Films that depict inequality within schools

-Study vocabulary- prepare for test on Thursday December 20.

Homework 12/20/2007

- Enjoy your break

-Study Notes