narrative

Each school day read a novel (fictional text) for at least twenty minutes, and:

Monday: summarize the reading in three sentences.

Tuesday: draw a picture of a character in the reading and explain the character’s significance in three sentences.

Wednesday: list three quotations from the reading and explain one.

Thursday: find three new vocabulary in the reading and define them; quote the sentence in which you found one.  If no new vocabulary, draw a picture of the setting and explain it in three sentences.

Friday: Explain your likes and dislikes of the story in three sentences.  At the end of the log, have a parent or guardian sign the statement: “I have seen my child reading every day for at least twenty minutes.”

To get full credit, all the above must be completed daily, handed in on the first school day after the week for which the log was kept.  Half credit if one day late; no credit afterwards.

syllabus 18-19

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Each school day read for at least twenty minutes. And:

Monday: Summarize the reading in three sentences.
Tuesday: Draw a picture of a character in the reading and explain the character’s significance in three sentences.
Wednesday: List three quotations from the reading and explain one.
Thursday: Draw a picture of the setting of the story and explain it in three sentences.
Friday: Explain your likes and dislikes of the story in three sentences. Have a parent or guardian sign a statement testifying that he or she has seen you reading every day for at least twenty minutes.

1. Fifty percent of the narrative must be in dialogue.
2. No violence.
3. The setting must be recognizably Lowrey.
4. Skip lines.
5. Must be handwritten in black or dark-blue ink.
6. The length: a page-and-a-half to two pages.  No narratives over four pages.
7. You must be a character in the story.
8. Deadline of February 17, 2017, for the first draft.  Ten percent deduction after the deadline.
9. You are encouraged to revise multiple times.

Respond to the questions in CER:

Significance: Why is the event described in the article taught in schools today? What are the lasting lessons that we can learn from studying this event? Support your response with evidence from the text.