Homework for May and June:

Home reading:

You are to continue reading 20 min 4 times a week. The calendar that is provided is for you to keep track of when your oral presentations are.

You will still receive a new math sheet every Monday. This will still be due on the following Thursday. Please check the calendar as to when your presentations take place.

Current Events Component:

_ You will be doing 3 presentations: All of them are on any current event you choose. Each one must be different.

_ You must bring in the article that you read. If you are unable to bring it in, then you must tell us what magazine/newspaper/website you took your article from.( there are newspapers available daily at school if you need one)

_ Share 2 questions that you had as you were reading.

_ Share 2 connections that you made either text-text, text-world, or text-self.

_ Share your thoughts around the article: Was it well written? Was the lead inviting? Was the closing strong?

What was your favorite part? What else would you like to know about this topic?

_ If you choose, you may put this together in a powerpoint to show the class. However, you will STILL be presenting it to the class. Remember, powerpoints are used as guidelines. It should not have everything you are

going to say on the slide. Too much text on one slide is confusing.

_ If you don’t do a powerpoint, then you are to use cue cards for your notes.

_ Your presentation should be around 2 minutes long. It is not meant to be a huge

_ See checklist below for what I am marking your on:

Eye contact: Great   Good   Needs Work

Voice: Good Projection   A bit soft   Barely hear anything

Notes: Powerpoint   Cue Cards

Use of Notes: Used notes just to glance   at Read directly from notes

Topic Covered: ALL questions above were answered   SOME questions were answered   Not enough info.

Thoughts for improvement:

Poetry component:

The poem must be at least 3 stanzas long.

� If you are unable to find a poem that you like that is 3 stanzas long, then you are allowed to recite 3 separate poems.

� You can recite a poem that you created or recite one that was written by another poet.

� You must memorize your poem but are allowed to have jot notes on note cards

The checklist below will be what I am using to mark your presentation.

Eye contact: Great   Good   Needs Work

Voice: Good Projection   A bit soft   Barely hear anything

Notes: None   Cue Cards

Use of Notes: Didn’t use notes at all    Used notes just to glance at   Read directly from notes

Poem selection: Written by another poet   Written by student_

Thoughts for improvement:

May

CE= current events

P=poetry

 June