Regents Week Work

1.) Vocabulary Builders - You should start Parts I, II, III, and IV. If you have any questions regarding the procedure for each chart, you should refer to the Vocabulary Builders Packet to double check. If you still do not know the answer then email me at jmccloskey@wjps.org

2.) Extended Projects should be completed by Tuesday, February 3, 2009. All parts of the project should be present.

Extended Project Procedure
1. Sign Contract and start keeping track of assignments in the table. Throughout the process you must enter all steps into the table and get the progress checked and signed off by Ms. McCloskey
2. Choose a topic/assignment/focus
3. Proposal letter in SB - you will tell me what you intend to do in your project and how you plan on getting there – the steps that you will take to get there. I will approve or guide you thinking before you do any research.
4. Research Log and Set Due Date - All research will be logged into the research log that you have a copy of or you will find in the back of the room. You will have to do some research for each project, whether it be about the structure of a short story or information on your topic.
5. Planning Page– You will do a planning page in which you outline your project. This can be done on looseleaf paper in any of the outline methods that we have discussed (box, traditional, list, etc)
6. Use the writing process to complete your project - Revision (STAR) Peer Conference, Teacher Conference
7. “Works Cited” page – You will have to turn in a Works Cited Page
8. Reflection Page – What did you learn from this project? What did you like most about it?

3.) Bring in a dictionary that you can use during class time. You will be required to have this dictionary with you each day

4.) Museum Project - Groups 1,2,3 Bring in the final draft of your writing
Group 4 - gather and read articles, write your reactions, decide on layout and present information in a suitable manner.

5.) Remember that notebook checks will continue next week. You should have evidence of your reading in your Annotated Bibliography section. You are required to read a half hour each evening so you should be past the 15 book mark.

EMAIL ME AT jmccloskey@wjps.org if you have any questions!!!