November 19th Tuesday!

Give the blue conference sheet to your parents!

I still need the following families to sign up for conferences-     Nathan, Raven!

 Please email or call me or check the Sign Up Genius to schedule- thanks, Indigo

            Due Wednesday November 20th-

1.          LATE!!!!!_  Final Cities and Industry and Problems and Solution pages-

Josh, Charlie(problems and solutions), Audrey, Noah (problems and solutions),  Nathan, Raven

Conclusion-Audrey, Josh, Oliver, Raven, Noah

Timeline- Josh, Charlie, Audrey, Raven

2.          Read your choice novel!- Assignment due on Dec. 16th (see below for assignment)

3.    Bring your choice novel to read at school

3.          Bring in some supplies to make Apple Crisp-

5 pounds  apples
Grated zest of 1 orange
Grated zest of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

For the topping:

1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 pound cold unsalted butter, diced

Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/old-fashioned-apple-crisp-recipe/index.html?oc=linkback

Due Thursday November 21^st-

1.      Final pages-Epilogue, Bibliography, and Author’s page

No School- November 25^th-29^th

Due Wednesday December 4^th-

1.     1.  3D Project plan (see assignment below)

Due Monday December 9^th-

1.      1. Current Event  Green-Isabella, Mia M, Zion, Violet, Sebastian, Peter, Rachel

Due Thursday December 12^th-

1.      3D project and write up

Due Monday December 16^th-

1.     1.  Choice novel presentations

IMPORTANT NOTICE!: Would the following people please return their Native American novels- Noah, Simone, & Violet

Book Choice Final Project

Find a book you would like to read and can finish reading in four weeks. We will talk in class about great books that we think everyone should read.

Then you choose one of the following projects to share with our class. You will be making an advertisement for a book that you chose to read and try to convince other students to read the book. Be persuasive and include a counter argument.   

 It is due on Monday December 16^th  and is worth 30 points!

Everyone should be ready on Monday but we may spread the presentations out during the week.

1. Poster
2. Magazine advertisement
3. Radio advertisement (You will record it or read it out loud to the class.)
4. TV advertisement (You will act it out or video.)

Your project must include the following:

q  Title

q  Author

q  Main Characters

q  Setting

q  Plot summary

q  Star rating of the book (4 out of 5 stars)

q  Reasons why should someone read the book

q  A counter argument- why someone might not recommend it and your reasons against this thought

River Festival 3-D Project

            Help bring our rivers to life at the River Festival with a three-dimensional project.

This project should demonstrate some aspect of life on the river you’ve researched or a field study.

In addition to the 3-D project, a brief write-up will need to go along with it.

Below are some suggestions:

1. 3-D map
2. Model of a building or a boat as it relates to history of a river
3. Diorama of an event with explanation of the significance
4. Focus on a specific topic regarding your river, such as phosphates, substrate types, etc.
5. Create a board game that is educational for those playing it.
6. Write a song. This may be displayed, performed, or recorded.
7. Create a dance, a play, or infomercial. This would be performed the night of the festival or recorded and played.
8. Create a food dish to share at River Festival from the region of your river.
9. Other ideas? Check with your core teacher!

This project may be done alone, with your family or with friend(s) from our core class just make sure to give credit to everyone who helps you out.

DUE DATES:

Detailed plan along with who is working on it by Wednesday December 4th

Project with write-up the Thursday before the River Festival-- Thursday, Dec. 12^th.

No LATE work accepted! Worth 30 points!  SIZE requirement SMALLER than 1 square foot!