READING SIX CURRICULM OVERVIEW

MRS. HOSMER

2008-2009

Students will read a variety of literature to increase comprehension, analysis, and writing skills. Independent reading and writing skills are both short and long term goals.

I. Literature

1. The River by Gary Paulsen

2. The Upstairs Room by

3. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

4. Independent Reading Project

5. White Fang by Jack London

6. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

7. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

8. The Pearl by John Steinbeck

9. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah

10. Independent Reading is required

11. Shorter Readings and Genre Units will also be assigned in class

12. Both a Midterm Examination and Final Examination are mandatory

II. Comprehension and Analysis

1. Literary Elements will be introduced and applied through out the school year.

2. Vocabulary & Spelling words will be selected from the literature.

3. Grammar—Parts of Speech will be taught in isolation and in content writing

4. Writing—Journals for Literature, Homework Packets for Literature, Quizzes, Tests, and

Essays will require complete sentences and Topic sentences.

A Research Paper in Modern Language Association Format will be required.

III. STUDENT ASSIGNMENT CALENDARS

A. Reading and test schedule are made up monthly and will not change.

If you are absent, then you will need to make up missed work.

This includes snow-days and any absences. Please plan accordingly.

A grade of zero will be assigned until quiz, tests, and/or homework assignments are made up.

IV. ATTENDANCE

Daily attendance will be taken. Students must make up all missed assignments,

quizzes and tests in a prompt time period.

V. GRADING POLICY

1. Quizzes- 20%

2. Unit Tests- 40%

3. Homework- 15%

4. Novel Packets and Essays- 25%

VI. CLASSROOM CONDUCT

Students will obey all rules that are printed in the Student Handbook.

Please be on time and bring a writing utensil (not red), textbook and notebook to

class everyday.

I hope everyone has a happy and productive year. Please feel free to contact me.

Mrs. Hosmer

READING SIX

Mrs. Hosmer

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS

BY WILSON RAWLS

W. Wilson Rawls Dreams Can Come True A Photo Album

More Information About: Wilson Rawls "Dreams Can Come True" the Rawls Memorial Statue

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Wilson and Sophie were married in 1958 in Idaho Falls, ID Sophie and Wilson in 1961	Portrait of Wilson Rawls Wilson Rawls in 1961	Wilson at a book signing
Wilson enjoyed hunting Good catch	Concerning His Hobbies: "I have only two. I am an ardent fly fisherman and hunter. I wouldn't trade a good bedroll by a blue mountain stream for the best bed in the Waldorf Astoria.	Wilson fishing with his dogs A favorite pastime.
"The sweetest music I have ever heard is the snake-like buzz of a busy reel, and there is no feeling like the feel of a trusted rod bent in a rainbow arch by a fighting trout on the end of a line. "

*** All Reading Homework Includes Chapter Reading and Packet Questions.

"Pop Quizzes" will not appear on the calendar

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS--VOCABULARY/SPELLING

1. Allotted—distribute or set apart. (verb)

2. Aromatic—An agreeable odor (adjective)

3. Festered—to become filled with puss. (verb)

4. Sheen—luster or shiny (noun)

5. Desperation—Extremely dangerous or beyond hope (noun)

6. Eternity—time without beginning or end, endless (noun)

7. Belligerent—given to waging war or combative (noun)

8. Designated—to mark, point out or specify (verb)

9. Predicament—a dangerous situation or dilemma (noun)

10. Wallowing—to dwell with satisfaction in (verb)

11. Faltered—to be unsteady in purpose or stammer in speech (verb)

12. Gloated—to show joy at another’s misfortune (verb)

13. Impulsive-- a stimulation of the mind to action (adjective)

14. Jinx—A supposed influence for bad luck. (noun)

15. Verge—on the brink or edge (noun)

16. Berserk—In a frenzy (adjective)

17. Entrails—The intestines or internal parts. (noun)

18. Foliage—the leaves of plants (noun)

19. Legend—a widely accepted but unverified story (noun)

20. Jugular—to the neck or a large vein in the neck (adjective)

PARTS OF SPEECH (Brief definitions)

1.) Noun --A person, place, thing, quality or idea

2.) Pronoun-- Takes the place of a noun, not specific

3.) Adjective-- Describes a noun

4.) Preposition-- Shows a relationship to a noun, “to the mountain”

5.) Verb-- Shows action or state of being

6.) Adverb -- Describes the verb, often ends in –ly

7.) Interjection--- Shows emotion, “oh!”

8.) Conjunction --Connects or joins

LITERARY ELEMENTS

1.) Plot-- Events in a story

2.) Conflict-- the problem or struggle between opposing forces

3.) Climax-- The high point of the story

4.) Denouement-- The winding down of the story

6.) Conclusion-- The state of affairs at the end of the story

7.) Theme-- The author’s message

8.) Characterization-- The way an author describes or creates an agent or a character

9.) Narrator-- The speaker who tells the story

10.) Point-of-View-- The perspective form which the story is told

11.) Mood--The feeling a piece of literature creates in the reader

12.) Flashback-- A look back or memory

13.) Foreshadowing-- A look into future events

14.) Setting-- Time and place of the story

15.) Biography-- True information about someone else

16.) Protagonist-- The main character

17.) Antagonist-- The character who opposes the main character

18.) Fiction-- False

19.) First-Person-POV-- The narrator is a character within the story

20.) Third-Person-POV-- The story is told by an outsider from the story

21.) Nonfiction—True

SEPTEMBER 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9/1	9/2	9/3	9/4	9/5
Labor Day—No School	STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY	STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY	First day of school! Go over classroom rules and syllabus	Movie—Hatchet No Homework

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9/8	9/9	9/10	9/11	9/12
Movie-- Hatchet  No Homework	Movie-- Hatchet  Go over Journal Format The River by Gary Paulsen	The River by Gary Paulsen Vocabulary/Spelling notes HW—Crossword/Word Search Puzzle	The River by Gary Paulsen Collect Puzzles HW—Ch. #1 & 2 No Journals tonight	The River by Gary Paulsen Go over Journals #1 & 2 NO HW!

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The River by Gary Paulsen Silent Reading Day--Read Chapters 3 & 4 in Class HW! Do JOURNALS (see notes) 3 & 4	The River by Gary Paulsen Go over Journals 3 and 4 Read Chapters 5 & 6 in Class HW! Do JOURNALS (see notes) 5 & 6	The River by Gary Paulsen Go over Journals 5 & 6 HW STUDY FOR VOCABULARY AND Spelling quiz—Flashcards for extra credit!	The River by Gary Paulsen  Vocabulary and Spelling Quiz HW! Read Chapters 7& 8 and JOURNALS (see notes)	The River by Gary Paulsen Go over Journals Chapters 7 and 8 in class No HW— Have a Great Weekend!

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The River by Gary Paulsen Read Chapters 9 &10 HW Ch #9 and 10	The River by Gary Paulsen Go over Journals #9 and 10 Read Chapters #11 & #12 in Class HW-- Do JOURNALS (see notes) #11 & #12 AND study for quiz Chapters #1-11	The River by Gary Paulsen Quiz Chapters #1-11 Go over Journals #11 and 12 Read Chapters #13 & #14 in Class HW-- Do JOURNALS (see notes) #13 & #14	The River by Gary Paulsen Go over Journals #13 and 14 Read Chapters #15 HW-- Do JOURNAL (see notes) #15	The River by Gary Paulsen Go over Journals #15 Go over Literary Elements/Parts of Speech Notes No HW— Have a Great Weekend!

Monday	Tuesday
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Do Literary Elements/Parts of Speech Puzzles in class The River by Gary Paulsen HW Read Chapters #16 & 17 and do Journals #16 and #17	Go over Journals #16 and #17 HW study-- Quiz On Literary Elements/Parts of Speech (MATCHING)	SEE OCTOBER	SEE OCTOBER	SEE OCTOBER

OCTOBER

OCTOBER Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
10/1	10/2	10/3
The River by Gary Paulsen Quiz On Literary Elements/Parts of Speech (MATCHING) HW Read Chapters 18 &19 and Do JOURNALS (see notes)	The River by Gary Paulsen Go over Journals #18 and 19 Read Chapters #20,21,22 HW-- Do JOURNALS (see notes)	The River by Gary Paulsen Go over Journals #20, 21, 22 and NO Homework!

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
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The River by Gary Paulsen Read Chapters #23,24, and “Measurements” HW-- Do JOURNALS (see notes)	The River by Gary Paulsen Go over Journals #23, 24 and “Measurements” Review for Unit Test HW—LABEL journals and Study for Unit Test	Collect notebooks/journals The River by Gary Paulsen Unit Test No Homework!	Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Vocabulary and Spelling HW Voc/Sp. Puzzles	Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Handout packet and biography Read Chapter #1 in class HW-packet—Ch #1

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
10/13	10/14	10/15	10/16	10/17
NO SCHOOL… COLUMBUS DAY	Voc/sp puzzles due Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Check Chapter #1 packet questions for completion and go over questions and chapter. HW Read Ch #2 & Packet Questions	Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls HW Study for Vocabulary/Spelling quiz	Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Voc/Sp Quiz HW Read Chapter #2 and Packet Questions	End of the Marking Period! Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Check Ch#2 packet questions for completion and go over NO Homework!

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
10/20	10/21	10/22	10/23	10/24
Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Read Chapter #2 packet questions for completion and go over questions and chapter. HW Read Ch #2 & Packet Questions

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		Open House—Pick up Report cards Tonight!

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JANUARY 2009

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