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HW due Wednesday:

1. Choice Fiction Novel Assignment PACING
...Make a plan in your Reading Journal on the Choice Fiction Novel Assignment handout that we glued into our reading journals this morning for how you will finish your Just Right Choice Fiction novel by Thursday, Oct 13th

...On that same page or anywhere else in your reading journal write out how you know this is a "Just Right" book for you (reference the Choosing a Just Right Book handout in your Reading Journal for support). Give me specific examples that show how you know (for example you could write: I know this is a just right book for me because after reading the front, back, and inside cover I knew that it was of high interest to me because it was about basketball and conflict).

Pace out where you will be in your choice fiction novel so that you can finish the book by Thursday, October 13th

Date	Page # (where you are at in the book)
Wednesday, September 21st
Friday, September, 30th (Mon - Wed, Sept 26 - 28 = M.S. Overnight)
Wednesday, October 5th
Monday, October 10th
Thursday, October 13th	BOOK IS FINISHED!!!

Below is the handout I shared with you all today regading my organization advice that you taped/glued into the back of your planner

Michael’s Class – Organization

You set up your organization world they way it works best for you (journals, binders, accordion binders, folders, workbooks, etc..).

That being said, I expect you to have journals, and organization plans for the following things…

• Daily Planner – This should be checked at home daily (don’t only rely on the blog) and should always be in class

• Environmental Core journal (set up in class)
• Writer’s Workshop journal (set up in class)
• Reading journal (set up in class)

• A home (folder/binder/etc…) for:(YOU SET THIS UP!)
• Homework to do/turn in and handouts

• A home (folder/binder/etc…) for:
• Completed/graded/returned homework (to be set up in class) … This can be kept in your cubby/locker

Tips:

• Avoid loose papers, stuffing things into your backpack
• Check/clean/organize your binder/backpack once every few weeks (avoid the dreaded binder/backpack monster)
• Only take things home if you have homework in them to avoid an unnecessarily heavy backpack.

You are in charge of your organization… I will support you and give you tips along the way, but ultimately you have to figure out what works best for you and stick to it!