Reading HOMEWORK
Assigned on Mondays, due on Wednesdays (unless announced otherwise for short weeks)
Article of the week (AOW)
1st Quarter Assignment: read/annotate the assigned article or story according to our class annotation guidelines and complete a Z-chart according to class guidelines. (click on the green links for guidelines)
**The first week of school students practiced this assignment with four different articles. All examples should be in their AOW folders.
DUE 8/17/16: Racer blades: Do high-tech artificial limbs give athletes an edge?
DUE 8/24/16: Vipers are fast...but not necessarily the fastest
DUE 8/31/16: The Mongoose - Courageous Snake Killer and Lovable Pet
DUE 9/8/16: Karli Has Cancer
DUE 9/14/16: Researchers turn deadly virus into a life-saving cancer drug
DUE 9/21/16: Presidential Proclamation -- National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 2012
DUE 9/26/16--IN CLASS AOW QUIZ
2nd Quarter Assignment: read/annotate the assigned article according to our class annotation guidelines and complete an updated Z-chart according to the class guidelines.
DUE 10/12/16: FDA Bans 19 Chemicals Used In Antibacterial Soaps
DUE 10/19/16: Augmented reality gets a leg up on virtual reality thanks to "Pokemon Go"
DUE 10/26/16: A career as a costumed mouse? Not just for Disney World anymore
DUE 11/2/16: Halloween spending is a scary amount of money
DUE 11/9/16: Homeroom Zombies
DUE 11/16/16: Gaming Makes Kids Physically Fit
DUE 11/21/16--IN CLASS AOW QUIZ
DUE 11/30/16: Charles Dickens
DUE 12/7/16: Excerpt from A Christmas Carol
**The first week of school students practiced this assignment with four different articles. All examples should be in their AOW folders.
DUE 8/17/16: Racer blades: Do high-tech artificial limbs give athletes an edge?
DUE 8/24/16: Vipers are fast...but not necessarily the fastest
DUE 8/31/16: The Mongoose - Courageous Snake Killer and Lovable Pet
DUE 9/8/16: Karli Has Cancer
DUE 9/14/16: Researchers turn deadly virus into a life-saving cancer drug
DUE 9/21/16: Presidential Proclamation -- National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 2012
DUE 9/26/16--IN CLASS AOW QUIZ
2nd Quarter Assignment: read/annotate the assigned article according to our class annotation guidelines and complete an updated Z-chart according to the class guidelines.
DUE 10/12/16: FDA Bans 19 Chemicals Used In Antibacterial Soaps
DUE 10/19/16: Augmented reality gets a leg up on virtual reality thanks to "Pokemon Go"
DUE 10/26/16: A career as a costumed mouse? Not just for Disney World anymore
DUE 11/2/16: Halloween spending is a scary amount of money
DUE 11/9/16: Homeroom Zombies
DUE 11/16/16: Gaming Makes Kids Physically Fit
DUE 11/21/16--IN CLASS AOW QUIZ
DUE 11/30/16: Charles Dickens
DUE 12/7/16: Excerpt from A Christmas Carol