You will have about a month to do each book project. Here is a pacing guide that will help you to stay on track and complete your book talk with plenty of time left to perfect it. My book talk presentation is on _________________________________________ Day/Week What I need to be doing Week 1 Find a Right Book” in the genre “Just September 28th-October 1st that my teacher has assigned Assigned Book Report Project Start reading the book Continue reading my book Week 2 Mark my favorite part with a post-it so I October 5th- October 8th can remember where it is. Start noticing any themes that are in the story (For example, friendship, courage, loss, coming of age, etc..) and marking them with a post-it to use later in your presentation Start thinking of items that you can put in your bag that represent the characters Week 3 Continue reading the book if you are October 12th- October 15th not finished. Try to be finished by (Work on Book Talk Project) Wednesday, September 17th. Begin preparing your Book Project presentation Week 4 Work on your first draft of your essay October 19th- October 22nd Reread and revise on your own (Write Narrative) Edit with a parent Write/type your final draft of your essay Make sure that you have: *October 26th-October 29th (Remember, Note (for your speech) we are gone at PEEC for 3 days) Book Report Project Project due below Finished Essay (Final Draft on top) Book Project Presentation Schedule #1-8 due Wednesday, November 4th #9-17 due Tuesday, November 3rd #18-26 due Monday, November 2nd Language Arts- Written Portion *Please see attached graphic organizer.
You will have about a month to do each book project. Here is a pacing guide that will help you to stay on track and complete your book talk with plenty of time left to perfect it. My book talk presentation is on _________________________________________ Day/Week What I need to be doing Week 1 September 28th-October 1st Assigned Book Report Project Find a “Just Right Book” in the genre that my teacher has assigned Start reading the book Week 2 October 5th- October 8th Continue reading my book Mark my favorite part with a post-it so I can remember where it is. Start noticing any themes that are in the story (For example, friendship, courage, loss, coming of age, etc..) and marking them with a post-it to use later in your presentation Start thinking of items that you can put in your bag that represent the characters Week 3 October 12th- October 15th (Work on Book Talk Project) Continue reading the book if you are not finished. Try to be finished by Wednesday, September 17th. Begin preparing your Book Project presentation Week 4 October 19th- October 22nd (Write Narrative) Work on your first draft of your essay Reread and revise on your own Edit with a parent Write/type your final draft of your essay *October 26th-October 29th (Remember, we are gone at PEEC for 3 days) Project due below Make sure that you have: Note (for your speech) Book Report Project Finished Essay (Final Draft on top) Book Project Presentation Schedule #1-8 due Wednesday, November 4th #9-17 due Tuesday, November 3rd #18-26 due Monday, November 2nd Language Arts- Written Portion *Please see attached graphic organizer.
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