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As we move toward Founder’s Day and continue to practice our songs, scriptures, and passages for this special day, we are beginning a unit focused on

“Perpetuating the Legacy”

that Pauahi has established through her will, that affects each child of Hawaiian ancestory and in particular, the students of Kamehameha Schools.  Our goal is to have a deeper understanding and appreciation of our kuleana as “good and industrious men and women”, as we live out Pauahi’s legacy.

Homework:

1)  Pauahi Articles: 1 and 2

• Highlight any references to Pauahi, including pronouns such as she, her.
• Go back to the highlights and in your tablet, write down notes on information shared about Pauahi.
• Circle any unfamiliar words in the two articles.
• See green Assignment Sheet that you glued in your tablet.

2)  Noun and Preposition Worksheets

As we move toward Founder’s Day and continue to practice our songs, scriptures, and passages for this special day, we are beginning a unit focused on

“Perpetuating the Legacy”

that Pauahi has established through her will, that affects each child of Hawaiian ancestory and in particular, the students of Kamehameha Schools.  Our goal is to have a deeper understanding and appreciation of our kuleana as “good and industrious men and women”, as we live out Pauahi’s legacy.

Homework:

1)  Pauahi Articles: 1 and 2

• Highlight any references to Pauahi, including pronouns such as she, her.
• Go back to the highlights and in your tablet, write down notes on information shared about Pauahi.
• Circle any unfamiliar words in the two articles.
• See green Assignment Sheet that you glued in your tablet.

2)  Noun and Preposition Worksheets

Homework:

1)  Personal Narrative Final Writing

• Save onto flash drive so you can copy final writing and recipe to the Public Folder

2)  Complete the “Checklist” page in the Personal Narrative packet to ensure that you have all the necessary components in your PN.

3)  Reading Plus – 3 sessions

4) Ho`olaule`a T-shirt Presale Order:  last day is Wed., 11/21

Homework:

1)  Personal Narrative final writing completed

• on flash drive
• review rubric and Personal Narrative Checklist from packet
• bring completed writing to school to update on the Public File

2)  Reading Plus: 3 sessions by 11/25

3)  Ho’olaule`a t-shirt order due 11/20. (optional)

Homework:

1)  Finish rough draft for personal narrative that will be put beneath your recipe.

• Read over your directions thoroughly.
• The writing will only be a paragraph or two.
• Your personal narrative is a “snapshot” of a moment.  Just like the A Chilly Day takes place over about a 5 minute period of time, so should your personal narrative.
• Fill you writing with the literary devices, using the chart that we used to review the various options.
• Use powerful adjectives
• Use vivid imagery as you focus in on the 5 senses.

2)  3 Reading Plus by 11/18/12

3)  Humane Sociey Community Service Project ends Monday.

4)  Ho`olaule`a t-shirt order. (optional)

• See flyer or go to linkhttp://blogs.ksbe.edu/mauiparents/

Homework:

1) Chasing Mavericks Final Writing

• Put final writing on your flash drive and bring it to school.
• Together we will format your final writing in accordance to the contest criteria.

2)  Personal Narrative Packet and Brainstorm

• Complete the front side of the first page only of the packet.
• Read through the rest of the packet to further your understanding of the personal narrative you will be writing.
• We will work on the first draft in class on Friday.
• Brainstorm: list ideas next to the bullets and complete the graphic organizer for your top 3 choices.

Have a fabulous 4 days off!!

Homework:

1) Finish Family Recipe on the computer.

• Use the format example from class
• Check every direction on the format example against what you typed: font size, spacing, etc.
• Save on your flash drive so you can bring it to class to update the doc you started in class today.
• Bring a printed copy to class.

2)  Finish your final writing for “Chasing Mavericks”.  Use suggestions from 1st and 2nd drafts to improve final writing.

• Use MLA format.
• Proofread carefully.
• Use the narratives we’ve been reading to help encourage ideas of what you could add to your writing to make it come alive.
• Bring a printed copy to class.

3)  Reading Plus due date has been changed from 11/11 to 11/13 because we used class time to work on writing instead.

4)  Personal Narrative Brainstorm

Homework:

1)  Read 3 Personal Narratives in the packet

• complete worksheet at the end

2)  Finish Recipe worksheet:  Delicious Lasagna

3)  Finish putting Family Recipe on the computer.

• Save it on your flash drive so you can update the copy you have in the Public Folder. (You can only access the Public Folder at KS.)
• Use the direction sheet to help format your recipe correctly.

4)  Complete Self Evaluation under the Recipie Rubric.

Homework:

1)  Read 3 Narratives

• Follow directions on last worksheet

2)  Finish Recipe worksheet

3)  Humane Society Community Service Project

Chapel Tomorrow…see you in your white shirt and skirts or long pants!!

Homework:

1)  Finish 2nd draft for “Chasing Mavericks”.

• Create vivid “show” not tell images for your reader.
• Example of a telling sentence: It is hot.
• Example of a “showing” sentence:  With sweat sliding down his forehead and into his eyes, Dayne squinted into the blazing sun.
• Add memories or experiences that help the reader to see, understand, and get to know who or what your sharing.

2)  Reading Plus – 3 completed by Sunday, 11/11.

3)  Donations for our Class of 2019 Community Service Project for the Maui Humane Society.