Writing Due December 3

Winter Holidays

There are many other winter holidays besides Christmas. Chief among them are Hannukah and Kwanza. Still other lesser known ones are St. Nicholas Day, St. Lucy's Day, Saturnalia, and the Winter Equinox. Using an encyclopedia or online source, research the holidays that fall in the month of December. Select one holiday, with the exception of Christmas, with which you'll work for this week's writing assigment.

Imagine that you and your family are planning to celebrate your chosen holiday. What preparations will you make? Will you make special foods or decorations? In what activities will you engage? What special traditions will you observe?
For this week's writing assignment you are to write a narrative composition in which you relate your family's holiday experience. Your purpose is to inform your reader about this holiday as well as to tell a story. Pay close attention to PURPOSE this week. Include pertinent, factual information about your selected holiday while still maintaining a narrative style.
CHECK:
1. __ Did you include a strong introductory statement?
2. __ Did you include a conclusion?
3. __ Did you indent your paragraph(s)?
4. __ If your composition is more than one paragraph, did you remember to include transitional statements?
5. __ Did you proofread your writing for mechanics and spelling?
6. __ DId you ask an adult to proofread your work and sign your rough draft?
7. __ Is your final neat and legible and written in ink?

End Of Unit 2

We have just complete unit 2. We will be reviewing and assessing this week. There will not be a spelling or vocabulary list until after Thanksgiving.

2.5 Vocabulary Nov. 8-12

damages
property
available
contact
atmosphere
destruction
surge

Paragraphs for 2 Weeks Due Nov. 19

Thanksgiving Guest

This will take 2 weeks, because it is 2 paragraphs.

You have just been told that you may invite anyone in the world to your house as your guest for Thanksgiving dinner. You will be writing two paragraphs.

The first paragraph will be about your guest.

Who will you invite? Why have you chosen this particular guest? Try to write a creative, interesting paragraph which has a good topic sentence to get your reader's interest and attention.

The second paragraph should be about your celebration. What will you serve? What will you discuss? Will there be other guests? What do you plan to do to make it worth his/her time? Plan the celebration carefully and tailor it to your special person's needs and personality. Feel free to use the back of this sheet to do some brainstorming.

REMEMBER:
___ 5-8 sentences for each paragraph, including a topic and concluding sentence
___ A TRANSITIONAL sentence which smoothly takes your reader from paragraph one to paragraph two
___ five elements of good writing; focus on PURPOSE and DIRECTION
___ clearly reworked rough draft
___ final is neat and written in ink
___ signature of adult who helped you proofread your work for IDEAS and PRESENTATION
___ all three papers stapled together with final on top

2.5 Spelling Nov. 8-12

On-Level	Beyond
dentist jogger fifteen flatter submit mustang absent hollow empire blizzard culture goggles summon champion kennel valley fragment gallop vulture pigment	swerving jogger cinder flattery muttered flickered whimper hollow clammy suspend culture stallion summon whinnied kennel canyon fragment gallop vulture pigment

Review Words: won't, shouldn't, we're
Challenge Words: clammy, hammock