BREAK!

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday break!  I will see you on January 3, 2011!!

This Week

5th and 6th grade gifted pull-out groups will be meeting on Wednesday afternoon.  Don't forget your writing projects are due this Wednesday!

5th and 6th Grade Writing Projects

Remember your writing projects are due December 22nd!  I look forward to reading some wonderful and creative writing projects! 

Rubric for 5th and 6th grade:

• Student shows evidence of reading and understanding the prompt. - 5 points

• Student formed organized paragraphs beginning each with a topic sentence.  There is a well written, focused introduction paragraph, and a concluding paragraph about the response. - 5 points

• Student elaborated; providing adequate detail to support main ideas. - 10 points

• There is evidence that the student reread the writing; making revisions where necessary.  Thoughtful, detailed sentences were used.  The writing is organized logically, there is precise word choice, and writing conventions were applied correctly (punctuation, grammar, capitalization, spelling, etc.). - 5 points

• Student followed the correct format; (two pages typed, 14 font, double spaced, title page). - 5 points

5th Grade Prompt:

The Willoughby children's parents traveled all over the world and found themselves in many dangerous situations.  What do you think is one of the most perilous places on Earth?  Pretend that you have just had an adventure at your chosen perilous place and write a letter to the Willoughby children explaining what happened.  You may include any information you would like, but you MUST say where you are, describe at least two treacherous situations you experienced, and how you escaped them.  Remember that since you are writing a letter, you must include a greeting, body, closing, and signature.

6th Grade Prompt:

In Eleven, Sam discovered a newspaper clipping and could only read enough of it to know the article was about him.  Your assignment is to create the article you believe Sam discovered.  Remember you are writing a newspaper article; therefore it must have a headline.  You may include a picture in your article.  However, it must not take up more than 1/4 of a page.

Introduction

Hello Everyone!

My name is Miss Torchia. I am the new gifted support teacher at North Strabane Intermediate School. I am thrilled to be here! I can't wait to get to know everyone. :)