[MOSAIC] possible homework assignment

[Patricia Kimathi]

Tammy I have done this in prior years, when many TV family show story  
lines made sense.  I ask parents to watch with them when possible and  
see if their child really understands the story line, character  
changes. Many parents have been amazed at how little their children  
understood what was going on.  I was amazed for the first couple of  
years. This year I am going to ask parents to help their children  
select a show for them to watch together.  It is a good assignment. It  
should  work well with summaries on tool page either Somebody wanted  
but so but so  by Matuga or Summary Graphic Organizer. I would of  
course change novel title to Title of TV Show.  Let us know how it  
goes.  I will also.
Pat K

"to be nobody but yourself -- in a world which is doing its best, night  
and day, to make you like everybody else -- means to fight the hardest  
battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting."

e.e. cummings

On Jan 2, 2007, at 1:50 PM, Tammy Bellinger wrote:

> I am thinking of making up a homework assignment, where the students  
> have to
> watch a 30 or 60 minute TV show of their choice, list the characters,  
> the
> problem they faced, the steps they took to solve it, and what the  
> solution
> is.  I have been thinking of this for a while and just thought it  
> might be
> another way to reinforce the reading skills we have been doing.  If  
> that
> works out, I might follow it up with another one a little while later  
> about
> characters and changes that character goes through.  What do you think?
>
> Also, we gave the 4th grade released Reading TAKS 2006 a short while  
> ago. We
> all felt like it was quite a lot easier than the 2004.  Those of you  
> who are
> in Texas, what did you think?  We will give the 2004 version probably  
> in
> early March.
>
> Tammy
> 4th, TX
>
>
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