Does anyone use reading logs in their language arts classes to encourage reading outside of class? What has been your experience with this? Any suggestions? Thanks.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [LIT] Discussion on Homework >I assign homework.....for a few reasons, responsibility, to prepare for >high school and college and to give more practice on skills. I have >found what works for me is assigning all homwork on Maodays and having it >due on Wed- Friday. When teaching core ( LA and SS) SSOW ( Social >Studies of the Week ) is due on wed. It is a worksheet type that is map, >graph , non fiction text about cultural of what we are studying or even >the hoilday of the that time ie; V Day, MLK, Thanksgiving ....... I do >rebecca sittons spelling ....so a packet is due on Thursday ...with those >activites and then WOW (writing of the week ) is due on Friday ..... this >is a writing prompt in final draft form with rough draft every other Friday >and a WASL ( our state assessment ) like text with question the other. I >usually get 80 to 90 percent I make a big deal of it ...send letters home >to families and remind them in my newsletter .......... I think homework >is important I don't fail a student becaue of the lack of it but usually >those that don't turn it in are absent and in the non work mode ( I focus >on getting them to just complete classwork) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 3:53 PM > Subject: Re: [LIT] Discussion on Homework > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Melissa Harrelson > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 6:21 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [LIT] Discussion on Homework > > To the members of this listserv, I wanted to know your opinion on > homework. > > Do you think that teachers today give to much homework to children? YES > > Do you > think that it is good to have children doing homeowrk for 2-3 hours > everynight, having parents hurrying them up or doing it for them so they > can > > get to bed on time and have their homework done? No, no, no. > > I really think that teachers need to communicate more on what they are > assigning but this is so difficult because our schedules are so tight and > there is no time for teacher discussions. It is a major problem We are > finding that kids just aren't doing it. I am fortunate to have a job that > I > do not have to assign homework...it is wonderful but the problem still > remains for content teachers. We are mandated to assign it, the kids don't > do it, the parents don't really seem to support the process, so what to > do??? > > Alice > > Melissa Harrelson > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN is giving away a trip to Vegas to see Elton John. Enter to win today. > http://msnconcertcontest.com?icid-nceltontagline > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free > from AOL at AOL.com. > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/760 - Release Date: 4/13/2007 > 8:04 PM > > _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
