Bailey's Big News

BOOK POINTS

BOOK POINTS are due on Friday, but I will accept them up until Monday, May 21st!

FINAL Exam

Monday, May 21st will be the L.Arts FINAL EXAM
100 Questions, multiple choice

Students received a STUDY GUIDE  that they worked on for the entire period.  It was collected at the end of class and they will be returned so they can continue Thursday and Friday.

Schedule for this week:
Thurs - work on study guide
Fri- Post-test, Quarter 4 (letters); work on study guide

Technical Writing Folder

After EACH assignment is returned, students need to keep them and put them together in a folder.  EACH technical writing assignment should be numbered as follows:

#1   Invitation
#2   Directions
#3   Party Budget
#4   Research Destination sheet
#5   Request letter
#6   Postcard
#7   Friendly letter
#8   Complaint letter
#9   Compliment letter
#10  Thank you card
#11  Envelope
#12  Email printed copy that you sent to Ms. Bailey
Bonus:  Attach ALL technical writing notes
ALL assignments will be a NOTEBOOK check grade worth ONE PROJECT GRADE!

Thank Yous and Friendly Letters

Today, the last two assignments are due: 
THANK YOU and FRIENDLY LETTER.

Students were to write a thank you note to someone thanking them for a gift from their Bon Voyage party, the trip, or something they received in relation to their trip.
Students were to write a friendly letter to someone once they return from their trip.  The letter is in friendly letter format (see notes).  It cannot be typed OR on loose leaf paper.
See attached notes that were given to students.
Download thank_you_notes.doc
Download friendly_letter_notes.doc

LETTERS DUE on MONDAY, 5/14

Students worked on a business letter activity in class.

PROJECT Letters are due on Monday, 5/14
Complaint letter
Compliment letter
ONE envelope addressed to one of the letters

See attached Complaint & Compliment notes
Download complaint_and_compliment_notes.doc
See attached envelope for proper format
Download sample_envelope.doc
See BLANK TECHNICAL WRITING NOTE SHEETS
Download technical_writing_notes.doc

POSTCARDS due

1.  Business letter activity.

2. We went over POSTCARD NOTES (see attached) and discussed assignment.
Download postcards_notes.doc

3. We worked on POSTCARDS.  Postcards are a part of the TECHNICAL WRITING project and are due Thursday, May 10th.
FOR THE PROJECT, write 5-7 sentences for your message about the vacation.
Be sure to draw a colorful picture of your attraction/landmark.  The FRONT of your card must ALSO include the NAME of the attraction and the COUNTRY NAME.

You MUST also MAKE A STAMP for your postcard.

HOMEWORK
Finish postcards
Spelling test tomorrow, 5/10 (see 4/26 BLOG)

Fantasy GetAway PROJECT Sheet

The FANTASY Get Away Project is well underway, and most students are completing their assignments.
PLEASE remember that the project has (12) assignments that are EACH worth project grades. 
EACH assignment has a different due day.  PLEASE see the attached PROJECT OUTLINE for the deadlines. 
Download fantasy_getaway.doc

Next Assignments DUE

The itemized Party Budget Sheet is due Monday, May 7th. This sheet is for students to plan their Bon Voyage Party and budget their $1,000.  This is one of the TECHNICAL WRITING assignments due for the PROJECT

The Research Fantasy Get Away Destination sheet is also due on Monday, May 7th.  This is a worksheet that students MUST complete in order to plan their vacation.  The sheet has (2) destinations spaces for students to research and compare places and prices.

Monday, May 7th is our 7th GRADE VACATION DAY!
We will be taking the students outside during their Language Arts class.  They can bring balls, I-Pods, games, lunch, snacks, and things to do.  This will be our celebration for completing the first set of TECHNICAL WRIITNG assignments. 

On Tuesday, May 8th & Wednesday, May 9th, students will be working on their POSTCARDS in class.  The POSTCARDS are the next TECHNICAL WRITING assignment due.  The POSTCARDS must be from a landmark, tourist attractions, or somewhere that is in their destination vacation location. POSTCARDS are due May 10th!

Request Letter

Today we reviewed the format for REQUEST LETTERS.
We also worked on a group activity and wrote sample request letters.

HOMEWORK
Students have several things due for the project:
1.  Party budget - due Mon, 5/7 (see project sheet)
Download budget_sheet_for_fantasy_getaway.doc
2.  Research Destination sheet - due Mon, 5/7
Download fantasy_getaway_research.doc
3.  Request letter to a travel agent - due Fri, 5/4

Request Letter Lesson

Today students copied down notes on REQUEST letters.  We talked about FORMAT and the content for a request letter. 
Please see the attached notes:
Download request_letter_notes.doc

Here is some sites for business letters:
http://www.cs.appstate.edu/~egp/1410_archive/Word97/bl_eg_pics.html

http://www.todaysteacher.com/TheGreatDepressionWebQuest/BusinessLetterFormat.htm

HOMEWORK
Request letter to a travel agent/agency due Friday, May 4th.  Please look at PROJECT sheet for details.
Download fantasy_getaway.doc