1. Read for at least twenty minutes each night. At the end of the week complete the reflection sheet I provided you. You should use this sheet to tell me how your reading went, what you read, and how you feel you did in terms of working toward the three reading goals we have worked together to set for you. Be sure to provide support. Don't just say "I think I did good." Tell me what specifically you were able to do this week that makes you feel you did well.
2. Write a brief biography on someone from history that does not get recognized all that often. We know we will learn about George Washington, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Thomas Jefferson over the next year or two. I would like for you to use this as an opportunity to introduce someone to us that does not get mentioned enough. Your parents will most likely need to help you think about this. I provided a list to help you begin thinking of people in our last newsletter. I have sent home an example of this assignment to serve as a model. Some people have asked about doing this project on a family member. I think that is a great idea but I would like to hold off on family members right now because I want these assignments to help the rest of us think of someone we might want to conduct an Expert Project on. In a few weeks I'll provide an opportunity to highlight a family member. Of course, you could tell about a special family member and what they did any day of the week by adding them to our Social Justice/Positive Action journal!
3. Finish publishing your poetry book. This is due on Monday and needs to look very nice!
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