Reading/Writing Homework
All students are required to read and write for homework. They have a myriad of choices about when and how much to do and exactly what to do. For example they can read all of their pages and write during the week and have the weekend off or visa versa.
They have a selection of prompts to respond to
Each student will be setting their own goals; however, the following are the "bottomline" guidelines.
Quarters 1-3 Read 100 pages a week Quarter Four - 125
Write one piece of writing with revisions three times a semester. (Most quarters this writing is completed at school.)
Vocabulary and Language Memorization may also part of their nightly homework.
Once in a while students will have a specific assignment to complete at home: research, read a specific article or story, complete group work assignment.
Sprague’s 5000 pages Reading Rules
Any student who reads 5000 pages or more is invited to my home for an end of the year pool party + the best brownies in the world!
All books other than classroom or school library books must be approved prior to reading
Must read at least 750 pages each quarter
All pages read in class count toward the total (I keep track of these)
Only one Harry Potter novel
Only one“movie” novel
No more than two - three vampire novels, etc.
Must read at least four different genres
Only one diary of a Wimpy Kid Novel (only #4 and up! – worth 100 pages)
Additional Civil War Novels are worth double pages before December 20th
Classics are always worth double pages
Must complete weekly quick writes to earn pages
No more than six novels by the same author
Must read Hunger Games(7) by January 10th
Must pass ALL classes.
They have a selection of prompts to respond to
Each student will be setting their own goals; however, the following are the "bottomline" guidelines.
Quarters 1-3 Read 100 pages a week Quarter Four - 125
Write one piece of writing with revisions three times a semester. (Most quarters this writing is completed at school.)
Vocabulary and Language Memorization may also part of their nightly homework.
Once in a while students will have a specific assignment to complete at home: research, read a specific article or story, complete group work assignment.
Sprague’s 5000 pages Reading Rules
Any student who reads 5000 pages or more is invited to my home for an end of the year pool party + the best brownies in the world!
All books other than classroom or school library books must be approved prior to reading
Must read at least 750 pages each quarter
All pages read in class count toward the total (I keep track of these)
Only one Harry Potter novel
Only one“movie” novel
No more than two - three vampire novels, etc.
Must read at least four different genres
Only one diary of a Wimpy Kid Novel (only #4 and up! – worth 100 pages)
Additional Civil War Novels are worth double pages before December 20th
Classics are always worth double pages
Must complete weekly quick writes to earn pages
No more than six novels by the same author
Must read Hunger Games(7) by January 10th
Must pass ALL classes.
