Writing Assignment Ideas: http://ht.psdr3.org/6east/gaal/projects.html

What is your Opinion about MONEY?
A). Make a list of your financial needs and wants
a. My needs/wants for the week (short term goal)
b. My needs/wants for the year (mid range goal)
c.My needs/wants for a 5 year period (long term goal)

B)What is your Opinion about:
Saving:
Borrowing:
Investing:



Bread Lines and Debts (January 21)
Looking for Work: Main idea:
Paragraph 1: People lost money in the stock market and now could not afford new items like appliances. Without customers, stores went out of business.

Paragraph 2: Workers had no financial protection (savings) for when they lost their job. No new jobs were available: "no help wanted".


Paragraph 3: Employment agencies attract hundreds of workers looking for jobs.



Word Corrections (January 12)
These words were used but they are not correctly spelled. Write out the correct spelling: dollers, minete, countrey, there book,
Im, indestry, buisness, would of been,
usualy, tought, bussinuss, iorn, recived

Click on student work for spelling answers



Assignment : 3 - 4 Paragraph Write on the Immigrant Experience in America
TOPIC: Work School Play (circle the topic you read in packet)

Evaluation form of writing (Each task is worth 3 points. 30 total points possible)

Instructions followed:
3-4 Paragraph length
Linking or Transitions words used (3 identified)
Topic clear to the reader
Nouns used and clarify topic
Paragraph form followed
Topic sentence2 -3 Support details that support the topic
Information presented covers the topic
Presentation
Sentence form used (clear topic/ verb/ object)
Spelling is correct
Writing is clear and neat to the reader

Writing demonstrates skill at level of:

Developing: learning the writing process and working on skills described in this evaluation form
Growing: Writing skills applied with some errors but they are not serious distractions, vocabulary illustrates content and sentence form in writing is on target. Writing shows thought
Advanced: Writing skills applied with few or no errors.
Vocabulary illustrates topic and is varied to create reading interest. Content is clear and with a focus.
Sentence form varies and flows in writing. Writing shows thought and may include personal reflection.






Current Projects and Assignments



You Pick Two

5 pts

Visit Aiisf.org and answer: What group of immigrants was Angel Island so important to and why?
5pts

Visit ellisisland.org and research your own family name for records. Create a paragraph telling about what you found. Be sure to get input from your parents!



10 pts

Develop a graph showing immigration statistics to the USA at the turn of the last century. See Ms. Gaal for raw data.
10 pts

Visit this website and develop a paragraph telling why so many Jews came to America from 1850 to 1920.




The "You Pick Two" assignment is worth 15 points! Remember to choose one 5 point item and one 10 point item to


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Paragraph Writing from the information on your WEB Graphic Organizer


A. Topic Sentence: (The Main Idea - What are you going to tell the reader about this paragraph?)
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B. Supporting Idea: Write a sentence to explain your main idea.
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Supporting Idea: Write another sentence to give more detail to explain your main idea.__________________________________________________________________
Supporting Idea: Write one more sentence to give more details to explain your main idea. _______________________________________________________
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C. Conclusion: Write a sentence to summarize what you have written in the sentences above. __________________________________________________
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NOTE: Nouns to clearly communicate your topic and transition words used. Correct sentence form, punctuation, spelling and