Explorer Homework- 3/18

Dear Parents,
I want to inform you on tonight's homework so that there's no confusion and so it can be as productive a time as possible.

What we talked about and wrote in planners:
 Due: Work on Explorer Speech
    - Write speech through "Goals & Ambitions" (or beyond if you're up for it)
    - Go over speech with a parent. Get feedback on how to improve your speech

My clarification to you as parents:  
Students need to have the intro, childhood and goals & ambitions portions of their speeches written out on notebook paper. This does not mean they have to have note cards, we will do those later, they only need to have the speech written on notebook paper. Second, please read over the speech with your child. As you're reading over the speech with your child give them feedback-- does it make sense or are there some confusing parts? Is it detailed with specific names of people and places, as well as dates? Is it a list of facts or does it have description and personality- does it tell a story? Obviously don't write it for them, but do help them brainstorm ideas if they're struggling. Also, ask questions about things you're still wondering about the explorer's life, which they can research and add. Speeches need to be a minimum of three minutes.

Additional Note:
I have received a few emails regarding upcoming absences. If you are leaving early for spring break and have not notified me, please shoot me an email. This also means that it is your child's responsibility to complete all portions of the speech over spring break and have it completed when they return Monday, March 30th. We will start the note card writing process Monday and they will need to be ready for that step upon their return.