Alternative:

1. When traveling by car, Christa managed to visit her friends in China, Egypt, Holland, Sudan, and Scotland. How did she do it?
2. There are three houses built exactly the same. One is filled with cotton, the other with wood, and the third with iron. One day an arsonist sets them all on fire. The sound of sirens was growing louder at the scene. People were screaming. Which house did the ambulance try to put the fire out at first?
3. Susan needed to go to the store to buy some ingredients to cook with. She started writing them down:

Butter, Milk, Eggs, Duct Tape, Cashews, Toilet Paper, Oranges, Vinegar,  Lemon Juice...
What was Susan making?
4. In a certain town, there are over 100 streets. Street 1 is named First Street, street 2 is named Second Street, and so on and so forth.  A traveller decides to walk through all these streets in the country. He could find all the streets except Street 62. No matter how hard he tried, he could not find it.  He later found that the locals had given the street another name.  What is the name?
5. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
6. Jake and his friend Paco had very famous challenge sessions at their school. One would suggest something they could do, and the other would prove it wrong somehow.  One day, Jake surprised Paco by stating: "I can answer any question in the world."  Sure that he would win the challenge, Paco accepted the task of proving it wrong. He wrote up a test full of impossible questions. After a while, Jake returned the test. Paco unbelievably lost the challenge and told Jake he could indeed answer any question. How did Jake win?

Message to 6th Grade. Singles or Pairs.
Due by BOP Friday, so we can grade them Friday and send them Monday.
It's not homework if you finish it in class.
Examples. More examples. Requirements:

Form: Poem(s)  "Once Upon A Time…" (story)  "Dear…" (letter)  Comic Strip  Quiz  Annotated map Newspaper article PowerPoint Webpage Video Other?

Content: Expectation vs. Reality (3)  Things good about  Laguna (3)  Advice (3)  Approximately 300 words (or equivalent).  Try to be upbeat and funny. Include at least one euphemism.

Evaluation: ? All  Content Items (20)  _______ Subtract 3 for each that is missing: (3) Expectations vs Reality  (3) Good Things about Laguna  (3) Pieces of Advice ? Proofread and Fixed  (20)  _______ Subtract 2 points for every mechanical error after one. Award 20 for 0-1 mistake, 18 for 2 mistakes, 16 for 3 mistakes, etc. Please mark any errors you see. ? Effort  (10) ______ The effort is obvious = 10, Got it done OK = 7, "At least you did something..." = 4 ? Presentation (10) _____ WOW = 11, Looks great = 10, OK = 7, sloppy = 3 or less ? Creativity/Clarity  (10)  ______ Wow = 11, cool = 9, good = 8, boring/I don't get it = 6 or less Total Score (  /70):         (A = 63+  B = 56+)