Week of May 5 - 9, 2008
All classes are reading the play, The Diary of Anne Frank. On Wednesday we took a quiz over Act 1.
Progress Reports were distributed last Wednesday. Please remember to turn in signed progress reports by Friday.
Week of May 5 - 9, 2008
We will continue reading the book, Surviving Hitler. Students are learning about one Holocaust survivor, Jack Mandelbaum. This book will be entirely read and discussed in class.
Progress reports went out last week, and there are a few students who have not brought in their signed progress reports. Please take care of that by the end of this week.
Notice:
4th Quarter first 4 1/2 week progress reports will be distributed on Wednesday, April 30th.
Please sign and return these progress reports to the appropriate teacher.
Thankyou
Week of April 28 - May 2, 2008
This week we will be completing the CRCT testing on Tuesday.
Our Reading class will begin a novel unit together. The title of the book is
Surviving Hitler.
We will do a short historical review and introduce vocabulary from the book before beginning the story. All reading will be done in class.
week of April 28 - May 2, 2008C
We will be finishing up our CRCT testing on Tuesday.
8th grade Language Arts is now involved with the reading of "The Diary of Anne Frank".
We have reviewed briefly about the Holocaust and the will be reading few Acts of the play.
Week of April 14 - 18, 2008
Welcom back! I hope everyone had a great week off and is well rested.
This week our classes will be viewing the movie, The Devil and Daniel Webster.
After already reading this short story a few weeks ago, we now have a Film Review Assignment. Students will be responsible for completing this form and turning in after the completion of the movie, which will probably be on Wednesday.
We will also be doing a CRCT test prep.
CRCTs will begin next week on Wed., April 23rd .
Week of April 14-18, 2008
Welcome back from Spring Break. I hope everyone had a wonderful time off from school and is well rested.
Reminder: CRCT testing will begin on Wed. April 23rd.
Our reading class will continue to review for this test with practice on theme, plot, figurative language, tone, mood, and author's purpose.
Week of March 31 - April 4, 2008
This week classes will be working on grammar again. Our focus is on Adjective and Adverb clauses.
Students must remember to bring their Writing and Grammar books and workbooks to class each day.
Also, this week, we are reading the short story, "The Devil and Daniel Webster".
On Thursday the 8th grade will be seeing a presentation connected with Anne Frank in the Theatre.
Reminder: CRCT tests are coming in April. The dates are April 23 - 30, 2008.
Week of March 31 - April 4, 2008
This week we are continuing our daily reading warm-ups. Students are reading a short one page story then identifying the main idea, topic, details, supporting information, and vocabulary.
We are also working on preparing for the CRCT with practice exercises. This week our focus is on theme, author's purpose, characterization, events, and plots.
The CRCT will be given April 23-30, 2008.
Week of March 31 - April 4, 2008
This week we are continuing our daily reading warm-ups. Students are reading a short one page story then identifying the main idea, topic, details, supporting information, and vocabulary.
We are also working on preparing for the CRCT with practice exercises. This week our focus is on theme, author's purpose, characterization, events, and plots.
The CRCT will be given April 23-30, 2008.
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