In language arts, students will be taking a mastery test on the eight parts of speech. We'll build on our understanding of the eight parts of speech to review sentence structure and simple versus compound sentences. Our Springboard books have arrived as well, so we'll be "springing" into that work as well. Here's a link to a website with information about the Springboard curriculum.
In history, we'll be continuing to study the 13 original colonies, finishing the colonial brochure before comparing and contrasting life in the various colonies. Students will review the names and locations of the 13 original colonies, and during the week of October 5th, we'll have a map quiz. Here's a link to a website that allows students to practice the locations of the 13 colonies. We'll discuss the Trial of Anne Hutchinson, and students will have an opportunity to participate in our first mock trial.
Also, a reminder: school won't be in session on Thursday, October 1st and Friday, October 2nd because of teacher inservice.
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Upcoming Assignments and Events: September 14th - September 25th
We have some exciting events coming up in eighth grade. The whole eighth grade will be going to see William Shakespeare's Othello at Perseverance Theatre, with half of the students attending the show on September 17th and the other half on September 24th. Folks from the the theater are also coming to language arts classes to prepare students for the play. A big thanks to everyone at Perseverance Theatre for making this happen!
In addition to getting ready for Othello, we're continuing to study the parts of speech over the next couple of weeks in language arts. The following are links to some of the assignments:
Prepositions: Notes and Practice
Prepositions Writing Prompts
Conjunctions and Interjections: Notes and Practice
Sentence Diagrams: Adjectives and Adverbs
In history, we'll begin reading a chapter from Adventure Tales of America about exploration. Here's a link to the assignment. We'll move into some work in the textbook about the 13 original colonies, and students will work to create "Colonial Brochures" for a "Tour of the 13 Colonies" activity.
A few more upcoming dates:
Students will be MAP testing on September 18, 21, and 22.
Mid-Quarter is on Friday, September 18th. Students should be about 50% of the way to their reading point goals by this point, and they should have read at least one non-fiction book.
In addition to getting ready for Othello, we're continuing to study the parts of speech over the next couple of weeks in language arts. The following are links to some of the assignments:
Prepositions: Notes and Practice
Prepositions Writing Prompts
Conjunctions and Interjections: Notes and Practice
Sentence Diagrams: Adjectives and Adverbs
In history, we'll begin reading a chapter from Adventure Tales of America about exploration. Here's a link to the assignment. We'll move into some work in the textbook about the 13 original colonies, and students will work to create "Colonial Brochures" for a "Tour of the 13 Colonies" activity.
A few more upcoming dates:
Students will be MAP testing on September 18, 21, and 22.
Mid-Quarter is on Friday, September 18th. Students should be about 50% of the way to their reading point goals by this point, and they should have read at least one non-fiction book.
Saturday, September 5, 2015
This Week...
I hope everyone enjoyed a great long weekend. Here's a look at what's happening in classes this week…
Language Arts- We'll focus on adjectives and adverbs this week. We'll work on defining and identifying adjectives and adverbs, and we'll discuss how they impact our writing. The following are links to some of our assignments and materials: Adverbs (Notes and Practice), Adjectives Review, and Nouns through Adverbs Review.
Advanced Language Arts- On Tuesday, we'll review adjectives and adverbs (here's a link to the review), and on Wednesday we'll have a quiz on nouns through adverbs. We'll move into prepositions at the end of the week.
History- Last week, students finished researching their Early American groups. This week, we'll write a Works Cited page, organize a speech, practice presenting in small groups, and present in class. Here's a link to the packet students are using for the project.
Language Arts- We'll focus on adjectives and adverbs this week. We'll work on defining and identifying adjectives and adverbs, and we'll discuss how they impact our writing. The following are links to some of our assignments and materials: Adverbs (Notes and Practice), Adjectives Review, and Nouns through Adverbs Review.
Advanced Language Arts- On Tuesday, we'll review adjectives and adverbs (here's a link to the review), and on Wednesday we'll have a quiz on nouns through adverbs. We'll move into prepositions at the end of the week.
History- Last week, students finished researching their Early American groups. This week, we'll write a Works Cited page, organize a speech, practice presenting in small groups, and present in class. Here's a link to the packet students are using for the project.
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