1/24 Pajama Day - Pay $1 to wear pajama bottoms.
1/16 Reality U for 8th graders at the high school. Reading: This week, we will continue working on the Language! Live Program. We will go to the computer lab on Friday. This week, we will be wrapping up "The Outsiders" with a close read and Quick Write. We will begin previewing our next story "Anne Frank" toward the end of the week. Students were given a 25 word spelling list today to work on their spelling. We will be working on some spelling strategies this week. Homework: Monday: Weather is a Current Event Tuesday: Travel of the Future Wednesday: The State of Hawaii Thursday: Virtual Learning 7th grade language arts: This week, we are finishing up our advertisements. Students will do a Museum Walk to examine other groups to judge if they met the requirements of the project (Does it address the intended audience? Is it appealing? Does it provoke an emotion? and Would you buy it? Explain why or why not. We will then have an introduction to argumentative writing. Students will be working on reading, stating a claim, backing up their claim and writing a conclusion. Homework: Run-on and fragment sentences. 8th grade language arts: This week, we will be reading several types of writing which include Mother to Son to practice annotating, Your Life's Blueprints, practice annotating, and Caring for your Brain. We will be reading to identify figurative language, persuasion and to practice annotating. Homework: Fragments and Run-Ons.
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