September 24, 2012

English 7 - This week we will work on persuasive writing.   We will also try to begin our unit on nouns later in the week.  We will work on lesson 7 in vocabulary.

English 8 - We will continue to work on our Red Ribbon writing.  We will also begin working on nouns this week.  We will cover lesson 7 in vocabulary.

Reading - We will finish The Pigman this week and take our final test on Wednesday.  We will begin a writing assignment later this week dealing with this novel.

Journalism - We will begin our blog this week.

Don't forget to buy your Homecoming T-shirts  and FCS shirts.

I will be at a journalism field trip on Thursday.

September 17

English 7 - Vocabulary lesson 6 quiz on Thursday;  Grammar unit 8 test on Wednesday;  Persuasive writing

English 8 - Vocabulary lesson 6 quiz on Thursday; Grammar unit 8 test on Wednesday;  Red Ribbon Week contest writing

Reading -  Pigman projects this week;  writing assignment;  continue with novel

Journalism-  Interviews due Friday;  editing and final copies and articles this week

September 10

English 7 - Vocabulary Lesson 5 Quiz on Thursday.  We will begin lesson 8 on sentences in our grammar book this week. The test on this will be next week.

Engligh 8 - Vocabulary Lesson 5 Quiz on Thursday.  We will begin lesson 8 on sentences on our grammar book this week.  The test on this will be next week.

Reading 8 -   We will continue with The Pigman.  Remember hobby projects are due on Friday.

Journalism - Fourth grade interviews are due on Tuesday.  We will interview first grade on Friday.

Picture Day is Thursday.  Pep Rally on Friday.

September 4, 2012

English 7 - Vocabulary Quiz on Lesson 4 on FRIDAY this week.  We will be working on decriptive writing this week.  We will also begin our unit on types on sentences.

English 8 - Vocabulary Quiz on Lesson 4 on FRIDAY this week.  We will work on descriptive writing and types of sentences this week.

Reading - We will continue our novel study of The Pigman.  I will also hand out information on our project on hobbies this week.  Please look for this information.

Journalism - Movie/Novel review due on Friday.  We will be typing our articles in class this week.