Monday, January 28, 2013

January 28

English 7 - Vocab 19 lesson this week  - quiz on Thursday.  We will work on adjectives  and adverbs this week.  There will be a quiz of common adverbs on Friday.

English 8 - Argumentative Essay.  Vocab lesson 19 - quiz on Thursday.  We will also work on adjectives and adverbs with a quiz on common adverbs on Thursday.

Reading - We will read through chapter 18.  Vocab quiz on chapters 12-14 Tuesday.  Study guide quiz on chpts. 12-14 on Wednesday.  Vocab quiz on chpts. 15-17 on Thursday.

PARENTS -- Please, please, please, we are in dire need of paper towels and EXPO board cleaner.  My board does not erase without the use of these items each and every time.  Your donation is greatly appreciated!

Monday, January 21, 2013

January 22-25

7th Grade English - We will finish our Mayor for a Day essays.  Final copies will be due to me Friday morning at 8:00.  I must have two copies. There must be a cover sheet with your name and Pike Liberal Arts PAPER CLIPPED to your paper.  Please DO NOT write your name anywhere on your paper.  The paper needs to be single-spaced, 12 point font and be only one page in length.

We will conclude our unit on pronouns.  The test will be next Monday (this is subject to change).  Our vocab unit is lesson 19.   The quiz is Friday.

English 8 - We will work on an argumentative essay this week as well as adjectives.  We will study vocab lesson 19 and have a quiz on Friday.  We will also travel to Troy University on Tuesday for a presentation on the Holocaust.

Reading - We will continue with Mockingbird.  We have a quiz on vocabulary on Tuesday and will have a study guide quiz on Wednesday or Thursday.

FIELD TRIP

Parents,

The eighth grade will be traveling to Troy University on Tuesday, January 22, from 9:00a.m. until 11:00a.m. to see a presentation about the Holocaust.  If you are able to drive, please let me know asap.

Monday, January 14, 2013

Jan.14-18

English 7 - Vocab Lesson 18 - quiz on Thursday.
             - We will also continue with our papers with the final typed copy due on Friday.
             - We will continue with pronouns and will have a test on this unit next week.

English 8 - Vocab Lesson 18 - quiz on Thursday.
            - We will finish with sentence structure this week and write a paragraph using this       information. We will also work on an argumentative essay.
            - We will finish our unit on pronouns.  The test on this will be Friday.

Reading - We will read through Chapter 11 in Mockingbird this week and work on character analysis.


PARENTS:  Our classroom is in need of paper towels, expo board cleaner, and Lysol.  Thanks so much!

Monday, January 7, 2013

January 7-11 2013

English 7 - This week we will be working on The Troy Mayor for a Day contest.  We will be working on this in class; however, students will  need to turn in a typed copy to me this Friday.
 We are working on vocabulary lesson 17 with a quiz on Thursday.  We will not have sentences or a paragraph with this lesson this week.  We will also continue to work on Unit 11 on pronouns.

English 8 - This we will work be working on several lessons on sentence structure and building compound-complex sentences as well as varying sentences types within a paragraph.
We are working on vocabulary lesson 17 with a quiz on Thursday.  We will not have sentences or a paragraph with this lesson this week.  We will also contine to work on Unit 11 on pronouns.

Reading - We will be reading To Kill a Mockingbird and should read through chapter 7.  We will complete the study guide and vocabulary for these chapters and have several quizzes.


REMINDER- Please send in your $5.00 to help cover the cost of the food for the PLAS Deer Hunt fundraiser by January 10.  Thanks for your support!