This week all classes 7th-9th will start vocabulary. We will be using the Wordly Wise curriculum. The quizzes will be each Thursday and are multiple choice. There are no definition questions. Students must know the meanings of the words and be able to apply that meaning. Students will be asked to identify synonyms, antonyms, and appropriate situational use. In addition, I will call out five words at random for the students to spell correctly. Mondays students will complete exercises A-D and Tuesdays students will complete exercise E. Exercise E must be done in complete sentences in order to count for credit.
English 7 - We will complete our unit on prepositions this week. The test will be on Wednesday. We will also begin working on writing a business letter. Students are to bring in a company address for a food product that they enjoy. NO GATORADE, please!
English 8 - Students will review the prepositions unit. The test is on Tuesday. We will then begin reading the novel, The Giver. There will be vocabulary and chapter quizzes frequently with this novel. I am asking that no student see the movie. It would ruin the study of the novel. We will see the movie after we read the novel.
English 9 - We will watch the movie, The Outsiders, this week. We will be comparing the movie to the novel, and students will write a comparison essay. We will then begin a study of the author, Saki.
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