Monday, March 9, 2015

March 9 - 13, 2015

FRIDAY IS A HALF-DAY  - Jonah McWaters Tournament

English 7 - Our nine weeks test will be on Wednesday.  It will cover the unit on grammar usage and troublesome words.  We will also be working on persuasive writing this week.

English 8 - We will be reviewing for SAT testing this week.  Tests will be Monday thru Thursday next week.

English 9 - We will finish studying the excerpt from Night this week.  Our nine weeks test will be on Thursday for 5th period and Friday for 4th period.

Monday, March 2, 2015

March 2-6, 2015

No Wordly Wise this week.

English 7 - We will work on troublesome words and correct usage this week.  The test will be on Friday.

English 8 - We will review "Lamb to the Slaughter".  The test on this will be on Wednesday.  We will then do a brief review of capitalization rules.  Next week we will be reviewing SATs which will be taken the week before spring break.

English 9 - We will begin our unit on the Holocaust - we will watch two documentaries and read Elie Wiesel's Night.

Monday, February 23, 2015

February 23, 2015

WORDLY WISE LESSON 15 THIS WEEK.  QUIZ ON THURSDAY.

English 7 - This week we will work on poetry.  We will write haiku and odes.

English 8 - We will read Roald Dahl's "Lamb to the Slaughter" this week.  The test is on Friday.  Also, do not forget that Book in the Box projects are due Wednesday.  Please remember to complete your notecards with this project!

English 9 - PowerPoint presentations this week.  We will also begin reading Elie Wiesel's Night.  Please remember to return permission slips for Holocaust videos.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

February 16, 2015

No Wordly Wise this week.

English 7 - We will finish our unit on sentence variety/clauses.  The test on this is on Friday.

English 8 - We will read "The Landlady"  this week.  Test is on Friday.

Congratulations to our five Mayor for a Day winners:  Ansley Adams, Miranda Black, Molly McQueen, Nicholas O'Brien, and Hannah Helms!!

Monday, February 9, 2015

February 9, 2015

Wordly Wise lesson 14 this week. Quiz on Thursday.

English 7 - We will work on sentences and clauses this week.  We will also work with varying sentence structure and developing stories with suspense.

English 8 - We will read "The Most Dangerous Game".  The test on this will be Friday.

English 9 - PowerPoint projects in class this week.

Monday, February 2, 2015

February 2, 2015

No Wordly Wise this week.

English 7 - We will work on verbals this week.  The test will be on Friday.

English 8 - We will review language usage rules this week.  Test on this on Friday.  We will also read the short story, "The Lottery".  The test for this will be on Thursday.

English 9 - We will review language usage rules this week.  We will also continue our study of musicals.  There will be a test on this next week.  Also, all novels must be finished by Monday, February 9.  We will be creating PowerPoint presentations in class next week.

Monday, January 26, 2015

January 26, 2015

Wordly Wise Lesson 13 this week.  Quiz on Thursday.

English 7 - We will conclude our lesson on adjectives and adverbs this week.  This test is on Friday.  Final drafts of all Mayor for a Day papers are due on Thursday.

English 8 - We will conclude our lesson on punctuation this week.  The test is on Friday.

English 9 - We will continue watching Sweeney Todd this week and will begin Into the Woods.  We will also review usage rules.