Ms. Abouzour

Please note that I now have office hours. During office hours you can email with any questions you have and expect an emediate response.

I hope you had a great week off. I’m so excited to start The Outsiders with you.

I’m not going to lie to you, my ONLY goal for us for the rest of the year is for you to READ and ENJOY this book. That’s it. That’s all. Nothing more.

We’ll be working on one lesson with the book each week, but mostly I want you to love this book. This week we’re going to talk about setting. Check google classroom to get started. You should already be enrolled in my class, If you are not, here is the code to join: 57pjucx

Check the OL Smith blog for the 8th grade calendar each week. It puts everything you need for the week in one place. It’s a great resource.

Please check your Google Classroom for daily assignments and announcements during this break.

We are still in the process of figuring out how to navigate the school closing. Check this blog and Google Classroom to check work that needs to be completed over this extended break. I will update in the near future.

Please see the following attachments.  Make sure you are working over the summer to keep your skills sharp!  We want you to come back to school next year ready to learn.

Go to the library:

blog.6_8_summerlists

Student account:

blog.Copy of STUDENT ACCOUNT DIRECTIONS

Parents:

blog.Smith Parent Letter Summer Learning_ 2018

This week we will begin reading A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck.  Ask your student about Grandma Dowdel. We met this crazy grandma this week!

The PDF is published on my Google Classroom site.  Your student should be able to get through the work in class, but if they don’t they may need to bring home their packet for homework. The books don’t leave the classroom, so this link will be helpful.

Compare and Contrast is a text structure or pattern of organization where the similarities and differences of two or more things are explored. Comparing and contrasting is necessary for interaction with the environment. Finding differences and/or similarities helps students organize both new and known information.

Sequencing refers to the identification of the components of a story, such as the beginning, middle, and end, and also to the ability to retell the events within a given text in the order in which they occurred. The ability to sequence events in a text is a key comprehension strategy, especially for narrative texts.

Observations occur when we can see something happening. In contrast, inferences are what we figure out based on an experience. Helping students understand when information is implied, or not directly stated, will improve their skill in drawing conclusions and making inferences.