Today was the due date for the first part of the summer learning, the summary sheets. As of the end of day, I have received only 85/149 that should have been turned in.
Any student who was in school today, but did not turn in anything will receive a 10% deduction per day that it is late.
Any student who was absent today needs to have their work ready to turn in when they return next week.
Please email me with any questions.
Any student who came to class today without their composition book has homework tonight. They should have written directions from class today, and 6 items to paste into their book.
This needs to be completed before they come to school tomorrow.
Please email me with any questions.
All students should be finishing up any remaining summer reading and completing the required paperwork. All 3 SSR+ Forms are due on (or before) Friday, September 6th, 2019.
I have attached the form for those who need a copy.
Please email me with any questions.
For those of you who are ready to do some back to school shopping, here is the list of suggested materials for 8th grade Language Arts.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Suggested Materials:
One 1 1/2-2 inch binder
with 6+ tab dividers
OR
One accordion portfolio with
with 6+ sections
Highlighters (multi-color pack)
Sticky Notes (3×3)
Loose leaf or spiral paper
Writing utensils (pencils, blue/black pens)
Book cover (x large)
Composition book for SSR (must be “sewn”, not a spiral notebook)
This is just a friendly reminder that tomorrow is the last day I will accept any late work for this card-marking/school year.
This deadline is firm and does not extend for those who happen to be absent tomorrow. If student is not in school at all tomorrow, any work they want credit for must be delivered to my mailbox by 3 pm. If you (or your student) have not turned in work that was previously due, this is your last chance to turn it in. Please remember that no work will be accepted that was assigned before 5/24 and that students have had a calendar to remind them of these due dates for weeks (see post from 5/2)
As of today, there are OVER 20 students who never turned in their literary letter (see previous post) and this will have a huge impact on their overall grade, if they don’t get it in.
In addition, the flip book/foldable that was due on Friday is a critical piece, worth 55 summative points, and there are some who did not turn that in either.
Email me with any questions that you have and enjoy your last day of the break.
This post is just a friendly reminder that ALL students, whether they were in school, or not, last week, are required to have their Literary Letter, Exit Tickets and Book Timeline entries to turn in tomorrow. This work was assigned at the beginning of the card-marking and the due date posted in several locations, including a calendar given to all students at the end of April This calendar is available in an earlier post, as well.
I have included the specific directions for the final letter. Please email me ASAP with any further questions.
Final Literary Letter-Reflection on the Year
For the final card-marking Literary Letter you will still write in letter format (with Dear Mrs. Corriveau, write specific paragraphs and sign your name), but the focus will be more reflective on your year of reading.
Please use the following outline:
Dear Mrs. Corriveau,
Paragraph #1-Describe yourself as a reader. How often do you read and where/when do you like to read? Tell me here how many books you have completed this year and which one was your favorite?
Paragraph #2-Describe what you do when you hit a “roadblock” in your reading. Either a boring book, or very challenging vocabulary.
Paragraph #3- Tell me what you think has been your greatest accomplishment this year as far as reading? What have you done to help make this accomplishment possible?
Paragraph #4-Reflect on how you have changed from the beginning of the year to the end of the year as a reader. This could include how you read, how much you read, how you handled “roadblocks”….etc. If you feel no changes have taken place, please tell me what it is you do that makes you successful as a reader and what your plan is to keep that up once you head to high school.
Sincerely,
SIGN your name here (must be cursive) 
Please remember your final literary letter follows a different format (above) and it will be due when you walk through the door, May 28th, 2019
Tomorrow all students will take a final “Parts of Speech” Quiz. They originally took this assessment in the fall. All student should be prepared, but can continue to get ready by using IXL, or by printing and completing the attached worksheet. The IXL is highly recommended, and the worksheet is totally optional.
Please email me with any questions.
Please find attached a copy of the calendar we will follow for the rest of the school year. Students all received a copy of this last week and it should be in the front of their binders.
As was stated in a prior post, ALL STUDENTS must keep up with their work, whether they are in school, or not.
Please email me with any questions.
ALL STUDENTS, in school, or not today, are required to have completed reading chapters 1 and 2 before they come to school tomorrow. Most students/classes will have 15-20 minutes of reading for their homework, as we did not finish everything in class today.
See previous post for ways to read and/or listen to the text from home, if you do not have a copy of the book.
Email asap with any questions.
Below is a link for listening to the Outsiders, by chapter. It also has the words on the pages for you to follow along.
https://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks/Outsiders/contenu.html