Today we had what is called a Socratic Seminar to discuss our thoughts on the “Do Kids Need Recess” article. Meaningful conversation was had in every class and we helped each other have a deeper understanding of the article. We used what we learned to write a constructed CER response about whether or not middle schoolers need recess. This is to prepare for our upcoming argumentative essays. We will read one more pro/con article and choose one of them for our argumentative essay topic.

Have a great evening!

Homework

• Moby Max Language Lessons (85% or higher for full points – may retake until you receive this score or higher!) – DUE JANUARY 9th
  • Interjections
  • Subjective, Objective, and Possessive Pronouns
  • Pronoun and Antecedents
  • Vague Pronoun
  • Adjectives
  • Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
  • Sequencing Adjectives
• 60 minutes reading chapter book (over the course of the week!) 
• One-Pager #3 & #4 – Due no later than January 26th

Students that want to retake the Vocabulary Test MUST:

• Not have missing MobyMax homework or Letters of Complaint (check Student connect, missing assignments are marked as “Missing”, blank scores ARE NOT missing)
• Attend TOMORROW’S (December 13th) NJHS tutoring session. It starts at 3:00pm in Mrs. Bailey’s room. There will be assignment they will work on with their tutor that they must bring with them to the retake session (This is non-negotiable! If you don’t attend this you cannot take the retake. Tutoring sessions help you STUDY and Ask Questions so  you can better understand!! Remember your retake score is your final score!)
• Get a parent signature on retake slip (available by retake sign up list)

Unit Two Vocabulary Test retake date:   Thursday December 14th – 7:15 am (Mrs. Bailey’s room), 3:00 pm (Mrs. Dailing’s room)