Wednesday
8th Grade
JOURNAL: Halloween Costumes – – These were the Top 8 Halloween costumes last year. Which one is the best and which one is the worst? Explain (Think of this as a mini argumentative essay).
· Fortnite · Witch
· Spider-Man · Harley Quinn
· Unicorn · Superhero
· Dinosaur · Pirate
1.Foldable – Claim Statements
2.Foldable – Argumentative Essay
3.CARS – Source Reliability
4.In-text Citations
5.Works Cited List and Example
6.District Rubric
- The next few days are going to be filled with lots of notes. This is in preparation for our argumentative essay assignment.
HOMEWORK: IXLs were due today.
6th Grade
JOURNAL: Story Dice – – dice, skyscraper, key hole, bridge over water, tree, shooting star, light bulb, cane, foot print
1.Personal children’s book challenge: In a VERY surprising move, the executives of the Fryzel Publishing Company have decided that all of you should create a children’s book! They would like EACH of you to create a book that is no longer than 21 pages, has illustrations, uses dialogue and quotation marks, and is created using Google Slides. Good luck! As president of the company, I am pleased with your work, but I don’t get my HUGE bonus until one of gets published! So, write, write, write!
2.Goal: Plot diagram and critical critique
3.Secret Goal: start slides – exposition
HOMEWORK: Book projects are due in 1 day – In other words… TOMORROW 🙂
IXL 6.LL.4 (90%) and 5.SS.4 (90%) – Due Friday.