Please remember that tomorrow is a half of day – dismissal is at 10:30 AM. There is NO school Monday.

8th Grade

I did not see my 8th grade classes today due to NWEA testing. Classes will be normal again starting tomorrow.

6th Grade – 6th Hour ONLY

Due to testing, I did not see 3rd hour.

JOURNAL: Your Choice – –

1.Mini- mini-argument topics

•two groups get the same topic, but one group does it as persuasive and the other group does it as argumentative.

HOMEWORK:  No homework 🙂

8th Grade

Due to NWEA testing we did not have regular class today. Language NWEA is tomorrow.

HOMEWORK: Capstone book check in is next Wednesday, January 22nd. You must have three books read.

6th Grade – 6th hour ONLY

Due to NWEA testing I did not see 3rd hour today.

JOURNAL: Pizza – – Convince me that pizza is the best or worst food.

1.Finish discussing “Summer: 15 Days or 2.5 Months?” and “A Pet Story About My Cat…Gus”

2.Compare/contrast the 2 articles

HOMEWORK:  Language Arts NWEA test tomorrow.

8th Grade

We did not have class today due to NWEA testing. All missing and late work is due tomorrow by 2:15 PM.

Math NWEA is tomorrow.

6th Grade – 6th Hour ONLY

I did not see 3rd Hour today due to testing.

JOURNAL:  Story Dice – – monkey, palace, ladder, trap door, mushroom, bubbling pot, treasure chest, whip, and pouch.

1. Read the articles “Summer: 15 Days or 2.5 Months?” and “A Pet Story About My Cat…Gus”
2. As you read. highlight/underline the facts being used to make the argument.
3. Class discuss

HOMEWORK: Math NWEA tomorrow.

NWEA testing starts tomorrow with the reading test. It is important that you are here for testing. HOWEVER, the flu has started to hit STEM. Please stay home if this is the case.

8th Grade

JOURNAL:  Would You Rather – – donate your body to science or your organs to people who need them?  Explain.

1.Read, annotate, and discuss “The Charge of the Light Brigade” as a class.  Look for figurative language and meaning. (Poem is in Google Classroom).

2.“A Narrow Fellow in the Grass” by Emily Dickinson (with your team) – (Poem is in Google Classroom)

HOMEWORK:  IXLs E.5, E,6, and 9.G.2 (90% for all 3) – DUE TOMORROW.  Next book check in has been moved to January 22^nd due to NWEA testing.

6th Grade

JOURNAL:  First Semester – – Now that you have finished your first semester of middle school AND as STEM students, what has been the good and the bad?  Explain.

*NEW SEATS.

1.New book project directions – in Google Classroom with the rubric.

2.New essential question

3.New learning outcomes

HOMEWORK:  NWEA Reading test is TOMORROW.

Tuesday will be the Reading NWEA. Wednesday will be the Math NWEA. Thursday will be the Language NWEA.

8th Grade

We had a SkyDome Planetarium presentation today during class and so 1st and 2nd hour were a little different. That said…

JOURNAL: NO Journal  

1.IXLs E.5, E,6, and 9.G.2 (90% for all 3)

HOMEWORK:  IXLs E.5, E,6, and 9.G.2 (90% for all 3) – DUE TUESDAY

6th Grade

Journal: Your Choice – –

1.Write the conclusion

2.Peer critique the entire paper – especially body #2 and the conclusion

3.Revise and edit your paper

BEFORE YOU SUBMIT, TYPE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AT THE TOP OF THE ESSAY.

4.  Submit your final paper to Google Classroom

5.  IXL K.4 (95%)

HOMEWORK:  IXL K.4 (95%) – Due Monday. Final essay must be submitted to Google Classroom by 7:30 AM Monday 🙂

8th Grade

Journal: College Essay- – What is your favorite word and why?  Be sure to explain.   – University of Virginia

Today we started to read, annotate, and discuss “The Charge of the Light Brigade” as a class; looking for figurative language and meaning.

* Due to the SkyDome assembly tomorrow, I collected journals from 1^st and 2nd hours today.

HOMEWORK:  NWEA testing next Tuesday (reading), Wednesday (Math), and Thursday (Language).

6th Grade

JOURNAL: Philosophical Question – – When you go to a movie theater and the seats have armrests, which one is yours and which your neighbors?  Have a good explanation for your answer.

1.Peer critique for introductions and body 1

2.Revise/edit introductions and body 1

3.Write body 2 – you are on your own for this one.  We will not be outlining it as a class.  You can still use your notes and resources for help. 

HOMEWORK:  Have your introduction, body 1, and body 2 COMPLETE when you walk in to class tomorrow 🙂

NWEA testing next Tuesday (reading), Wednesday (Math), and Thursday (Language).

8th Grade

JOURNAL: Would You Rather – – be raised by birds or fish? 

As a table group, students came up with an example of assigned figurative language and then we shared and discussed as a full class. We then added the example to our interactive notes.

HOMEWORK:  NWEA testing next Tuesday (reading), Wednesday (Math), and Thursday (Language).

6th Grade

JOURNAL: NO Journal today. 

Today students startes a new Google Doc and save the document under the title “Bravery TDA”. They formatted the Google Doc to be double spaced, size 12 font, with font style – Times New Roman, Arial, or Tahoma

They than began writing their bravery TDA – introduction and body #1 (the could use their notes and notebook. Some students started a peer critique of their introductions and body 1.

HOMEWORK:  Students can work on their introductions and body 1 paragraphs at home if they choose, but NO PARENT OR SIBLING ASSISTANCE PLEASE! 🙂

8th Grade

JOURNAL: Story Dice – – flower, shooting star, credit card, dice, bee, house, flashlight, lock, lightening bolt.

1.Glue in TDA rubric to our interactive notebooks

2.New Unit 3 notes – Poetry

3.Figurative Language glue in and review – we will review all of these in class tomorrow.

HOMEWORK:  Book check in January 22^nd – have 3 books read with notes/annotations.

6th Grade

JOURNAL:  Story Dice – – flower, shooting star, credit card, dice, bee, house, flashlight, lock, lightening bolt.

1. Review TDA

2.Review stories and create an outline – we created a class outline of the introduction and body paragraph #1 for both stories. This will TREMENDOUSLY help students write their essays tomorrow.

3.Answer the following TDA question:  Of the two characters, Aaron and Mako, which one was the bravest?  Explain in a Text Dependent Analysis 1.“Aaron’s Gift” page 248 2.“The Ghost of the Lagoon” page 208

HOMEWORK: No homework 🙂

Welcome back to 2020! I can’t believe we are almost half way through the year! I hope that everyone had a restful break.

8th Grade

JOURNAL:  Story Starter – – All the polar bears of the North Pole were gathered around the TV.  It was December 31^st and they were just 5 seconds away from the new year!  5…4…3…2…1…SUDDENLY…

Review TDA essays – suspense (slide show of examples to discuss)

HOMEWORK:  Next book check in has been moved to January 22^nd due to NWEA testing 🙁 and 🙂

6th Grade

JOURNAL:  Story Starter – – All the polar bears of the North Pole were gathered around the TV.  It was December 31^st and they were just 5 seconds away from the new year!  5…4…3…2…1…SUDDENLY…

1.Finish presentations.

2.Review TDA

HOMEWORK:  No homework 🙂