Category: Class News

This week we will be continuing to work on  the skills of analyzing and evaulating by creating theories and claims with evidence and reasoning (CER).   Mon...

  This week we will actual work on “The Elevator, since last week we sidetracked to introduce Dearborn’s Big Read The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri...

This week we will begin our Unit on “What makes a story effective?” During this unit you will be analyzing text to determine if they are effective. ...

This week we be taking the NWEA reading and language to see where we are currently at. The results will help you in setting goals for this year as well as chose...

Here is the  Open House power point (with corrections- this is why I tell the kids you always need someone to proofread, because your head doesn’t see the...

This week students will be presenting their book talks and turning in their work from summer learning ( reading and Moby-Max). Grades for these summative assign...

Welcome to 8th grade! Here are the highlights for class this week! Tuesday:  Who am I? and Cartoon analysis “End of Summer” Wednesday: Summer Learni...

For 8th graders going to 9th grade: Incoming Freshmen Summer Reading Letter    For 7th graders going to 8th grade: Summer Learning      AND    SummerLearni...

Hard to believe that your final weeks are already here. While there is much excitement , it is important to remember that there is much to be done. Now is not t...

This week we will find out how the author concludes The Outsiders. If you are absent the plan is to read Chapter 9 on Tuesday( What part of the plot is this cha...