Final exams are Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (Half Days).

Language Arts 3:

Final Exam Information:  All tenth graders will take a SAT style reading test.  doc20160125114056 doc20160125114123

Spanish 1 Reviews:

Chapter 1.1 doc20160125114258 doc20160125114321

Chapter 1.2 doc20160125114437 doc20160125114457 doc20160125114516

Chapter 2.1 doc20160125114635 doc20160125114702 doc20160125114721

Chapter 2.2 doc20160125114840 doc20160125114900

Chapter3.1

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Spanish 3-4 Review 7.2:

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Language Arts 3:

We are currently reading articles about the social issue of genetic engineering and a teenager’s right to make a decision on medical treatment.  We will be debating the issue and writing an argumentative piece.  The final exam will be an SAT style reading test.  Next week I will be covering vocabulary and providing practice tests.

Spanish 3-4:

Study the vocabulary list 7.2.  See Friday 1/8 if you forgot the list at school. You can also practice on quizlet.  Search expresate 2 7.2.  Also, review your notes on the grammar:  the imperfect and past participles.  We will be reviewing next week.

Spanish 1:

We concluded Unit 3.1 and will begin reviewing for the final exam starting Tuesday.  Over the weekend, review the semester questions, as I will be interviewing students starting Thursday doc20160115143425.  Also, you can practice games and flashcards on the vocabulary on quizlet.  Simply search expresate 1 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, and 3.1.

Language Arts 3:

The students should be working at home on their independent reading book jackets.  It is # 16 on book log bingo sheet doc20160108145512 doc20160108145530

Next week we will be reading informational text on genetic engineering as a social issue.  We will debate the pros and cons.

Spanish 1:

The students should be completing their books of likes and dislikes this weekend, as it is due Monday. doc20160108150044

Spanish 3-4:

We began chapter 7.2 this week.  Review the vocabulary each night. doc20160108150647 doc20160108150711

Language Arts 3:

Currently, we are analyzing the funeral speeches from Julius Caesar.  On Wednesday, we visited the counselors in the media center for Career Cruising.  Ask your child what his or her results were.

Spanish 1:

We have been expressing likes and dislikes.  We are preparing for Tuesday’s test.  Here are a few resources:  doc20151211100919 doc20151211101017 doc20151211101034

Spanish 3-4:

We are creating menus with cuisine from all the Spanish-speaking countries. doc20151211101357

We are practicing our restaurant skits and will perform them Wednesday.doc20151211101418

Language Arts 3:

Today we finished talking to the text, paraphrasing, and analyzing persuasion from Cassius’ speech from Julius Caesar.  Tomorrow the students will be taking an online SRI test to assess their reading lexile scores.

Spanish 1:

I will conduct interviews tomorrow and Friday  with the students according to the directions that I distributed last week. doc20151118143958.

Spanish 3&4:

We started a new unit on ordering in a restaurant and new food vocabulary. doc20151118144501 doc20151118144524

Language Arts 3:

We are identifying examples of persuasion:  ethos, pathos, and logos.

We will identify those in the speeches from Julius Caesar.  doc20151112102223 doc20151112102240 doc20151112102302

Spanish 3-4:

Study for the quiz tomorrow:  doc20151112102346 doc20151112102405

Spanish 1:

Review the vocabulary:  doc20151112103020 doc20151112103039

and the notes on adjectives:  doc20151112104153

Language Arts:

Book Log #4 is due tomorrow. doc20151109115559

Also, finish the assignment on Life in Ancient Rome.

Spanish 1:

Review vocabulary 2.1. doc20151109115500doc20151109115520

Spanish 3-4:

Study the irregular preterite verbs as we will have a test on Thursday.

Language Arts:  

We turned in our argumentative papers today.  If you did not do so, turn it Monday.  We had a discussion about issues that arise in “Julius Caesar”.

Spanish 1:

Study time and the verb ser for the test Monday.  See my post from yesterday to access the notes on ser and time.

Spanish 3-4:

Study vocabulary 6.2 and ser vs habia.  See my post from yesterday for the list and grammar practice.

Language Arts 3:

The argumentative papers we have been working on are due tomorrow!  The rough draft and peer edit checklist must be stapled to the final paper.  We will begin to build background on Julius Caesar as we will begin reading the play next week.

Spanish 1:

Test on Monday on time and the verb ser.

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Spanish 3-4:

Test Monday on Vocabulary 6.2 and ser/habia.

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Language Arts 3:

We focused on our conclusion paragraphs for the argumentative paper.  Tomorrow we will peer edit before we write the final draft.

Spanish 1:

We are learning time in Spanish and the verb ser (Test on Monday).  Use quizlet to study the vocabulary:  Expresate 1 1.2

Spanish 3-4

Use quizlet to study the vocabulary:  expresate 2 6.2

Test Monday on vocabulary and the imperfect of ser and habia.