Week 5/24-5/28

Hello! Here is this week's schedule:
5/24 and 5/25: Block schedules for end of quarter finals
5/26-5/28: Fluency Theater;in-class work and discussions
Have a great week!
Mrs. Anderson

Week 5/17-5/21

Hello! This week we wil be reading 3 informational short stories to practice using the reading strategies we have been learning all year. All work can be completed during class time unless time is not used wisely then the work will become homework. We will also have a review for the quarter final that will be on 5/24 and 5/25. Have a great week!!

Mrs. Anderson

Week 5/10-5/14

Hello, This week we will be continuing to read The Devil's Arithmetic. We will complete and discuss the study guide questions as we go along. If you are absent, please come see Mrs. A for the make up work. Have a great week!!

Mrs. Anderson

Weeks 5/3-5/7 and 5/10-5/14

Hello! This week we will be starting our final class novel for the year. We will be reading, Devil's Arithmetic. This is a fictional novel about a young girls understanding and perspective on the Holocaust. We are reading it as a companion to what is being taught in 8th grade English. Each day we will complete discussion questions from a study guide and participate in class discussions and lessons surrounding the themes in the book. As we read, we will use the reading strategies that we have been learning through out the year. This is a very good book and I hope everyone enjoys the experience of reading it. Have a great couple of weeks!
Mrs. Anderson

week 4/26-4/30

Hello. This week we will be continuing with our short stories as we review the elements of a story and reading strategies to prepare for the end of unit test. Here is this week's schedule:

Mon. 4/26: "Wildside" short stories discussion/review
Tues. 4/27: Wildside" short stories discussion/review
Wed. 4/28: Review Game for end of unit test
Thur. 4/29: End of unit test
Fri. 4/30: Review Test Reading Day

Have a great week!
Mrs. A

Week 4/19-4/23

Hello! This week we will be reading and discussing two short stories from our reading text. We will also be reviewing the reading strategies and story elements as we read and discuss. here is this weeks schedule:

Mon. 4/19: Fluency Practice; Read "Cinderedna"
Tues. 4/20: Do and discuss Cinderenda Packet
Wed. 4/21: Read and discuss "No Guitar Blues"
Thur. 4/22: Do and discuss No Guitar Blues Packet
Fri. 4/23: Reading Day; Student/Teacher grade conferences

Have a great week!!!

Week 4/12-4/16

Hello. This week we will be reviewing the Reading strategies and story elements as we read a classic by Edgar Allen Poe, "The Tell-Tale Heart." Here is This week's schedule:

Mon. 4/12: Review Reading Strategies; Class discussion; foldable book for strategies
Tues. 4/13: Read and Discuss "The Tell-Tale Heart";Discuss Connections, Visualizing, and Predicting while reading; Tell-Tale packet
Wed. 4/14: Read and Discuss "The Tell-Tale Heart";Discuss Questioning, Clarifying, and Evaluating; Tell-Tale packet
Thur. 4/15: View "The Tell-Tale Heart" short film; Compare and Contrast film/story;
Fri. 4/16: Tell-Tale Quiz; Reading day; Teacher-Student Grade review.

Have a great Week!! Mrs. A

Week 4/5-4/9

Hello. This week we will continue to learn and review the elements of stories as we finish up our Fa Mulan unit. Her is this weeks schedule:

Mon. 4/5: No school
Tues. 4/6: Review and discuss sequential/chronological order; apply knowledge to Fa Mulan story
Wed. 4/7: Watch and compare clips from Disney's FA Mulan to compare/contrast sequence order of written story
Thur. 4/8: Watch and compare clips from Disney's FA Mulan to compare/contrast sequence order of written story
Fri. 4/9: Review theme, main idea, conflict in Fa Mulan; reading day.

Have a great week! Mrs. A