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Friday, April 13

April 13, 2018

8th gr ch. 3 "The Outsiders"   7th gr ch. 6-8 "Freak the Mighty" read more 0 Comments

Wednesday April, 11

April 11, 2018

7th gr Finish ch. 5 "FTM" 8th gr Read ch. 2 "Outsiders" read more 0 Comments

Monday April, 9

April 9, 2018

7th  read ch. 4-5 "Freak the Mighty"   8th gr finish prereading activity for "The Outsiders" read more 0 Comments

Thursday April 4

April 5, 2018

7th gr Begin the novel "Freak the Mighty"   8th gr Begin the novel "The Outsiders"   NO ASSIGNMENTS FOR EITHER GRADE read more 0 Comments

Wednesday March 28

March 28, 2018

7th gr Finish "Life Skills" assignment found in canvas 8th gr Begin "Technical2" found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, Mar 27

March 27, 2018

8th gr Finish "Tragedy in the Jungle" 7th gr Work on "Life Skills"    both assignments are found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Monday Mar. 26

March 26, 2018

Spelling Unit 29 Library visit St. Assess. Pract.  "Tragedy in the Jungle" read more 0 Comments

Friday March 16

March 14, 2018

No assignment today.  Review "Pierce assignment" orally read more 0 Comments

Thursday March 15

March 14, 2018

"Pierce the Spaceman"  comprehension questions.  assignment is done on paper read more 0 Comments

Wednesday March 14

March 14, 2018

Text Structure Review --- found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Thursday, March 8

March 8, 2018

"Inferences 9/10" -- found in canvas   Spelling Test tomorrow  Unit 29 read more 0 Comments

Tuesday March 6

March 6, 2018

Finish "Types of Conflict" -- found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Friday March 2

March 2, 2018

Spelling Test Unit 28   Review different types of conflict found in Literature.  "Types of Conflict" -- found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Thursday, March 1

March 1, 2018

Grade all "Text Structure" assignments   Begin reviewing "theme" by working on "Theme Passages" found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Wednesday Feb 28

February 28, 2018

Finish "Text Structure9" in canvas Begin "Theme Passages"  found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Monday, Feb. 26

February 26, 2018

Spelling Unit 27 Text Structure 8 -- found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Friday Feb. 23

February 23, 2018

Spell Test 23 Fact or Opinion assignment found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Thursday Feb. 22

February 22, 2018

"Context Clues Review" -- found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Tuesday Feb. 20

February 20, 2018

Spelling Words Unit 27 FInish "Character Traits" assignment found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Friday, Feb. 16

February 16, 2018

Spell Test 26 Work on "State Assess Prep2"   found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, Feb. 13

February 13, 2018

Figurative Language in Pop Culture 2017 -- youtube video. Number a piece of paper 1-40 and write down which type of Figurative Language is used in each clip. read more 0 Comments

Monday, Feb 12

February 12, 2018

Spelling words Unit 26   Review "Irony"              "Author's Purpose"             . . . read more 0 Comments

Thursday, Feb 8

February 8, 2018

Finish yesterday's assignment "Author's Purpose"   Begin working on "Irony review" read more 0 Comments

Tuesday Feb 6

February 6, 2018

Figurative Language in Poems assignment found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Monday Feb. 5

February 5, 2018

Library visit Spell Test 25 "Analogies3" -- found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Friday, Feb. 2

February 2, 2018

Spell Test 24 Analogies Multiple Choice read more 0 Comments

Thursday February 1

February 1, 2018

Begin "Analogies" review Analogy examples, analogy practice, and analogy worksheet, can all be found in canvas. read more 0 Comments

Thursday, Jan 25

January 25, 2018

7th gr "Allusions"  assignment found in canvas 8th gr "Author's Purpose" assignment found in canvas   read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, Jan 23

January 23, 2018

8th gr Finish Figurative Language pics in pic collage   7th gr In canvas work on Figurative Language Review read more 0 Comments

Monday, Jan, 22

January 22, 2018

MY BABY BOY'S BIRTHDAY "Figurative Language1," found in canvas.   A review of simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole read more 0 Comments

Jan 19, 2018

January 19, 2018

both grades are working on "Figurative Language Pics"  done in PicCollage, which is an app found on the ipad read more 0 Comments

Monday Dec. 18

December 18, 2017

Library visit turn in bellwork 1-60 internet search over "Christmas Carol"  due Wednesday read more 0 Comments

Wednesday Dec 13

December 13, 2017

Turn in all "Book Report Projects"   Review 'tone'   Tone2 assignment can be found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Tuesday Dec. 7

December 7, 2017

8th gr Theme2 assignment can be found in canvas   7th gr Review of the story "The Giver" Work on the "Book Report Project" read more 0 Comments

Thursday Nov. 30

November 30, 2017

8th gr "Making Connections in Text"   this assignment can be found in canvas.  Will work on it tomorrow also.   7th gr Finish our test "The Giver" Begin comparing and contrasting the . . . read more 0 Comments

Wednesday Nov. 29

November 29, 2017

8th gr Inferences 2 -- assignment can be found in canvas   7th gr Test "The Giver" read more 0 Comments

Monday, Nov 27

November 27, 2017

8th gr Begin working on Literary NF -- found in canvas 7th gr Read ch.21-22 "The Giver" read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, Nov 14

November 14, 2017

8th gr Main Idea 7 - found in canvas 7th gr finish working on Ch. 11-15 "The Giver" - found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Monday, Nov 13

November 13, 2017

8th gr Spelling words Unit 16 Main Idea 6 found in canvas 7th gr Spelling words unit 16 read ch. 14-15 "The Giver" begin assignments over ch. 11-15 "The Giver" read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, Nov. 7

November 7, 2017

8th gr Library visit Spelling Unit 15 Main Idea assignment   7th gr Library visit Spelling Unit 15 Finish assignment for ch. 6-10 "THe Giver"   read more 0 Comments

Thursday, Nov 2

November 2, 2017

8th gr Main Idea 4 found in canvas 7th gr Ch. 9-10 "The Giver" read more 0 Comments

Monday, Oct 30

October 30, 2017

8th gr - Library visit Spelling Unit 14   7th gr Library visit Spelling Unit 14 Begin assignments over ch. 1-5 "The Giver" read more 0 Comments

Thursday Oct 16

October 26, 2017

8th gr  Spelling Test 13 Book Journal Book Report Project   7th gr assignments over Ch. 1-5 "The Giver" read more 0 Comments

Oct. 25

October 25, 2017

8th -  Main Idea 2, found in canvas 7th - read ch. 3-4 "The Giver" read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, Oct 17

October 17, 2017

8th gr - work on Career Unit with Mrs. Kelso   7th gr - continue to work on "Persuasive Appeal" commercials read more 0 Comments

Monday, Oct 16

October 16, 2017

Spelling Words Unit 10 continue to work on "Persuasive Appeal" commercials read more 0 Comments

Thursday Oct. 13

October 12, 2017

Continuing to work on "Persuasive Appeal" commercials using either logos, pathos, or ethos as the appeal read more 0 Comments

Wednesday Oct. 11

October 11, 2017

All classes are preparing "Persuasive Appeal" commercials using either:  Ethos, Logos, Pathos. read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, Oct. 10

October 10, 2017

Assignment in canvas titled: Ethos, Pathos, Logos paragraphs read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, September 26

September 26, 2017

7th "War of the Wall"  questions   8th gr -- movie vs story "Flowers for Algernon" read more 0 Comments

Friday, September 22

September 22, 2017

Spelling Test 4   Book Journal   Book Report Project, due Oct. 6 read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, September 19

September 19, 2017

7th gr - read "War of the Wall"   8th gr - work on the part 2 Study Guide for "Flowers for Algernon" read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, September 12

September 12, 2017

8th -- Read "Flowers for Algernon"     7th -- Read "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"   BOTH CAN BE FOUND IN CANVAS read more 0 Comments

Wednesday, September 13

8th -- Finish reading "Flowers for Algernon"   7th -- assignments over "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Friday, September 8

September 8, 2017

7th & 8th gr Spelling Test 2 Book Journal Book Report Project read more 0 Comments

Monday, September 11

Library visit Spelling words unit 3 Common Core Monday #2  --Due Tuesday read more 0 Comments

Thursday, September 7

September 5, 2017

7th & 8th gr Spelling Basketball review game read more 0 Comments

Wednesday, September 6

7th & 8th gr Point of View review with assignment in canvas read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, September 5

September 4, 2017

Spell Test 2 Common Core Tuesday assignment found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Wednesday, May 3

May 3, 2017

8th gr assignment over ch. 13-16 "MSOTM" NO HOMEWORK   7th gr Finish the assignment from yesterday over "FTM" ch. 16-20 read more 0 Comments

Monday, May 1

May 1, 2017

7th & 8th gr AIMSWEB TESTING all day NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, May 2

8th gr Library visit Read ch. 14-16 "MSOTM" NO HOMEWORK   7th gr Library visit Finish reading through ch. 20 "FTM" Begin assignment over ch. 16-20 NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Thursday April 27

April 27, 2017

7th gr Finish the assignment over ch. 11-15 "FTM"   8th gr Finish reading ch. 12-13 begin assignment over ch. 10-13 "MSOTM" NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, April 25

7th gr.  read ch. 6-10 "Freak the Mighty"   8th gr read ch. 7-10 " My Side of the Mountain"   NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Wednesday, April 26

7th gr Summarizing activity over "FTM" Comprehension questions over "FTM" ch. 6-10   8th gr Ch. 7-9 activity "MSOTM" read more 0 Comments

Monday, April 24

April 24, 2017

7th gr Read ch. 11-15, "Freak the Mighty" NO HOMEWORK   8th gr activity over ch. 7-10 "MSOTM" NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Wednesday, April 19

April 19, 2017

Both classes are finishing the assignment from Tuesday.   These assignments will be graded tomorrow, so if any student has not completed the assignment today, it will be homework read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, April 18

7th gr - "FTM" ch. 1-7 quiz found in canvas -- NO HOMEWORK   8th gr - "MSOTM" ch. 4-6 assignment found in canvas -- NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Wednesday, April 12

April 12, 2017

7th & 8th gr   7th gr. Read ch. 3-5 "Freak the MIghty" novel found in canvas   8th gr. Read ch. 3-4 "My Side of the Mountain" novel found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, April 11

7th & 8th gr   "Life Skills2"  activity found in canvas NO ASSIGNMENT FOR TRACK ATHLETES read more 0 Comments

Monday, April 3

April 3, 2017

State Assessments are going on for ELA classes.     Library visit No Spelling this week read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, April 4

7th & 8th gr Continue working on ELA state assessments for different grades and different classes.   NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, March 28

March 28, 2017

7th & 8th gr   State Assessment Preparation as a class.  No assignment given read more 0 Comments

Thursday, March 16

7th & 8th gr Finish the assignment from yesterday, "Text Structure Passages" found in canvas   Also, turn in the Dictionary/Thesaurus review assignment into canvas read more 0 Comments

Wednesday March 15

7th & 8th gr State Assessment review -- "Text Structure Passages" found in canvas   NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, March 14

March 14, 2017

7th & 8th gr Dictionary/Thesaurus review found in canvas.   NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, March 7

7th & 8th gr "Citing Evidence to Support Inferences" --found in canvas NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Monday, March 6

7th & 8th gr Library visit Spelling words 26 Finish Technical2 assignment found in canvas read more 0 Comments

Monday, Feb 27

7th & 8th gr Spelling Unit 25 grade "Dad's BBQ" finish the "Reading Definition Matching" from Friday.   NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Thursday, March 2

7th & 8th gr Poetry review assign "Poetry Scavenger Hunt" NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, Feb. 28

7th & 8th gr AR goals for 3rd Trimester   Johnson & Johnson commercial activity over "Persuasive Appeals" (Pathos) -- Found in canvas   NO HOMEWORK   read more 0 Comments

Wednesday, Mar 1

7th & 8th gr Review the definition of "Technical Reading" Technical Reading assignment found in canvas NO HOMEWORK   read more 0 Comments

Friday, Feb 24

7th & 8th gr Johnson & Johnson Commercial Analysis (PATHOS) --found in canvas Spelling Test 23 NO HOMEWORK   read more 0 Comments

Thursday, Feb. 23

7th & 8th gr State Assessment Preparation       Reading Definition Matching Activity NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

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February 22, 2017

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Wednesday, Feb 22

February 22, 2017

7th & 8th gr Turn in 2nd Trimester bellwork review Figurative Language "Dad's BBQ"  found in canvas NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

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February 22, 2017

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Tuesday, Feb 21

7th & 8th gr Spelling words unit 24 Library visit review 'Allusion' read more 0 Comments

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February 16, 2017

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Friday, Feb 17

7th & 8th gr Complete Point of View paragraphs found in canvas. Study for Spelling Test 23 NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Thursday, Feb 16

7th & 8th gr Point of View Review as a class. The assignment, 'point of view pdf' can be found in canvas.   NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Wednesday, Feb 15

February 13, 2017

Close Reading Activity Identifying the Figurative Language in several passages. -- found in canvas   NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, Feb 14

February 13, 2017

State Assessment Practice -- found in canvas   Read questions first.  Identify RT and OYO questions before reading the passage   NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Monday, Feb 13

February 13, 2017

Spelling Words Unit 23 "Reading Progress Indicator" found in canvas. State Assessment Practice.   "Reading Questions before Reading Stories"   NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Friday, Feb 10

February 6, 2017

7th & 8th gr Spelling Game Spelling Test   NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Thursday, Feb 9

February 6, 2017

7th & 8th gr Finish working on the Informational Text activity 'Cheetahs'  found in canvas   This assignment is DUE ON FRIDAY FEB 10th.   read more 0 Comments

Wednesday, Feb 8

February 6, 2017

7th & 8th gr Begin an Informational Text Unit about "Cheetahs" found in canvas NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, Feb 7

February 6, 2017

7th & 8th gr Begin an activity called "Text Structure Scavenger Hunt"  found in canvas.   NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Monday, Feb 6

February 6, 2017

7th & 8th gr   Spelling Words Unit 22 Library visit AR time     NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

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February 1, 2017

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Wednesday Feb 1

February 1, 2017

7th & 8th gr Students are continuing to work on Text Structure. Follow the text structure powerpoint answer several questions orally   Assigned "Text Structure2" which is found in canvas. NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, Jan 31

February 1, 2017

7th & 8th gr Students are working on Text Structure1 assignment found in canvas   NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Monday Jan 30

January 26, 2017

7th & 8th gr *Spelling words unit 21 *Introduction: "Understanding What You Read"    work on a story written about MLK titled,  "The Apotheosis of Martin Luther King"    We will . . . read more 0 Comments

Friday Jan 27

January 26, 2017

INSERVICE DAY FOR TEACHERS KIDS ARE NOT IN SCHOOL read more 0 Comments

Thursday Jan 26

January 26, 2017

7th & 8th gr Begin the "Summarizing Informational Text" assignment found in canvas Spelling Test Unit 20 NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Wednesday Jan 25

January 20, 2017

7th & 8th gr finish the assignment from yesterday titled "Summarizing Informational Texts"   This assignment will be homework if a student does not finish during class today. read more 0 Comments

Tuesday Jan 24

January 20, 2017

7th & 8th gr "Summarizing Informational Texts" activity found in Canvas NO HOMEWORK   read more 0 Comments

Monday Jan 23

January 20, 2017

7th & 8th gr Spelling Words Unit 20 Library visit AR Time   NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Friday Jan 20

January 20, 2017

7th & 8th gr Spelling Test 19 Finish Prefix/Suffix flashcards using "flashboard"   If students are not finished today, the assignment will be homework and is due on Monday read more 0 Comments

Thursday Jan 19

January 20, 2017

7th & 8th gr   Complete an "Informational Text" packet from the Common Core book.  Assignment is called "Main Idea" and is found in canvas NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Wednesday Jan 18

January 16, 2017

7th & 8th gr Main Idea activity found in canvas titled "Main Idea Intro"   NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Tuesday Jan. 17

January 16, 2017

7th & 8th gr Prefix/Suffix flashcards made using the app "flashboard" Will play a game with the flashcards when everyone finishes NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Monday, Jan 16

January 16, 2017

7th & 8th gr Text Feature Presentations given orally in class. NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Friday, Jan 13

January 12, 2017

7th & 8th gr Presenting "Expository Text Features Project"   NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Thursday, Jan 12

January 12, 2017

7th & 8th gr Library visit Last day to work on the "Expository Text Features Project"   WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE PROJECTS TOMORROW. read more 0 Comments

Wednesday, Jan 11

January 12, 2017

7th & 8th gr continue to work on the "Expository Text Features Project" This assignment will be presented on Thursday.  If you need to work on it at home to complete it, then you will have homework. read more 0 Comments

Tuesday, Jan 10

January 12, 2017

7th & 8th gr Begin a project titled "Expository Text Features Project" All information and example of the project can be found in 'Files' in Canvas.   NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Monday, Jan 9

January 12, 2017

7th & 8th gr Reading MTSS Benchmarking for Reading NO HOMEWORK   read more 0 Comments

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January 12, 2017

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Tuesday Jan 8

January 9, 2017

7th & 8th gr Text Features Project.  The explanation and ruberic can be found in 'assignments' and in 'files' in canvas. NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Monday, Jan. 7

January 9, 2017

7th & 8th gr All students are using the Aimsweb plus program to take a benchmarking test for MTSS.  This will be done in class only NO HOMEWORK read more 0 Comments

Friday, Jan 6

January 6, 2017

7th / 8th gr. "Author's Purpose" is found in canvas.  It is a worksheet given after our oral discussion and video about an author's  purpose. This assignment is due on Monday.   read more 0 Comments

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January 6, 2017

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January 6, 2017

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Thursday Jan. 25

January 5, 2017

7th / 8th gr Reading: "Figurative Language REVIEW" worksheet,  Found in canvas.  No homework, we will finish the assignment on Friday if needed. (BOTH grades have the same assignment title, but the pages will be . . . read more 0 Comments