Welcome Hale Eighth Graders and Parents!

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Friday, November 2, 2012

Language Arts Week of 11/5/2012

End of quarter items finished and handed in by 11/2/12
*Presidential Editorial for Writing
*Reading Journals entries 11-20
*Legend of Sleepy Hollow performance packet

Weekend assignment:
Power -- gather evidence (fill in chart given out in class on 11/2/12)
Study for Hunger Games test
Prepare portfolios for examination next week (beginning Tuesday)

Monday, November 5th
Reading Test -- Hunger Games Final
Election debate -- Using your Presidential editorials, students will debate issues trying to convince class to vote for their candidate
Books read 1st Quarter report to be completed in class.

Princeton & Harvard turned in their journals -- thought you might need your vocabulary words -- here they are!
Vocabulary from Unit 3
   incapacitated -- unable to act or respond
   peruse - to read thoroughly; survey or examine in detail
   ominous - threatening; evil-looking
   futile - ineffective, useless
   extricating - freeing or releasing from entanglement; to liberate
   attributes - a quality belonging to a person, thing or group
   revoked - to take back or withdraw
   garish - crude or tastelessly colorful; showy; elaborate


Tuesday, November 6th
Election Day -- 6th, 7th and 8th grade students will participate in a Mock Election
Themes and symbols in Hunger Games
Preparation for Final Unit Assessment
Portfolio examination begins


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