Welcome Hale Eighth Graders and Parents!

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Sunday, March 31, 2013

Language Arts Week of April 1st

The third quarter officially ends April 11th.
This Friday, April 5th is the cut off for any test retakes.  Remember, corrections must be made, obtain a parent signature and schedule a time to come in the morning to retake.

This week.......
Poetry portfolios  (be sure to publish each of your poems -- type or print neatly, illustrate, assemble).

Simple Solutions
Lessons 45, 46, 47, 48
Test on 45-48

Novel completion activities:
Harvard:  To Kill A Mockingbird or Flower for Algernon
Yale:  Nothing but the Truth
Princeton: Thirteen Reasons Why
  You should have completed your novels over the Spring break week. 
Create a graphic organizer planning your essay on the character that you chose.  Be sure to include evidence from the novel.
You will be writing your five-paragraph performance assessment on this character.



Don't forget:
Second Springfield Deposits due by Friday, April 5th

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