Welcome Hale Eighth Graders and Parents!

Please visit our blog to find out about what we covered in class, homework assignments and our curriculum goals for Language Arts -- Reading and Writing.

Reminders for the Class of 2015 will also be posted.


Monday, October 27, 2014

Monday, October 27, 2014

Language Arts:
    Today we read a non-fiction article showing us two perspectives on the Civil War -- one from the Union, one from the Confederacy.
Yale & Princeton read "Lincoln: A Photobiography" by Russell Freedman and completed a "Think & Note" in their Purple Journals (#2), noting evidence that supports character traits of Lincoln.
All classes saw the BrainPop video on Etymology and took a listening quiz.
Harvard took notes on Etymology and peer-edited their essays on "Clothes."

Homework:
     * continue reading your SciFi novel (Part 7 tonight -- you should be about 1/2 way through).
     * review SS #20; test on 17, 18, 19, 20 on Wednesday
     * Princeton & Yale:  Read "Harriet Tubman" by Ann Petry in your Green literature book; complete guided reading sheet -- DUE Wednesday
     *all work on your Author's Study -- due on Thursday


TUESDAY, October 28th
    Students who are off-track for graduation received a letter requiring them and their parent to attend a meeting at 7:15 a.m. to discuss graduation requirements and next steps.



   

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