Welcome Hale Eighth Graders and Parents!

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Tuesday May 12, 2015

Today we completed a Study Guide for the Simple Solutions Test (Lessons 73-76).
We continued Poetry Group presentations.  Harvard and Princeton presentations are complete.

We took notes on types of poetry:  Ode, Epic, Narrative, etc.

We continued our Novel, Thirteen Reasons Why & went over the first 7 questions.

HOMEWORK:
Study for the Simple Solutions English Test on Lessons 73-76; use your Study Guide.
Read up to page 35 in your novel and answer through question #17.
"Publish" your poetry by Thursday -- type or write in ink on computer paper the following original creations:  Haiku, Cinquain, Biopoem, Form poem, Limerick.

Continue MAP READING review activities online.
Especially try the "Sosa" website;  Mrs. Urbinati has the link on her website for both Reading and Math.

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