Monday, February 16th -- PRESIDENTS DAY -- No School
Tuesday, February 17th --
"The King of Mazy May" -- (p. 148) Copy definitions and part of speech for vocabulary words
Created a Think and Note as students listened to the story. Completed a short write (summarizing the story by Jack London).
Corrected SS #54
Homework: finish story & short write; finish unit One Sadlier Vocabulary
Simple Solutions #55
Wednesday, February 18th --
""The Story of an Eyewitness" -- (p. 159) copy 10 vocabulary words, define & give part of speech.
Students created a chronological list of the events in the non-fiction piece.
Complete the Grammar and vocabulary exercises on page 167 -- answers only.
Corrected Simple Solutions #55
Homework: finish story, list of events & grammar exercises for homework.
Simple Solutions #56
Thursday, February 19th -- COLD DAY -- No School
Friday, February 20th (8:15 a.m. meeting with parents of students off-track)
Read pages 168-169 "Letter to His Publisher" -- took notes in our red notebook
Read pages 170-171 "Author's Style" -- took notes in our red notebook
Examined pages 172-173 -- record major novels written by Jack London
Received TEST #13 Simple Solutions back; reviewed & entered correct answers. Corrections due Monday.
Princeton: SCOPE Magazine -- writing assessment; read two articles, created leads & thesis statements
Harvard & Yale: read excerpt from The Call of the Wild; answered and reviewed vocabulary comprehension questions.
Homework:
Test corrections #13 Simple Solutions
Create an outline for your performance assessment "How did Jack London's life experiences influence his writing?" Structure it in 5 paragraphs -- plan these out using bullet points (what info will you include in each section)
Yale & Princeton: GRAMMAR TEST retake on Tuesday, February 24th
All: SS 13 test retakes on Tuesday am or pm
Vocabulary Lesson One -- Test on Tuesday (packets will be handed in)
Assignment collection next week:
Current Event on Jackie Robinson
8th Grade News:
Graduation pictures rescheduled for Monday March 2nd
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