December 12th-December 16th, 2016

8th grade English
*no journal entries this week

Monday, 12.12-
Work on Newsletter
Things to know about the project:

• Download the CANVA app and practice with the start up tutorial
• If you would like more practice, click on this VIDEO (Be sure you're wearing headphones to listen)
• ALL instructions and requirements are listed in the instructions you received on Friday.
• You can choose ANY of our three stories ("The Landlady", "The Monkey's Paw" or "The Tell-Tale Heart") to complete the project
• You can add in extra details and you can decide how the stories actually end!
• Be sure that your information/advertisements are appropriate to the time period. * added the story dates at the top of the instruction page.
• Example Newsletters are on the side whiteboard
• Be creative and have FUN!

Tuesday, 12.13-Work on Newsletter

Wednesday, 12.14-Wrap up Newsletter-review and edit
Read and A.R. test REMEMBER: Half of you A.R. points are due NEXT Friday, 12/22!

Thursday, 12.15-Newsletter presentations

Friday, 12.16-Newsletter presentations
Unit 5 Vocabulary/Unit 3 Comprehension Test Retakes on MONDAY, 12/19


6th grade English
*no journal entries this week

Monday, 12.12-Scope Magazine
*You will need to use the Scope link on the blog for some of the stories. Remember the link is on the right side of the blog under 6th grade information. The password is sealwings643 (you can also click on the password to get to the link).

• "Grammar's Day of the Dead" p. 2-3 (whole class)
• Play "Once a Crook, Always a Crook?" p. 18-23 (whole class) *assignment in packet
• Video on Scope Link for "The Flaming Sky" (on your own) *assignment in packet
• Read or Listen (on the link) to "The Flaming Sky" p. 4-11 (on your own) *assignment in packet

Tuesday, 12.13-Scope Magazine

• Go over answers to "The Flaming Sky"
• Read "This Apple Could Have Been Saved" p. 12-17 (whole class)*assignment in packet
• Read "Should Libby's Dad Do Her School Project p. 26-27 (whole class) *assignment in packet
• Time Left?  Read and/or A.R. test

Wednesday, 12.14-
Return Vocabulary/Simple Sentence Test
Simple Sentence Practice

Thursday, 12.15-
Simple Sentence Practice

Friday, 12.16-
Unit 5 Vocabulary/Simple Sentence Test Retakes
Read and A.R. test...REMEMBER: Half of you A.R. points are due NEXT Friday, 12/22!