Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Wacky Wednesday

Projects:

Students started researching Civil War battles, and choosing 10 for their art project.  We will start Civil War maps tomorrow in class.  Please make sure supplies make it to school!

8th Grade Reading:
Students listened to chapter 2 of Uncle Tom's Cabin, and followed along with the text.  They are working on building their vocabulary through words from the book as well.  We ended the class with a poem activity.
8th Grade Reading Homework:  Finish putting line breaks into poem and writing it in correct format.

Writing:
Students worked on their narratives, and we discussed transitions to use in writing.  They also continue to work on using coordinating conjunctions.

7th Grade Reading:
Continuing with Two Miserable Presidents, as well as with focus questions for each section.  Students also worked on putting a poem into the correct format.  They worked in groups to try to determine line breaks.  We will finish this activity tomorrow.

Pizza Thursday is tomorrow!

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