Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Projects: Students are starting their rough drafts of their 3 page report for projects. They are working hard and learning about synthetic materials and their varying effects on the environment.

8th Reading: Students read a poem "Friends in the Klan" and started annotating. They also worked on Colonial America passages and are starting a poster project surrounding the 13 colonies tomorrow.

7th Reading: Studenes read a poem "Abandoned Farhouse" and I shared my poetry annotation guide with them. We read the poem together and talked about what we notice (see, hear, feel, etc.) about the elements in the poem. These 7th graders will be reading and analyzing poetry before you know it! They also worked on Colonial American passages and are starting a poster project surrounding the 13 colonies tomorrow.

Writing: Students had a chance to free write, which they seem to enjoy (yay!). We also wrapped up IXL objectives from last week and moved into looking at the final essay prompt for Colonial America. 

Flocabulary packet is due tomorrow. Those who aren't finished will have to attend study hall.

Please send in Auction items if you are able! I'm planning our first auction for next Thursday, September 3. Thank you!