Junior high just started working on plot points & are figuring out where to go novel-wise. It will be interesting to see how all of these elements that they are prewriting come together.
HW: 8 - Pg. 27 Plot #1-3; Newsela articles due Fri; Protagonist picture due Mon. 7 - Pg. 27 Plot #1-3; #4-6 due Mon.; Newsela articles due Fri; Protagonist picture due Mon. 6 -Pg. 27 Plot #1-2; Newsela articles due Fri; Protagonist picture due Mon. 5 - Pg. 67 Practice A Halloween is tomorrow & there is noon dismissal. God bless, Mrs. Reyes
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Trunk or Treat was a huge success on Friday! There was a DJ, numerous cars decked out to give candy and fantastic costumes. As Halloween is coming closer, here is a joke to start off the week: Q: What did the skeleton say before a meal? HW:
8 - Newsela Articles due Fri.; Novel worksheets Pg. 5-7 7 - Novel worksheets questions 1-8 6 - Newsela Articles due Fri.; Novel worksheets questions 1-8; "Why" Test Wed. 5 - Pg. 61 Practice A even God bless, Mrs. Reyes Cap it to Drugs concluded our Red Ribbon Week! Boba October, or Boctober, is coming to an end pretty soon! Thanks for all those that supported 8th grade's fundraiser! HW:
7 - "Luke Baldwin's Vow" Blue Questions Pg. 22-26 6 - "Why" Test Wed.; Peer Edit (Make 5 comments per paper - 10 comments for both papers) Have a wonderful weekend! God bless, Mrs. Reyes HW:
8 - "The Story-Teller" Narrative due Fri. via Edmodo; Newsela quizzes due Fri., Vocab Test Fri. 7 - Newsela quizzes due Fri; "Luke Baldwin's Vow" Blue Questions Pg. 21; "Luke Baldwin's Vow" - Exposition (3 Traits about Luke) Red Ribbon Week - CAP IT TO DRUGS: You can wear a hat or cap tomorrow. God bless, Mrs. Reyes Red Ribbon Week is going strong! Today, students wore crazy socks as a reminder to be drug-free. Here's a joke for you: Where do animals go when their tails fall off? HW:
8 - "The Story-Teller" Narrative due Fri. via Edmodo; Newsela quizzes due Fri., "The Story-Teller" Graphic Organizer; Vocab Test Fri. 7 - Newsela quizzes due Fri; "Luke Baldwin's Vow" Blue Questions Pg. 19-20; Pick Disney movie & write it's exposition (setting, characters, characters' traits) 6 - "Why" Reviewing the Selection Pg. 25; Edmodo post - Did you receive both articles? 5 - Finish typing story; Edit Story 8th is going on a field trip tomorrow. Please wear your regular uniform. You can bring your jersey to wear after we come back for Red Ribbon Week. God bless, Mrs. Reyes
Here's an interesting video on multitasking - research from Stanford University shows that we are better at focusing on a task versus doing several at once. It led to an article on why students can't study while they're texting. What do you think? Is it true for all students? HW:
8 - "The Story-Teller" Prewrite (10 details); Vocab Pg. 48; Unit 1-3 Test Fri.; Newsela Quizzes (Due Fri.); Field trip form due 10/22. 6 - Finish both Newsela Quizzes (Due Fri.); Finish How-To Article Prewrite/Draft Tomorrow you can wear red shirts and jeans for Red Ribbon Week. God bless, Mrs. Reyes 8th grade is selling boba on Friday afternoons for the rest of October. Come & support! Also, the pictures below are happy notes from another class. What a great surprise to receive them this week! HW: 8 - Finish Newsela summary via Edmodo; Interview Draft I due Mon; Vocab Pg. 46-47 7 - Finish Newsela summary via Edmodo & 3 annotations; Finish Unit 2 Review Pg. 106 even; Unit 2 Test Wed. 6 - Finish Newsela summary via Edmodo (If you didn't finish last week's article & quiz, it's due Mon.); Finish Google Backpack - How to Article Reminders:
Tues. - RED DAY (wear red t-shirts with jeans) Wed. - "SOCK IT TO DRUGS" (wear crazy color/pattern socks to school with school uniforms) Thurs. - "TEAM UP AGAINST DRUGS" (wear favorite team jersey/t-shirt with school bottoms) Fri. - "PUT A CAP ON DRUGS" (wear a cap/hat with school uniform)
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