December 2, 2013 - WELCOME BACK!!!! It's a new year, and I hope you all had a great break and are ready for a new year.
Things coming up for students to be aware of:
-December Reading Logs - Friday Jan 04
-Big Spellng Test - Monday Jan 07.
-3 Book Reports for 8th and 10th grade - Wednesday Jan 09.
7th Grade: We discussed Characteristics. How do you know what a person is like in a story. Read the two stories on pages 296-309. Pick any 4 characters from either of these two stories and describe their characteristics. Please skip lines between character entries. Due Thursday. Motivation homework from the Painter Lady is also due Tomorrow (Thursday).
8th Grade: Style - Everyone has it. Writers show it in everthing they write. Read the very short story "A Smart Cookie" on page 372. We are going to compare and contrast several author's styles of writing in the next few days. There is a discussion of style in the book on page 369-373. No homework for this story but:
Homework: Write a journal entry about how you view your own styels of:
-Music
-Clothing
-Food
-Cleanliness
-Friendships
-speech patterns
-etc.
Due Thursday
10th Grade: Begin Greek Presentations. Be working on your commercials tool.
Mr. Hawley. Burlington School - Daily Class Instructions.
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