Thursday - October 17, 2013

7th Grade:  Finish reading the stories from page 74 - 93 about the different versions of the Cinderella story.  Motifs are explained on page 75.  Write a 1/2 page response, indicating how these stories differ from our traditional Disney version of Cinderella.  Due Monday. 

-Spelling Test - Week 8
-DOL quick assessment today.  Identify the parts of speech on the sentence provided.  Draw a line between subject and predicate, and mark the Direct and Indirect objects if the sentence has any.  This is not a test.  It simply allows me to see where you are at in our Grammar lessons, and what I need to spend more time teaching. 

We   need  a  new  cat  for  the  farm.


8th Grade: 
-Continue reading in "Monkey's Paw."  Be careful what you wish for!  Life can be cruel.
-Spelling Test - Week 8 words. 
-DOL quick assessment today.  Identify the parts of speech on the sentence provided.  Draw a line between subject and predicate, and mark the Direct and Indirect objects if the sentence has any.  This is not a test.  It simply allows me to see where you are at in our Grammar lessons, and what I need to spend more time teaching. 

  I  will  help  you  clean  up  the  mess.


10th Grade: 
-"Cowards die a thousand times, while the valiant taste of death but once."  This is one of the more thought provoking statements from this play.  How do you deal with fear and courage?  We continue on with Act II, Scene II in J.C.

-Spelling Test - Week 8 words. 
-DOL quick assessment today.  Identify the parts of speech on the sentence provided.  Draw a line between subject and predicate, and mark the Direct and Indirect objects if the sentence has any.  This is not a test.  It simply allows me to see where you are at in our Grammar lessons, and what I need to spend more time teaching. 

      Get   out   of   that   old   car   quickly!


History: 
Quiz on MBS chapter 12 & 13, and Chapter 3, Section 3 in the text book. 
We finished reading "My Brother Sam" after the quiz. 

Writing Prompt:  What is the Author's purpose in writing this book?  What message does the author want you to get from this?  (About 5 or 6 sentences is sufficient.)  Cite examples from the text for extra emphasis.