HAVE YOU STARTED TO STUDY FOR EXAMS YET? I RECOMMEND STUDYING FOR
30 - 60 MINUTES PER SCHOOL DAY AND AS MUCH AS YOU CAN ON THE WEEKENDS. IT'S BETTER TO BE OVERPREPARED THAN UNDER...

REMEMBER - NO SCHOOL ON JUNE 6TH - JUST THINK OF ALL THE STUDYING YOU CAN GET DONE!!!

GRADE 8 ELA
- Song Assignments due - presentations start on - CANCELLED
- Practice Essay
 - rough draft was due on Tues.
 - There were too many students in 8-6 not finished!
 - You had 80 minutes of work time in class and you were asked to finish at home
 - final draft - due Wed - no exceptions
 - You must take these practice assignments seriously or you'll regret it!
                                                                                        
EXAM ESSAY
 - Topics/expectations will be introduced on Friday in class
 - All writing takes place in class - nothing goes home
 - You must "prove" your opinions by using quotes from appropriate materials (short                             
    stories, poems, lit circle novels, The Outsiders, or movies) COVERED IN CLASS!
- Personal experiences may only be used extra - they will not earn you marks in place
  of quotations
- WORTH 30% OF EXAM

ROUGH DRAFT ESSAY PREP

                                                 8-6                                   8-7

Tuesday, June 7th                Period 5 & 8                   Period 6

Wednesday, June 8th           Period                       Periods 2 & 7

FINAL DRAFT FOR ESSAY 

Friday, June 10th            Periods  4 & 8               Periods 5 & 6

GRADE 9 MEDIA

- Song Assignments
   - Written part due Frida
   - Oral presentations begin Wed June 8th - You have to be ready to go when your 

     name gets pulled from the hat - NO EXCEPTIONS