IMPORTANT DATES
May 10th - Life Week $ due
May 16th - 8-6's fieldtrip to the Wpg. Public Library
May 20th - Victoria Day - no school
May 22nd - Life Week Meeting - period 4
May 23rd - 8-3's fieldtrip to the Wpg. Public Library
May 21st - ELA reviews handed out
May 24th - Social reviews handed out
May 28th - 8-5's fieldtrip to the Wpg. Public Library
May 24th - TERM 3 ENDS
June 3rd - 6th - ELA ESSAY EXAM - students are given 5 classes to write their essays - please DO
NOT make appointments during this week
June 7th - no classes
June 14th - no classes
June 13th - 18th - EXAM WEEK
June 20th-26th - Life Week
***PLEASE TRY NOT TO MISS CLASS THIS MONTH. WE'RE TRYING TO COVER
THE REMAINING CURRICULUM, FINISH ASSIGNMENTS, AND REVIEW FOR THE
EXAM. ***
19 "TEACHING" DAYS UNTIL EXAMS - That # can be considerably less if you go on a trip, fieldtrips, track meets, or get sick. Please choose your absences wisely.
ELA
Literature Circles
Students should be working on the Journal, Making Predictions, and Reading Log sheets for the entire time. They gather in their groups to discuss the novel and learn from one another. Students are ALWAYS expected to come to their meetings, with reading completed, any questions they have written down, their completed journal, and any "extra assignments" that will enrich their discussions.
Representation Assignment - May 24th
Character Sketch Assignment - May 24th
Poetry
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Take Home Test - due May 13th - NOW OVERDUE!
"Mother to Son" questions - due May 17th
EXAM ESSAY -
- Topics/expectations will be introduced on Friday, May 31st
- 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) that were COVERED IN CLASS!
- WORTH 30% OF EXAM
ROUGH DRAFT ESSAY PREP SCHEDULE
SOCIAL STUDIES
Rome Quiz - May 17th
Rome Unit Test - May 29th
May 10th - Life Week $ due
May 16th - 8-6's fieldtrip to the Wpg. Public Library
May 20th - Victoria Day - no school
May 22nd - Life Week Meeting - period 4
May 23rd - 8-3's fieldtrip to the Wpg. Public Library
May 21st - ELA reviews handed out
May 24th - Social reviews handed out
May 28th - 8-5's fieldtrip to the Wpg. Public Library
May 24th - TERM 3 ENDS
June 3rd - 6th - ELA ESSAY EXAM - students are given 5 classes to write their essays - please DO
NOT make appointments during this week
June 7th - no classes
June 14th - no classes
June 13th - 18th - EXAM WEEK
June 20th-26th - Life Week
***PLEASE TRY NOT TO MISS CLASS THIS MONTH. WE'RE TRYING TO COVER
THE REMAINING CURRICULUM, FINISH ASSIGNMENTS, AND REVIEW FOR THE
EXAM. ***
19 "TEACHING" DAYS UNTIL EXAMS - That # can be considerably less if you go on a trip, fieldtrips, track meets, or get sick. Please choose your absences wisely.
ELA
Literature Circles
Students should be working on the Journal, Making Predictions, and Reading Log sheets for the entire time. They gather in their groups to discuss the novel and learn from one another. Students are ALWAYS expected to come to their meetings, with reading completed, any questions they have written down, their completed journal, and any "extra assignments" that will enrich their discussions.
Representation Assignment - May 24th
Character Sketch Assignment - May 24th
Poetry
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Take Home Test - due May 13th - NOW OVERDUE!
"Mother to Son" questions - due May 17th
EXAM ESSAY -
- Topics/expectations will be introduced on Friday, May 31st
- 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) that were COVERED IN CLASS!
- WORTH 30% OF EXAM
ROUGH DRAFT ESSAY PREP SCHEDULE
Monday
June 3
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Tuesday
June 4
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Wednesday
June 5
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Thursday
June 6
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8-3
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Periods
6 & 8
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Periods
2 & 3
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Period
1
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Period
3
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8-5
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Periods
3 & 4
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Periods
5 & 8
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Period
3
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Period
8
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8-6
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Period
1
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Periods
1 & 6
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Periods
1 & 2
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Period
4
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Rome Quiz - May 17th
Rome Unit Test - May 29th
