Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall...

GOOD-BYE SUMMER, HELLO FALL…

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Wed. Oct 16^th – 8-5’s Public Library fieldtrip – periods 7/8

Fri. Oct 18^th – Divisional Common Day – no classes

Tues. Oct 22^nd- 8-1’s Public Library fieldtrip – periods 7/8

Thurs. Oct 24^th – Acadia’s Halloween Dance – 7:00-9:30 pm

Fri. Oct 25^th – S.A.G.E. – no classes

Wed. Oct 30^th – Picture Re-take Day

Tues. Nov 5^th – Parent Teacher Conferences – 5-8 pm

Mon. Nov 11^th – Remembrance Day – no school

Wed. Nov 13^th – Parent Teacher Conferences – 7-9 pm

Fri. Nov 15^th – am – regular classes; pm – Parent Teacher Conferences – no classes

 

ELA

Reader’s Workshop

We’ve lost a lot of class time due to interruptions such as fieldtrips, a lock-down; a band event, etc…We’ve had to adjust our Outsiders schedule. Please see below for adjusted deadlines and note the changes in due dates.

We reading aloud and discussing elements of the novel during class time. All questions will be completed at home.

Chapters 1&2 – completed and corrected

Chapter 3 – completed and corrected
Chapter 4 – completed and corrected
Chapter 5 – due Fri, Sept. 27^th - completed and corrected
Chapter 6 – due Mon, Sept 30^th  - completed and corrected
Chapter 7 – due Wed, Oct 2^nd  - completed and corrected
Chapter 8 – due Fri, Oct 4^th    - completed and corrected
Chapter 9&10 – due Tues, Oct 17^th
Chapter 11&12 – due Tues, Oct 23^rd

 Ch #6 scripts - should be in your inbox and are now overdue

OUTSIDERS QUIZ – OCT 25^TH

OUTSIDERS UNIT TEST – OCT 21^ST

 

READING JOUNALS

– preferably a coil ring notebook or a duo-tang

- contains reading log (students keep track of the books they read/abandon)
- should have a “WANT TO READ” LIST at the beginning of the notebook
- is used to record responses to material being read in class (Outsiders,
      choice books, poems, short stories, etc…)

Reading Log Spot Check – September 25 – completed (please check your students
                                                                   log to see if it was complete)
                                                                         - Spot Check #2 – Oct 31^st

 ^{WRITER’S WORKSHOP}

Biography Assignment #1 - Class time was given for students to conduct interviews

                                           with their subjects

                                       - two classes will be given the rough drafts/peer

                                          conferencing/self-editing.
                                       - Final draft due – Oct 22^nd

 Mystery/Suspense Unit

          - students will be listening to/viewing/reading various texts within the

             Mystery/Suspense genre completed and corrected

Young Sherlock Holmes Movie Assignment

                   – while viewing the film, students were asked to make a minimum of 10

                       responses on post-it notes – final draft should be in paragraph form
                       (one page in length) – Due Oct 21^st
                   - students took jot notes on story structure and will complete a plot
                      line of the story – Due Oct 17^th

 Mystery/Suspense Story – students will craft an original fiction piece

                                          - we’ll work through the writing process (pre-drafting,
                                            drafting, revising, and publishing)
                                         - class time will be given for the first three steps of the
                                             Process
                                          - each “step” is assessed, so it’s important that students
                                             complete tasks by assigned dates

          Tentative Due Dates

                   - 4 square – activating strategy sheet - Tues, Oct 22^nd
                   - rough draft (self-edited) – Oct 28^th
                   - peer conferencing sheet – Oct 30^th
                   - teacher/student conferencing – Nov 4-6^th
                   - final draft – due Nov 12^th

 ^{SOCIAL STUDIES}

We are nearing the end of our Introduction to History Unit. The next unit will be Early Peoples.

 Personal Timelines – due Oct 3^rd – now overdue

Word Cycle Assignment – due Oct 11^th – now overdue
Intro to History Unit Test – Tuesday, October 22^nd
                                                   - test outlines handed out Wed, Oct 16^th