Spring Break was FABULOUS--I hope everyone took some time to rest, relax, and rejuvenate. The next 45 schools days are going to fly by and you will have a high school freshman soon. Crazy, huh? It seems like it was just yesterday when they started 8th-grade! This week, students are going to start working on writing warm-ups to reinforce the writing skills that have been taught throughout the year. I want them to feel completely successful on their upcoming SBAC assessment (this is also the last year they will take this assessment until 11th-grade). In addition, students will start the pre-reading activities for their next novel Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak (1999). This is a district-approved novel that is described as a "powerful novel, an utterly believable heroine with a bitterly ironic voice delivers a blow to the hypocritical world of high school. She speaks for many a disenfranchised teenager while demonstrating the importance of speaking up for oneself." This is an easy read and students should enjoy it after reading Fahrenheit 451.
Non-Student Day
Tuesday
Writing Warm-Up
Speak: Pre-Reading (Themes Poster)
Wednesday
Writing Warm-Up
Speak: Pre-Reading (Themes Poster and Video)
Thursday
Writing Warm-Up
Speak: Pre-Reading (Themes Review)
Friday
Writing Warm-Up
Speak: Pre-Reading (Themes Review, Author, Novel, and Poem)
AR Log Check (Log-5 entries/Signature)
*Students need to be reading an AR book that has a reading level of 3.5+ for 30 minutes 5 nights per week. Students need to earn 35 points at every checkpoint (05/30). Please see the AR Log for more information. GOOD NEWS: Students only need to complete the front side to take an AR quiz!
