Homecoming
This week is Homecoming week! In 1st period, we are competing in the Penny Wars! Students are asked to bring in change to donate to victims of the August flooding. Pennies will count as positive points for our class, while other coins will count as negative coins to be put in other class collections.
Tuesday is a homeroom schedule. Wednesday is an early release schedule. Classes end at 2pm on Thursday for the Powder Puff Football Game. Friday is our pep rally.
L.A. 8
We are finishing up our story, "My Favorite Chaperone," and writing summaries. Next, we'll be reading, "Golden Glass," by Alma Luz Villanueva, and talking about what "home" means to us. We'll also be looking at characterization, and how we can infer internal characteristics from a short story.
Contemporary Literature
We our starting our unit on Night by Elie Wiesel with a quick research project and presentation on the Holocaust. Students will be asked to research topics in groups, then present them in their chosen format. We'll have computers in class to help with the research.
Writing Lab.
This week, we're continuing our "Gift of Gratitude" Scrapbook with a personal narrative. Students will be asked to write about an event or memory that happened to them. They will learn how to write an exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution in their narrative.