October 28th-November 2nd

This week, has us watching The Outsiders film. We will be comparing the novel to the movie and discussing the similarities and differences. We will continue to work on the chapter questions and TIC TAC TOE project, which are both due on Friday. 

Later in the week, we will work on reviewing elements of a short story and read one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous short stories. 

October 22nd-25th

We are almost done our first novel, The Outsiders! 

8BI - we will finish reading the book Tuesday and Wednesday. We are scheduled to watch the movie on Monday next week. More info to come! The Outsiders questions and TIC TAC TOE projects due, Friday, November 1st. 

8MI - we are working on our projects Wednesday and Thursday and will be watching the movie on Friday. Remember to bring in a snack to share for the movie watching Friday afternoon! The Outsiders questions and TIC TAC TOE projects due, Friday, November 1st. 

October 15th-18th

This week, 8MI will finish The Outsiders; 8BI is a few blocks behind and will finish next week! We will continue to have discussions about the novel, compete assigned chapter questions and work on the Tic Tac Toe project. All students need to make sure that they are keeping up with the assigned tasks. 

After we are done the novel, we will get to watch the 1983 film adaptation! 

October 7th- October 11th

This week, we will continue to work on reading The Outsiders. We will be reading chapters 6,7 and 8 and working on the chapter comprehension questions. The final project, TIC TAC TOE, has been posted on Google Classroom. You will be choosing 3 assignments to complete between now and the end of the novel. 

On Tuesday, we will have a chapter 1-6 quiz, with the remaining class time used for catch up work. 

September 30th - October 4th

We are continuing our novel study, The Outsiders. We will read chapters 3, 4 and 5 this week and will complete the assigned questions. I will introduce the free choice project idea later in the week, which will be due at the end of the novel. 

Please be sure to keep up with reading the assigned chapters and the corresponding questions. 

HLAT this week!

Grade 8s! We had a great time writing some strong paragraphs last week. This week, we are using our writing skills to complete the HLAT (Highest Level of Achievement) writing assessment. This assessment will give me an idea as to each students' writing level and help me plan instruction for the year. 

8BI - writes today! 

8MI- writes Wednesday! 

Later in the week, we will be working with the short story, On the Sidewalk Bleeding by Evan Hunter and discussing the theme of identity. This will help us prepare for our first novel study, The Outsiders, which we will start next week. 

Have a wonderful week! Feel free to email me with questions or swing by the office to chat! 

Paragraph Writing!

Over the past few days, we have been working on writing a strong paragraph. We planned out a strong topic sentence, good supporting details, and a vibrant concluding sentence. We spent some time peer editing our work to see how to improve our writing.

Good copies are due (submit through Google Classroom) tomorrow!