WEEK OF APRIL 26TH-APRIL 30TH

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL DISCUSS THEME AND CONTINUE WITH OUR FICTION UNIT. WE WILL COVER FIRST/THIRD PERSON AND REVISIT TONE,STYLE AND MOOD. SENSORY SETTING HOMEWORK SHEETS ARE DUE 4/27TH. WE WILL USE PSSA BOOKS IN CLASS TO COVER SOME OF OUR TOPICS. IF YOU ARE ABSENT THESE DAYS PLEASE SEE ME. WE WILL DO AN IN CLASS ACTIVITY ON THEME THIS WEEK. HOMEWORK WILL BE GIVEN THURS/FRI AND WILL BE DUE 5/4/10. KEEP READING AR. REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR AR BOOK TO EVERY CLASS! YOU NEED 11 POINTS FOR THE 4TH MARKING PERIOD! ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! MRS. M

7TH SSS- 4/26 & 4/27 WILL BE USED FOR ALL CLASSES TO WORK ON THEIR JOB SHADOWING PRESENTATIONS. JOB SHADOWING PRESENTATIONS BEGIN 4/27 AND CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY FOR THE DAY YOU ARE ASSIGNED! BRING WITH YOU : QUESTION PACKET,ROUGH DRAFT,FINAL COPY OF REPORT, KWL, RUBRIC, 3 VISUALS. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! MRS. M

WEEK OF APRIL 19TH-APRIL 23RD

8TH READING- THIS WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE THE IMPORTANCE OF AUTHOR'S USE OF DETAILS IN CREATING A MENTAL PICTURE. WE WILL EXPLORE THE USE OF THE 5 SENSES IN SETTING. PSSA TESTING CONTINUES THIS WEEK! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! MRS. M


7TH SSS- MON- WE WILL WRAP UP THE COIN PROGRAM IN THE LIBRARY ON CAREERS, TUES/WED- WE WILL GO OVER THE REMAINING PAPERWORK OF JOB SHADOWING AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THURS/FRI-JOB SHADOWING EXPERIENCE-HAVE FUN!!!! CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR ALL ABOUT IT IN YOUR PRESENTATIONS! MRS. M

WEEK OF APRIL 12TH-APRIL 16TH

8TH READING- THIS WEEK I WILL BE COLLECTING THE BOW TIE STRATEGY WKST THAT IS PART 4 OF THE FICTION PROJECT.(TUES/WED) WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE IMPORTANCE OF SETTING AND CREATING A MENTAL PICTURE FROM DETAILS THAT THE AUTHOR PROVIDES IN FICTION TEXT. WE WILL DISCUSS PSSA ANALYSIS OF SETTING. PAGE 197. WE WILL DO A VISUAL FIELD TRIP AND CREATE A DRAWING FROM OUR MENTAL PICTURES PROVIDED FROM THE AUTHOR'S USE OF DETAILS IN A PASSAGE. ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! REMEMBER MAKE SMART CHOICES! MRS. M

7TH SSS- WE WILL FINISH GOING OVER THE PAPERWORK NEEDED FOR THE JOB SHADOWING EXPERIENCE. (APRIL 22OR 23) WE WILL DO THE COIN PROGRAM IN THE LIBRARY FROM 4/13-4/16 ON CAREERS. KEEP UP WITH ASSIGNMENT NOTEBOOKS! THEY WILL BE CHECKED 4/12/& 4/13. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! REMEMBER MAKE SMART CHOICES! MRS. M