JUNE 3 - JUNE 7

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

" Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody." (Holden Caulfield)

Current Assignments:

 ALL CLASSES: REMINDER: POETRY PROJECT (see assignment sheet given in class)

Due: Friday, June 7th (NEW DATE!) Last Creative Writing!!

8th Grade:

Independent Reading


Catcher in the Rye: June 4:  chapters 21-26

FRIDAY:  Creative Writing:  Poetry Projects/present + creative writing topic (from Monday)

WEDNESDAY 6/5:  PRACTICE YOUR GRADUATION SPEECHES/PRESENTATIONS!
You will be practicing them in front of the group, me and Ms. Mollie!

Thursday:  English Final! Your final will be theme related. You will have a choice of essays where you will choose one theme and relate it to two books of your choice that we have read this year. You may make an index card for this exam.

THEME CHOICES:

Women and Independence/Sexism
Taking responsibility for others
The Individual vs. Society
The  modern "hero" in literature


7th grade:

Independent Reading

Creative Writing:Poetry Projects/present + creative writing topic (from Monday)

Thursday: Final Quiz on Earthsea



6th grade:

Independent Reading

Creative Writing: Poetry Projects/present + creative writing topic (from Monday)

Thursday:  Test #2 on The Adventures of Ulysses :Through chapter, "The Cattle of the Sun", page 105.

"Ode" comes from the Greek aeidein, meaning to sing or chant, and belongs to the long and varied tradition of lyric poetry. Originally accompanied by music and dance, and later reserved by the Romantic poets to convey their strongest sentiments, the ode can be generalized as a formal address to an event, a person, or a thing not present. - See more at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5784#sthash.gzNUUfyo.dpuf

"Ode" comes from the Greek aeidein, meaning to sing or chant, and belongs to the long and varied tradition of lyric poetry. Originally accompanied by music and dance, and later reserved by the Romantic poets to convey their strongest sentiments, the ode can be generalized as a formal address to an event, a person, or a thing not present. - See more at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5784#sthash.gzNUUfyo.dpuf

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