Period 9

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We will continue reading Among the Imposters. For this weeks discussion, think about how the title supports our suspicions. Remember, what did the kids who stared back at Luke tell us?

Have a great week!

Period 4

We will continue our independent reading assignments. Be sure to bring your novel and reading log to class!

Remember, Friday is your due date for the book review!

Periods 6 and 8

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This week we will be working on lesson eighteen vocabulary. Students will need to study their words for Friday's spelling and vocabulary test. Packets are due Friday!

We will also begin reading The Outsiders. This is an excellent book written by S.E. Hinton. We will compare and contrast the gangs and talk about the different themes in the novel.

Have a great week!

Periods 1, 2, and 7

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This week we'll start our unit on the eight parts of speech. Nouns are first. We'll learn concrete, abstract, proper, and common nouns.

We will also start our writing unit on persuasion. A persuasive essay is meant to influence your audience to think or act a certain way.

Have a great week!

The Due Date

My classes are having fun counting down the days until I have my first child. After our last doctors visit, We think she will be arriving earlier than the due date. Maybe the first week of May!

See Kids, I Don't Always Wear a Tie!

Breaking In the Blog!

Hello, This blog was created for students to keep up to date on classroom activities. Blogs are a great forum for sharing information.

"Most" of the postings will deal with classroom lessons, projects, writing assignments, etc. If you have questions or comments, feel free to leave one using the comment link.

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