Exams, Wednesday Wars

Our exam will consist of a test on our book The Wednesday Wars. Students have a study guide we will work on in class but they are certainly welcome to review at home.

As a parent, grandparent, and teacher, I have found the following web site very helpful. It offers helpful tips by grade level.

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Students have been given their first 7th grade ELA assignments which involve reading 2 books over the Summer. Written assignments are due on August 13 and the tests are on August 14. This is a mandatory assignment and will be the first assignments for ELA 7th grade. This will make the first impressions for your 7th-grade students.

It is crucial that middle school students read prose, at grade level or higher, for at least 20 sustained minutes, using great concentration, every night.

I also recommend a good vocabulary series to bump vocabularies. A good series will have 3-5 exercises and essays using the words.

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Spring Testing Complete Now on to Arguments, Insults, and Wars!

For Tuesday , April 23: The questions for “November” and notes for “November” should be completed into your journal. We will have a quiz through Classroom on the first 3 months of Wednesday Wars in class, on Tuesday. We are working on our Argument Packet. Students should complete the Internet Research pages and the pre-writing […]

Enjoy your break! Next due date April 4

Don’t forget to get your personal copy of The Wednesday Wars novel by April 8! Due April 4  Test cred /jur April 5 Gold test: Drama and Folktale terms April 5: Answers in journals.  Comprehension questions only.  Writing assessments  not required.  Letter answers only required for the following pages:  1003, 1004, 166, 167, 168, 169, […]

Starting 2/8

Because of all of the absences, the re-do and make update has been extended to 2/20.  Tuesday mornings and Tuesday or Thursday afternoons. Also, the project which should only be opened in school will be due at the end of class on Monday 2/11. New dates: February 13 read Chapters 11-13 Feb 21: communication vocabulary test  

sick up-date

Today we read through Chapter 11 in The Watsons Go to Birmingham. We wrote sentences with all of our vocabulary words.  We read an essay titled “A Mason-Dixon Memory” by Clifton Davis.  That is not in the yellow book but is available in full on the net.

Beginning 1-31

Progress reports go out next week.  Of course’ parents and students may check grades as often as they wish. Re-takes of tests are allowed next week Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings and Tuesday afternoon. Due Feb 5 Chapter 9 in Watsons Go to Birmingham  In your journal, write 1 sentence for each vocabulary word for Ch9- […]

Our Book Talks on Dec.6&7 Exams Begin Dec 10

Book Talks will be conducted on December 6&7 in a relaxed, conversational, panel format.  For those students who hate public speaking, this gives public speaking practice in a less intimidating atmosphere.  Students were given an 11 question list of things to think about while they read in preparation for the talks. Exams begin on Dec. […]

Agenda entry 11/8

Test for Unit 1 academic words on 11/14: confirm, fact, fiction, fantasy, prove, investigate, evidence, opinion, unbelievable realistic, test, determine, decision          Students were given handouts with the definitions.  If you have lost them they can be accessed through Pearsonsuccessnet.com  User: helenamiddle    password: !Huskie1 Closely read “The All American Slurp” and complete 4 […]

More Story String info and homework for 10/10

Homework for 10/10 Complete the vocabulary quizzes for “pro” and “retro”.  They are on the reverse side of this week’s definitions.  You will have a test on 10/10 Story String Fall’18 Story String Book Project  due 10/29 8 Cards no bigger than 4”x6” when complete String or ribbon no longer than 38” Typed or written in […]

Unit 2 Narration Gold Test 9/19

Students have been analyzing and writing narration since school started.  We will have our second unit test on 9/19.  Students were given a handout with terms and explanations.  In addition,  pages 178-182 could be reviewed. The best test preparation is to do homework carefully and completely,   pay 100% attention in class, and give 100% to […]

Monkey Business begins 9/7

Due for 9/14: Read pgs. 72-84 in your text Complete pages 33,34 and 113 Unit Test: Fiction Narration  9/19 including theme, plot, exposition, rising action complications climax, falling action, resolution, characterization (direct, indirect, flat, round), conflict(internal and external), dialogue Highest class average Contest:  First progress report 6th: 86, 3rd:84.5,  all classes are 80 and above so […]