Week of May 5th
8th Grade Language Arts
We will continue our study of drama through The Diary of Anne Frank. We will continue to read scenes from the play and compare them to the actual screenplay. We will end our study with our butterfly project. For more info click the following link: http://www.hmh.org/minisite/butterfly/index.html
7th Grade Language Arts
We will continue our study of drama through our readings of The Monsters are Due on Maple Street and Brian's Song. We will also try our own hand at writing a play through our interpretation of "Twenty Years" by O. Henry. This will be a busy few weeks, so please do not get behind :)
7th Grade Social Studies
We will continue our study of the culture of Southeast Asia. We will work on a Chinese Tradition book which will help us understand cultural norms and values in China.
8th Grade Important Dates
8th Graders will be VERY busy for the next three weeks!!! Please watch out for the following important dates:
Monday the 7th-Friday the 9th: Band Trip to Ohio
Thrusday the 8th and Friday the 9th: Chorus and Orchestra to Disney
Monday the 12th: SWIM Festival....yes I will be in the dunk tank!
Friday the 16th: 8th Grade End of Year Dance
Monday the 19th: Olympics Opening Ceremonies
Tuesday the 20th: 8th Grade Olympics
Students, please make sure you get all of your work completed!!! Stay on your BEST behavior!!!
Week of April 28th
Congrats to all 8th graders for completing their LAST CRCT!!! I know you all did a great job :)
Here is what is happening for the remainder of the week:
8th Grade Language Arts:
We will begin our study of Drama through the play, The Diary of Anne Frank. I hope that our study of this play will be a memorable end to our year!
7th Grade Language Arts:
We will look at a few short stories before we begin our Drama Unit. Get ready to discuss out of hand rumor mills :)
7th Grade Social Studies:
Wow...we have studied so much so far! We have a bit more to go :) Get ready to dive into the cultural aspects of Southeast Asia!
Teaching Experts
7th AND 8th Grade Language Arts
Georgia Performance Standards ELA8C1 and ELA7C1 state:
The student will demonstrate understanding and control of the Rules of Standard English Language.
Since we have mastered these skills, our students are ready to teach it!!! 8th and 7th Grade students will develop lesson plans on the most missed convention questions from our OAS benchmark tests. The topics range from pronouns to sentence structure (with everything in between)!!! Students will take over the teaching responsibilities on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. So far...everyone is doing an EXCELLENT job!!! I believe we have some future teachers of the year among our student body :)
Enjoy Your Break!
We have been so busy preparing for the CRCT! I truly believe that ALL of our students can exceed our high expectations for them!!
When we return, I will have an individualized preparation plan for each student! We will review our progress through the Georgia Online Assessment System to learn what we need to work on individually! I hope this process helps everyone prepare for the CRCT.
Have a GREAT Spring Break!
Mrs. Wood
Week of March 17th
8th Grade Language Arts
We are analyzing figurative language through our Poetry Project. This project will allow us to analyze and explain poetic devices!
We are also working through our review for the CRCT! Our focus this week is Pronouns!
7th Grade Language Arts
We are working through our Poetry Unit very quickly! These projects will allow us to analyze and explain the use of figurative language in poetry.
We are so close to the CRCT, and I believe our review bootcamp is really helping us!
7th Grade Social Studies
We are currently analyzing religions in Southeast Asia. Our Unit Ten test will be on Tuesday the 22nd...students will recieve a study guide on Friday with everything you need to know :)
Week of March 10th
8th Grade Language Arts
We will continue to work on our preparation for the CRCT. This week...Resource Materials and Spelling will be our focus! We will also review the test from last week!
We will also present our Technical Writing Projects! I can't wait to see your presentations!!!
7th Grade Language Arts
Tuesday we will review our CRCT practice from last week and take some time to share our Research Papers.
Wednesday and Friday we will continue to review resource materials. We will also begin our Poetry Unit!
7th Grade Social Studies
We have jumped right into our study of Souther and East Asia! We will continue Unit Ten this week with an examination of the Silk Road! Hint for the week...What are the Five Themes of Geography?
Congratulations 8th Graders!!!
I am absolutely THRILLED about the results of the 8th Grade Writing Assessment!!! Our students did an amazing job!!! Congrats 8th graders...I knew you could do it!!!
