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We will continue our analysis of A Christmas Carol this week. We are really going to focus on the structure and form of the drama. As always with this unit, be on the look out for our theme of perseverance! You may bring a snack on Thursday as we complete our Film Critique and Analysis!
Have a wonderful Winter Break!!!
Well, we have one week left until Winter Break! You have made it half way through your 8th grade year!!! This week we will continue our study of drama and Flowers for Algernon. Your final assessment will be a persuasive essay regarding the issues we discovered through our reading of the short story and screen play. Have a wonderful week and get some rest over break!
Well, we have one week left until Winter Break! You have made it half way through your 8th grade year!!! This week we will continue our study of drama and Flowers for Algernon. Your final assessment will be a persuasive essay regarding the issues we discovered through our reading of the short story and screen play. Have a wonderful week and get some rest over break!
We have nine days left until Winter Break! Here is what we have in store for this week:
Monday:
1. Journal #27
2. Persuasive Readings-Conventional Bullying and Cyberbullying; which is worse?
3. Thesis Practice
Tuesday:
1. GAWP Week 17
2. Introduction to Flowers for Algernon
3. Writing Prompt Practice
Wednesday:
1. GAWP Week 17
2. Flowers for Algernon
3. Writing Prompt Practice
Friday:
1. Journal #28
2. Begin the Flim Version of Flowers for Algernon (Charley)
Next week we will complete our look at Bullying and offer our response to Flowers for Algernon
We have nine days left until break!!! Here is what we have in store for the week:
Monday and Tuesday
In the lab for our Multi-Genre Research Projects; your research, notes, Creative Assignment, and Eulogy or song lyrics with Explanation is due by the end of the week! We will only be in the lab these two days!
Thursday
Perseverance Readings-You will read three non-fiction examples of perseverance and reflect/respond.
Friday
Introduction to Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol
Next week we will continue our analysis of Dickens with examples of his other works.
We are looking at Opposing Viewpoints this week and continue to read our persuasive essays to the class. Some of us are nervous about reading in front of the class, but we all can succeed!!! Remember, our Checkpoints are on Wednesday!!! I know you all will do a great job!
We will be working on our Multi-Genre Research project on Monday and Friday this week. On Tuesday, we will have a review session for our Checkpoints which will be administered on Wednesday and Thursday this week! I know everyone will do an excellent job!!!
Remember, we will start filling in our due dates for each project componet this week as well!!!
