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Today we are watching an excellent introductory video about Anne Frank. We will begin reading the play in class on Monday after we hear some family stories. Be sure to come in about 8:15 to watch the video if you were absent today. This weekend you should complete your book report and complete your research for your family story. See you at the Dunk Tank tonight at the Fear Factor!
Today in class students drew for the order of presentation of the family stories. Also, we completed a map activity of places in Europe that will be important in our Diary reading and learned the important political connections to the beginning of WWII. Don't forget to have your progress report signed tonight and complete your work on your family project and parallel reading.
Today in class we watched a video presented by the Ga. Holocaust Commission, a very informative and moving piece. All students also received the written format for the family story project to aid their research and story gathering. Book reports and family stories are the work of the week at home.
Finally, we're back to a normal schedule. It was great seeing every class today. Today we visited the definitions of "horseplay, bullying, and appeasment". We wrote responses to 3 quotations, and I read a wonderful story of The Terrible Things. You are to continue work on your family story and book report at night.
Congratulatons on your good efforts so far on the CRCT. After completing the DIARY vocabulary in your first class meeting, you will be reading & taking notes on some background material for our WWII unit. At night I hope you are continuing your research and developing your family stories to share with the class. Most of you are finding time to read in your parallel reading after you finish your test each day.
And the CRCT fun has finally begun! Today in LA, students worked with partners to define words for our DIARY unit. Classes 1, 3, & 7 met. All students are continue to research & develop family stories. Most students are having time after testing to read in their parallel reading books. Good luck the rest of the week!
Today we ended a very important week of review for the CRCT. You have explained our new unit and gotten your parent's signature. Your job this weekend is to work on developing your family story(ies) to share from 1938-1948. You may also begin to research your topic by going thru approved Cobb county sites. You may bring your parallel reading to use after testing next week. Don't forget your #2 pencils for the tests...no mechanical pencils!!! Get some rest and be ready for all the fun!!
Today was our unit test on SUMMER OF MY GERMAN SOLDIER. You were also to turn in your unit packet. After the packet, you completed a CRCT puzzle. For tonight's HW, please access your online CRCT practice tests; you received all that info with your report card. For every LA or reading test you pass with at least a 75% before next Tuesday, you can accumulate 2 bonus points. It will be a great review practice for even more CRCT success. All makeup work is due tomorrow by 8:20AM.
Welcome back! While it is far too soon to begin counting the days, it is not too soon to be counting up to all the important events of spring quarter. Tomorrow is number one: SUMMER OF MY GERMAN SOLDIER unit test and packet. We reviewed in class with group work and presentations. The rest of the week will fill with CRCT review. If you missed the CRCTLA2 quiz on Friday the 30th, the makeup is Wed. @ 8:20. Stay warm....and study well!
