Week of Nov 26, 2012

On Tuesday we will have our "Senate Hearings" which will conclude our unit on writing a legislative bill.  Three bills from each period and teacher were voted to continue on to the "Senate Hearings."  Students will present their bills to their peers in the Little Theater on Tuesday.

Due Dates
Affect/Effect (Scope) HW- Due Wed.
Parallel Structure Practice- Fri
Book Report- Mon., 12.3 *bring your book on Friday to work on in class.

Week of Nov. 12, 2012

We will continue working on our Legislative Bills this week.  You will also read an article from you Scope magazine and complete an assignment (quiz on article will be on Fri- open book).

 Due Dates:
Reading Memo #2.4- Fri

"The Orphan Train"- Read, Think, Explain & Vocab- Fri

Email your Leg. Bill and Keynote/PowerPoint to njdowning50@yahoo.com by Sun, 11/18

 In-class presentations will be on Monday,  11/19.  Don't forget to bring to class your keynote/ppt presentation on a flash drive+ have a hard copy of your presentation.

Week of Nov. 5, 2012

I can't believe it is already November!
All 8th graders will be participating in the Legislative Bill Assignment for the next two weeks.  Students will work in groups and create their own legislative bill that will benefit our school.  Each group member is responsible for a certain part of the bill and it is imperative that all cooperate and work together to complete their bill.  Students will vote on the best bills and the winning bills will be presented in the Little Theater (dates to be announced later).  This assignment gives students the opportunity to experience the process of creating legislation, better their technology skills and perfect their public speaking skills.

Due Dates:

Compound Sentence Practice- Tue
Legislative Bill Vocab- Wed.
Reading Memo #2.3- Fri.