Posted: December 5, 2018
Today we finished reading chapter 5 of the book and began an analysis of the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay", which is a very important poem within the novel. Tomorrow we will continue our discussion of the poem and begin reading chapter 6.
Posted: December 5, 2018
Today we read chapters 51-54 in class and Mr.Pugh delivered a mini-lesson on how to properly answer short-answer reading comprehension questions. Students were given some questions to answer with a rubric which will be used to assess their ability to do this skill. They will have class time tomorrow to work on the questions as well.
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Posted: December 4, 2018
If you were absent today, please make sure that you have read up to the end of chapter 50 for tomorrow's class.
Posted: December 4, 2018
Today we worked on our eye motif assignment and read half of chapter 5. If you did not finish it in class, it is due tomorrow for homework.
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Posted: December 3, 2018
Read chapters 46-47 tonight!
Posted: November 28, 2018
Please read chapters 39-43 (pages 155-172) for Monday. If you did not finish the Flashback excercise, please do so for Monday. Articles of the Week are due Monday as well.
Posted: November 28, 2018
This week, students in 8R and 8S engaged in a mini-lesson on how to properly answer reading comprehesion questions properly. They glued the attached notice in their writers notebooks.
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Posted: November 28, 2018
Reading comprehension questions on chapters 1-3 that were not completed in class today, are due on Monday.
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Posted: November 26, 2018
Students were given an Article of the Week this week - it is due on Monday. It requires a close reading of the text with approximately 7 comments in the margins. Also, students will answer the reflection question at the end in paragraph form on a sheet of looseleaf.
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Posted: November 26, 2018
Students were given an Article of the Week this week - it is due on Monday. It requires a close reading of the text with approximately 7 comments in the margins. Also, students will answer the reflection question at the end in paragraph form on a sheet of looseleaf.
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