7A- LA- Reading Journal 1 due on Monday, Sept. 28.  Please see Monday's post for a sample journal and prompt.  15 mins- reading. See prompt and sample from Monday's post.SS- Finish first five groups on the voting rights sheet.7/8B- 15 mins. reading.  All students were given a sheet from public health regarding immunization clinics.  Please return forms by MONDAY.8E2- 15 mins. reading  

7A- 15 mins. reading.7/8B- The first reading journal of the year was assigned today.  Please see the attached teacher sample.  This will be due on Friday, Sept. 25.  Below is the prompt: Making Connections: text to self, text to text, text to world.  Does this book remind you of another book that you have read in the past? Does it remind you of something you have experienced in real life? If so tell me about it.  Journals must be at least a ½ page single spaced.  They must be in proper sentence and paragraph form and clearly show your thinking.  Please begin each journal with: Date: Title: Author: 8E2- finish the map of your neighborhood. 

8L2- May 228A- May 25One theme that we have discussed and noted in our shared reading of The Cage is the theme of the Jewish prisoners being treated or referred to as animals by their Nazi captors.  In this week's reading journal I want you to focus in on this theme.  You can start by providing me with at least two examples from the text.  You can quote these examples directly.  Next, I want to hear your thoughts/reaction to this.  Why do you think the Nazi's treated the Jewish people this way?  How do you think both parties felt about this?  Make sure you really slow down and show me your thinking/connections here.  Remember, you only have this RJ and one more to do for me!!  Give me all you've got!!

8A & 8L2- please get your book talks and reading journals signed that you got back last week.  This week you will have another reading journal to complete.  The prompt for this week is as follows:Due Friday April 17th, 2015         For the reading journal this week, we will focus on making a prediction. Select a character and an event and predict what the outcome will be (without reading ahead) based on evidence from the text. What issue is the character currently dealing with? How are they reacting to it? How do you think the character will overcome this conflict, or will they? 7A & 7B- we have been working on our poetry workshop.  The following are some important dates/deadlines for the end of this workshop:  April 16- choose the two poems that you would like to edit.  April 20- Type days.  April 22- Final copies are due!                                                  

7A & 7B- reading journal due on Wednesday, April 8.  It must be at least a 1/2 page in length and be written in proper sentence and paragraph form.  Please have the date, title, and author's name at the top. PromptChoose any character and explain why they are important to the book.  What is this character like (you can tell me about their physical appearance and their attitude/outlook on life).  Do you like him/her?  Why or why not?   

7A- 15 mins. reading.  Get RJ 1 & 2 signed by tomorrow.  Phys. Ed. logs are due on Friday.   7B- 15 mins. reading. Get RJ 1 signed.  RJ 2 is due tomorrow.  This jounal is based on making connections.  Please see the teacher sample below if needed.   8A- 15 mins. reading.  Get RJ's 1-4 signed.  Memoir final copies are due tomorrow.   8L2- 15 mins. reading. Get RJ's 1-4 signed. Memoir final copies are due Thursday.

Gr. 7- Field Trip to Metepenagiag Heritage Park is on Thursday, Oct. 23.  Please watch for a notice going home tomorrow.    Gr. 8- Reading Journal 4 is due on Friday, Oct. 24.  Prompt 4- Quote a short sample of visual text from your reading. Briefly explain the passage.  Tell me about the things that you picture in the scene that the author may not explicitly tell you about.