Misty, Foggy, Dreary Monday.......

Boy the weather did a switch on me today--Yesterday was yapsolutely gordacious and today, it's not! lol :)  But that's really ok.  I kind of like this type of weather, especially with Halloween this week! Spooky fog, crescent moon.....all the makings of a scary movie. (insert wicked laugh here)

8th Lang. Arts for the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 1=

Today we did Pre-writing together on the Promethian board about the "the scariest movie monster of all time."  The students had to do this then on their own and turn in at the end of the hour.
Tomorrow they will start writing their rough draft for the 5 paragraph essay.  Wednesday we won't have class b/c the 8th graders go to Taloga for a Life Skills Seminar put on by the Dewey Co. Extension Agency.  Their rough drafts are due on Thursday and we will read some aloud in class.

Spelling Less. #12=Review   Due Thursday along with spelling test.
Vocab Wb. Less. #12             Due Thursday also.



HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

End of First 9 Weeks--Time is Flying!!!

I cannot believe Fall Break has come and gone, and that it is already Oct. 21st!!!  Halloween, my favy fave holiday, is right around the corner!!  Again--hard to believe how quickly the school year is flying by..... 
I must be getting old because I sound like my mom saying that!!  LOL  :)

This week in 8th Language Arts we are unraveling the steps to the Process of Writing.  We are focusing on Pre-Writing--how to do it, what it is, what it means, etc.  Lessons and lectures all this week will focus on the Pre-Writing step.  Ask your child about terms like Freewrite, Brainstorm, Web Cluster, Graphic Organizers, and a good ole' fashioned Outline.  They should be able to explain to you what all of those terms mean by Friday.

Spelling Lesson #11 is due Friday, along with the spelling test.

Vocabulary Workbook Lesson #11 is due Thursday.

We will write in our Journals everyday this week.