Thursday, September 17.

Students completed in class assignment on Active and Passive Voice. The students entered the activity in the grammar section of their Learning Logs. No homework for this evening. Friday's activity will be the practice Georgia High School Graduation Test. The Unit Test is scheduled for Tuesday, September 22.

Wednesday, September 16

Student completed the During Reading and After Reading Activities for "Learning to Fly". Also, student began working on the Fill-in-the-Blank Study Guide for the Unit Test. The Unit Test is on Tuesday, September 22.

Tuesday, September 15

Thank you to all of you who came to Open House last night! If you were unable to come to Open House, then your student will be taking home the information sheets today. In class, students continued to read "Learning to Fly". We discussed characterization and character development.

Reminder: Early Release Day Tomorrow. Also, students will be receiving their rough drafts back on Friday and will have one week to edit their drafts.

Monday, September 14

Students dicussed song lyrics and began to discuss the short story titled "Learning to Fly". Students need to complete the Before Reading Activities for the short story in their Learning Logs.

REMINDER: Open House tonight. I look forward to meeting you!

Friday, September 11

Today, students worked in small groups to complete The Scarlet Ibis packet. The completed packet is due on Monday and the packet will count as a formative assessment grade.

Thurs., September 10.

In class, we finished reading, "The Scarlet Ibis," and discussed the symbolism with the color red. Students are to complete page 3 in their packet and the color chart for homework. Be prepared to discuss the chart in class Friday.
REMINDER: Open House is Monday, 9/14 at 7pm.

Wednesday, September 9

Students took a vocabulary quiz. We continued to read The Scarlet Ibis and to work in our packets. Students ought to complete page 2 in their packets for homework.

Tuesday, September 8

Today the students began working with The Scarlet Ibis (pg. 554 in the textbook). Students completed a vocabulary activity and we started reading the story. We will finish reading the story tomorrow in class.

Homework: Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow.

Friday, September 4

Students completed a viewing activity for The Cask of Amontillado. Then each student completed an in-class forshadowing activity.

Have a safe Labor Day weekend! There is no homework in Language Arts.

Thursday, September 3

Today we reviewed the textual evidence map activity from The Most Dangerous Game. We began reading The Cask of Amontillado and completed the Before Reading Activities in our Learning Logs. We will finish reading COA tomorrow in class.

Wednesday, September 2

Students worked in small groups to complete a body biography for one of the characters in The Most Dangerous Game. The students were also asked to correct the map activity that they started on Monday. For homework, students should finish correcting their maps of Ship Trap Island.

Tuesday, September 1

Today students completed the FUSE Color Activity. The color activity is designed to help students recognize their own unique learning styles and the ways in which they can improve their performance in school. The students also discussed the strengths that they each bring to our classroom each day. After the Color Activity, students worked on the After Reading Reflection for The Most Dangerous Game.