March 25-29
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This week students are practicing their skills with revising and editing of model essays as we gear up for our STAAR Writing test.
**7th Grade STAAR Writing test will be on Tuesday, April 9.
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March 18 – 22
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MONDAY – Holiday
TUESDAY – FRIDAY: students will analyze model essays (2016 released essays with scores and explanations)
December 3-20
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Students participated in National Novel Writing Month during the month of November. This month, we are working on revising and editing those novels while also practicing with STAAR-type passages and multiple choice questions.
Dates to remember:
December 14 & 15: semester exam review
December 18: 4th & 5th period semester exams; early release
December 19: 1st, 2nd, & 6th period semester exams; early release
December 20: 3rd, 7th, & 8th period semester exams; early release
December 21-January 4: Christmas Break!
November 12-30
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For the rest of the month, students are working on writing novels and updating their word count on the NaNoWriMo site. Each student has set a writing goal and will work on specific tasks aligned with that goal then apply it to their novels.
Dates to remember:
November 19-23: Thanksgiving Break!
November 30th at midnight: NaNoWriMo deadline for meeting word count goals (set by students)
October 15-19
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This is the final week of the first nine-week grading period. Students are learning new Greek & Latin Roots (and advanced students are also working on SAT Vocabulary). Students have also been working on FlipGrid videos for introducing both themselves and their main characters for the stories they will be writing during NaNoWriMo in the month of November.
There will be vocabulary tests on Wednesday in all classes, and students have been provided links in their Google Classrooms to Quizlet study sets.
September 17-21
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MONDAY: Students will respond to an article they read in reading class.
TUESDAY: NoRedInk.com for nouns and verbs review
WEDNESDAY: Diction (Word Choice) lesson; create War of the Words game cards
THURSDAY: grammar foldable (types of sentences & notes)
FRIDAY: War of the Words game
Welcome Back!
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The first day back for students is this Thursday, August 16. We will spend the first two days getting to know each other, getting organized, and going over classroom procedures and expectations.
We are going to have a great year!