Monday, February 23, 2009

Announcements & Events:

*Students' mixed media portraits from the Belief Project are hanging in JHMS Commons! Come and have a look! It is very impressive work!


*Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences coming up on March 3rd and 4th!

*NO SCHOOL March 6!!!

*JHMS will be offering a parent night on "Social Networking" - things like Facebook, cyberbullying, educational collaborating, etc. March 10th at 6:30.

*PAWS Testing begins on March 11.

Weekly Homework:

1) Literary Terminology Crossword Puzzle due on Friday

2) Literary Terminology Practice Clicker Quiz on Wednesday

MONDAY & TUESDAY:
1) Finish 2-chunk response to "Angel and Aly" -- How does the author characterize the two sides of Angel's personality? Use a quote from the story to support each side. THIS IS DUE BY WEDNESDAY!!!

2) Begin reading "Miracle Boy," and complete response activity.

WEDNESDAY:
1) Practice Literary Terminology Clicker Quiz

2) Art Response & Interactive Writing -- 2 Chunk Paragraph

THURSDAY:
1) Flashbacks and symbolism in story -- label in pairs

2) What makes a good discussion? What is a scored discussion?

3) Finish puzzle in pairs

FRIDAY:
1) Lit. Terms Crossword Puzzle due!
2) Review Puzzle
3) Scored Discussion on "Miracle Boy"