AGENDA MARCH 16-20

Announcements and Events:

• PAWS Testing continues this week.
• Book Posts are due on Tuesday, March 17.
• Wyoming Young Authors Submissions are due on Wednesday, March 18.
  
• Quarter ends on Friday, March 20.
  

Students will be PAWS testing Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in Language Arts.

No Weekly Homework this week.

MONDAY:
PAWS Testing

TUESDAY:
*BOOK POSTS DUE*
Lit. Terms Bingo

WEDNESDAY:
*Wyoming Young Authors Submissions due.*
PAWS Testing

THURSDAY:
PAWS Testing

FRIDAY:
*End of 3rd Quarter*
PAWS Testing

AGENDA FOR MARCH 9-13

Announcements and Events:

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

*Mark your Calendars! On Tuesday, March 10th at 6:30, JHMS will be hosting a parent night on “Social Networking.”No longer can parents know who their child is communicating with by who is calling on the phone. The internet and technological advances have opened up a whole new world for your children. Karla Swiggum, our amazing media center specialist, and Steve Whisenand, from the Teton County Public Library, will provide information on these programs. Learn how these programs work, the ways kids connect, as well as the benefits and dangers this new technology may bring.

*PAWS Testing begins on March 11. Students will be testing in Language Arts on the following dates: March 11, 12, 1316, 18, 19, 20, 23. Bring SSR books to class on these dates.

MONDAY:
1) Share WNB #13: Police Report

2) Brain Pop: Similes and Metaphors

2) Read "Born Worker" by Gary Soto. Locate and identify four similes in the piece.

TUESDAY:
1) Brain Pop Review: tone and mood. Discuss tone and mood of "Born Worker."

2) Respond to "Born Worker": Compare and contrast the characters of Arnie and Jose. In pairs, use T-Chart to record details/cite page numbers that the author uses to characterize the two.

3) WNB #14: Create two chunk paragraph using your T-chart to compare and contrast the two main characters in the story "Born Worker."

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY:
PAWS TESTING BEGINS: Writing Draft 1 - Expository Essay

FRIDAY:
PAWS TESTING: Writing Final Draft - Expository Essay

AGENDA FOR MARCH 2-6

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 from 3:15-7:15. Students received a sign up sheet from their home base teachers.

*NO SCHOOL Friday, March 6!!!

*Mark your Calendars! On Tuesday, March 10th at 6:30, JHMS will be hosting a parent night on “Social Networking.”No longer can parents know who their child is communicating with by who is calling on the phone. The internet and technological advances have opened up a whole new world for your children. Karla Swiggum, our amazing media center specialist, and Steve Whisenand, from the Teton County Public Library, will provide information on these programs. Learn how these programs work, the ways kids connect, as well as the benefits and dangers this new technology may bring.

*PAWS Testing begins on March 11.

Weekly Homework:

Study for graded Lit. Terms Clicker Quiz on Wednesday

MONDAY AND TUESDAY:

Book Fair Visits: 5th Period on Monday/3rd, 4th, and 7th on Tuesday.

1) Read Edgar Allen Poe's "The Tell Tale Heart"
Focus on mood, irony, and predicting plot

2) Begin WNB #13: Write a police report from the officers' perspective using the plotting chart. Length: 2-3 paragraphs.

WEDNESDAY:

1) Graded Lit. Terms Clicker Quiz

2) Finish up police report

THURSDAY:

"Moon" by Chaim Potok read-aloud and response activity

FRIDAY: NO SCHOOL!!!

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"

WEEK 23 AGENDA: FEBRUARY 16-20

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!

*February 18th: Midterm grades. Book Post #1 for 3rd Quarter due today!!!

*The alternative fuel vehicle "Baby" and the award winning environmental movie "Oil and Water" will be here Friday (2/20) 2nd period for a presentation. This may run a little into 3rd period depending on the Q&A session.

*Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences coming up on March 4th and 5th!

*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.

Weekly Homework:

1) WNB #12: Rewrite the ending to Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains." Pick up where the fire starts in the house. Aim for 2-6 paragraphs.

2) Any leftover Belief Essays due by the end of the week.

AGENDA: This week, students will be studying short story structure, reading two fictional selections, and studying Literary Terminology. The selections are: Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains," and Ron Koertge's "Angel and Aly," from James Howe's 13. On Friday, students will share work from the Belief Project, which is now complete.

MONDAY: NO SCHOOL -- PRESIDENT'S DAY

TUESDAY:
1) Short Story Structure
2) Literary Terminology
3) Read Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains,"and complete response activity with a partner.

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY:
1) Read Ron Koertge's "Angel and Aly," from James Howe's 13.
2) Discuss the author's characterization of Angel, and her dual personality. How is she different when she speaks through Aly the puppet? How does the author accomplish this in his writing?

FRIDAY:
1) WNB #12 DUE: Rewritten Bradbury Ending
2) Belief Project Sharing and Celebration!!! Students should bring food or drink to share and a piece of their work to share. This could be their Belief Poem, their Portrait Collage, or their Belief Essay.

WEEK 22 AGENDA: FEB. 9-13

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

*Spelling Bee coming up on February 11th. This will be a late arrival day.

*8th Grade Student Poetry Reading at Jackson Hole Coffee Roaster's on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. All 8th Grade students are invited to attend and read their work. Enrichment credit for attendance and participation!!!

*Holocaust exhibit at Center for the Arts coming up on Feb. 12.

*Black History presentation coming up on Feb, 13.

*President's Day on February 16th: NO SCHOOL.

*February 18th: Midterm grades. Book Post #1 for 3rd Quarter due today!!!

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

*Our Belief Project ends this week, and will culminate with student sharing session next week!

MONDAY:
Jackson Hole High School Counselors will be here today to speak to classes.

TUESDAY:
Work on Belief Essays: 1-1 Conferencing, Revising

WEDNESDAY: LATE ARRIVAL DAY! Students report at 9:35. Classes begin at 9:40. Abbreviated periods.
Work on Belief Essays: 1-1 Conferencing, Revising
Spelling Bee starts at 1:30

THURSDAY: FIELD TRIP TO CENTER FOR THE ARTS! Students need to bring a lunch! 8th Grade leaves at 10:55 and returns at 2:25. We will view the film Paper Clips, and talk with the film maker.
3rd Hour: Holocaust Film Clips and class discussion on social change

FRIDAY: BELIEF ESSAY DUE!!!
Today we will complete the belief essay.

Requirements for final product:

• 2-4 pages
• Typed
• Double Spaced
• 1st Person Point of View
• Honest
• Realistic dialogue
• Clear progression -- beginning, middle, end
• Shows how belief changed 'you'
• Revised for sentence fluency, ideas and conventions
• Titled

WEEK 21 AGENDA: FEBRURARY 2-6

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Announcements and Events:

*Spelling Bee coming up on February 11th. This will be a late arrival day.

*8th Grade Student Poetry Reading at Jackson Hole Coffee Roaster's on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

*Holocaust exhibit at Center for the Arts coming up on Feb. 12.

*Black History presentation coming up on Feb, 13.

*President's Day on February 16th: No school.

*February 18th: Midterm grades.

Weekly Homework: 1 page Essay start due Wednesday.

Write the first page (or more) of your belief essay by Wednesday. Remember to tell the stories that built your belief. Be honest and descriptive. Use a first person point of view and include at least one line of real dialogue. This must be TYPED AND DOUBLE-SPACED.

MONDAY:

• Begin filtering material and brainstorming expository essay with Kati
• HW: 1 Page start due Wednesday

TUESDAY:

• Finalize portrait assembly with Molly
• Hang collages in commons

WEDNESDAY:

• *1 page start due*
• Type Essays

THURSDAY:
In class writing conferences

FRIDAY:
In class writing conferences

*Final Essay due Feb. 13!!!*