Tuesday, April 26

Homework

Due Thursday 4/28:

1. Read Night first section (pp. 3-22)

2. Complete worksheet for first section and complete discussion questions.

Night1Rev2011

Ongoing:

Wed 4/27: Eighth Grade Social Justice Teach-In

  • Wear purple shirts!  (if you don’t have one, borrow one)
  • Be here by 8AM to set-up your workshop room and prep for Teach-In day!

Monday, April 25

Homework

Due Tue:

1. Read Night preface and foreword (pp. vii to xxi)

2. Complete worksheet for preface and foreword

NightPref&Foreward

Ongoing:

Tue 4/26

  • EI new student social/meet and greet at Charlton from 4 to 5:30 (only if you’re attending EI)
  • Be ready to run through workshop again; IWP we will run opening assembly with entire 8th grade

Wed 4/27

  • Eighth grade Social Justice Teach-In

-Wear purple shirts

-Be here by 8AM to set-up your workshop room and prep for Teach-In day!

Thursday, April 21

Homework

Due Monday 4/25

1. Complete pre-reading packet and questions for ‘Night’ which includes intro to book and handout-due Mon. (no book needed!)
NightNewLaunch

2. Final SJ scripts turned in for a grade.  Power Point and other relevant material also should be turned in at 8:20 Monday in a.m.!!

3. Any set-up group work needed?  Be prepared!

Ongoing

  • Bring in old magazines for Women’s Issues workshop
  • SJ Teach-In on Wed. 4-27

April 18, 2011

Happy Passover!  No school on Tuesday!

For Wednesday, April 20:

Teach-In Demonstration Lesson First Thing Wednesday Morning with a Faculty Member

1. REVISE YOUR SCRIPT TO FINAL FORM.

2. Bring in ALL MATERIALS needed to run your workshop (clues, monopoly money, slides, magazines, etc).

Tuesday, April 12

Homework:

1. Read chapter 7 in FDR photo biography and answer 10/18 discussion questions

FDRChap7

2. Complete revision (draft #2) of SJ outline (include Power Point, 1st draft, and all other relevant materials)

Ongoing:

  • Tomorrow is ‘poetry in your pocket’ day
  • Thu. and Fri. are parent conferences; no classes scheduled
  • Today is the 150th Anniversary of the start of the Civil War

Civil War Trust

Monday, April 11

Homework
Due Wed 4/13

1. Read chapter 7 in FDR photobiography; complete 10/18 of the discussion questions

FDRChap7

2. SJ template/outline revision due (draft #2).  Only 1 per group!

-Include Power Point, video links, blurb, and all other relavent material).

-Attach Draft #1

Ongoing:

  • Bring in old magazines and newspapers for Women’s Issues group
  • Wed. is ‘poem in your pocket’ day!
  • Thu. and Fri. are parent conferences; finish preparing rainbow folders

Friday, April 8

Homework:

For Monday-

Read chapter 6 in FDR photobiography and complete discussion questions (there are 9 of them)

FDRChap6REV

Ongoing:

  • Remember to bring in old magazines and catalogs for the women’s issues group teach-in
  • You will get your SJ scripts back on Monday, where you will need to modify, adapt, and edit based on your comments.
  • Spring parent conferences are next Thursday and Friday, the 14th and 15th.  Make sure you bring assignments for your rainbow folder before Wednesday; make sure you have work for EACH subject!

Thursday, April 7

Due Friday: I will be out and Sarah will be covering the class.  You will have a quiz in class and Jarrett, Harmon, Simmon and Winnie will recite their poems in class for Sarah and the group. 🙂

1) Read Chapter 4 and 5 in FDR and be quiz ready.

2) 3 Haiku typed out (with your name on this), printed out and please hand to Sarah.

3) Workshop Script emailed to: sbarlow@lrei.org, rbloch@lrei.org AND smroberts@lrei.org by end of day Friday

Note: On Friday you will NOT have Ad Issues – you will have Core All SJ Project time and will use part of this time for set-up groups and part of this time for workshop script groups.

*DUE – DISC dance permission slip with money!

*Theater Workshop will be held this Saturday. Please see Mark tomorrow if you are interested in attending.

Due Monday:

1) Read FDR chapter 6 and answer the reading comprehension questions for chapter 6.  There will NOT be a quiz on this chapter.  FYI.      FDRChap6REV

Wednesday, April 6

Homework:

For Thursday

1. Type out 3 haiku poems on one page that are all about Middle School (you can use the ones started in Writer’s Workshop)

For Friday

2. Poetry recitations: Georgia and Roger

3. Read FDR chapters 4 and 5; be quiz ready!

4. SJ workshop outline/template/script  (all group members must contribute)

REVWorkshopScripttemplatj2011-1