Important December Dates!

Reading - Figurative Language Quiz - Retake by 12/6
L.A. - Persuasive Essay - Rewrite by 12/13
Causes of the Revolution Quiz - 12/13
Current Events Project Presentations - 12/16-12/17

Next Two Weeks

Persuasive Essay:
Rough Draft is due Friday, November 1st - Appropriately Underlined
Final Draft is due Friday, November 8th - This is considered an assessment

Early Colonial Life Test:
Friday, November 8th
This covers the earliest settlements (Roanoke/Jamestown), interactions with Native Americans, and the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies.

UPCOMING DATES!!

Scored < 70%? You MUST retake your SPEECH by Tuesday, October 29th and fill out the retake form.  See me to schedule a time.
Scored < 70%? You MUST retake your PILGRIMS TEST and complete the retake form by Friday, November 1st.

We are also starting work on our persuasive essays Wednesday. I will give you an outline sheet that is due Tuesday, October 29th.

UPCOMING QUIZ!

Friday, October 18th
Test on early English settlements / "We Shall Remain"
Friday, October 18th

UPCOMING RETAKE/REDO DATES

ATTENTION GALLAGHER'S 8th GRADERS:

The dates that the essay rewrites are due are as follows:
State History: Wednesday, October 9th
State Geo/Econ: Monday, October 14th
State Politics: Wednesday, October 16th
Sub/Pred/Clause Quiz Retake Day: Tuesday, October 8th - BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL. Get here at 7am or be here right after school.

QUIZ

Remember, we have a quiz Friday, 27th on subjects, predicates, phrases, and clauses; you should study so you don't have to retake.

Subject and Predicate Video

SUBJECT AND PREDICATE SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK

UPCOMING DUE DATES!!

State History Paper: September 20th
Geography/Econ Paper: September 27th
State Politics Paper: October 4th 
Final Project/Map: October 10th

Links for the State Research Project

These are some very good links that should provide you with MOST of the information you need.  In order to exceed, you might need to go outside of these given websites.  You will also need to do some work within these websites to find exactly what you need.

 

http://www.en.wikipedia.org

http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/ (enter search terms)

http://www.netstate.com/

http://www.50states.com/

http://geography.howstuffworks.com/united-states (find your state, read through the geography section, and it will lead you to the economy section - that way you get lots of info)

BACK TO SCHOOL!

First week of September...

We will spend the requisite amount of time reviewing school rules, classroom rules, getting to know each other, and all of those pleasantries.

We will also get to know our classroom as a community, check out books and take some assessments to figure out where we should start this year as a class.

Welcome Back to the Best Time for Sports - The Fall/Winter

I am a huge soccer and football fan, so this is funny to me in many ways.