LANGUAGE ARTS 7D
- video presentation and plot diagram visual presentation due dates have been pushed back

LANGUAGE ARTS 8
- finishing our short story unit. Students are editing stories they wrote at the beginning of the unit.

SOCIAL STUDIES 8
- completing chapter 7, 8 and 9 reviews. The three chapters should be read and the reviews completed by Tuesday.

LANGUAGE ARTS 7D
- video presentation due Friday, February 27th
- plot diagram visual presentation due Tuesday
LANGUAGE ARTS 8
-Finished CAT testing
- Working on "Harrison Bergeron" brochures --- all necessary material is available on the wikispace
- brochures due Friday, February 27th instead of Thursday
SOCIAL STUDIES 8
- Critical Challenge, "Preparing for the Voyage", letters are due Thursday, February 26th

LANGUAGE ARTS 8
- students are reminded to send stories typed at home to their imail accounts. We will be editing these stories now that our short story unit is finished.

LANGUAGE ARTS 7D
- working on two projects, a video presentation and a plot diagram visual presentation, due Friday, February 27th

LANGUAGE ARTS 8
-Finished CAT testing
- Working on "Harrison Bergeron" brochures --- all necessary material is available on the wikispace
- brochures due Thursday, February 26th

SOCIAL STUDIES 8
- Critical Challenge, "Preparing for the Voyage", letters are due Thursday, February 26th

Have a Good Weekend!

LANGUAGE ARTS 7D
- working on two projects, a video presentation and a plot diagram visual presentation, due Friday, February 27th

LANGUAGE ARTS 8
- Hopefully, we will finish the CAT tests on Monday
- Working on "Harrison Bergeron" brochures --- all necessary material is available on the wikispace
- brochures due Thursday

SOCIAL STUDIES 8
- Critical Challenge, "Preparing for the Voyage", letters are due Thursday, February 26th

LANGUAGE ARTS 7D
- working on two projects, a video presentation and a plot diagram visual presentation
LANGUAGE ARTS 8
- CAT testing this week. This will slow our momentum a bit.
- Short Story / Literature Circle Quiz on Friday
SOCIAL STUDIES 8
-Beginning to look at our next Critical Challenge, "Preparing for the Voyage" where students will write historically accurate letters
- all materials are available on the wiki
- Please respond to the wiki question before Friday
- "Preparing for the voyage" graphic organizer should be completed

All Progress Reports should have been returned with a parent / guardian signature.

LANGUAGE ARTS 7D
- working on two projects, a video presentation and a plot diagram visual presentation

LANGUAGE ARTS 8
- CAT testing this week
- Short Story / Literature Circle Quiz on Friday
8D
- "Harrison Bergeron" graphic organizers (arguments and counter arguments) should be completed
8A
- Began creating "Harrison Bergeron" brochures

SOCIAL STUDIES 8
-Beginning to look at our next Critical Challenge, "Preparing for the Voyage" where students will write historically accurate letters - all materials are available on the wiki
- Please respond to the wiki question before Friday
8A
- "Preparing for the voyage" graphic organizer should be completed

All Progress Reports should have been returned with a parent / guardian signature.

LANGUAGE ARTS 7D
- working on two projects, a video presentation and a plot diagram visual presentation

LANGUAGE ARTS 8
8D
- "Harrison Bergeron" graphic organizers (arguments and coounter arguments) should be completed for tomorrow
8A
- Began creating "Harrison Bergeron" brochures
- Short Story / Literature Circle Quiz on Friday

SOCIAL STUDIES 8
-Finished Aztec Worldview Presentations
-Beginning to look at our next Critical Challenge, "Preparing for the Voyage" where students will write historically accurate letters - all materials are available on the wiki
8A
- Graphic organizer outlining materials required for the voyage should be completed for tomorrow
8C
- Venn Diagram comparing Spanish and Aztec cultures should be completed for tomorrow

All Progress Reports should have been returned with a parent / guardian signature today.

LANGUAGE ARTS 7D
- A new discussion has been posted on the discussion wiki athttps://ms-macdonalddiscussions.wikispaces.com/message/list/home

LANGUAGE ARTS 8
- "Harrison Bergeron" graphic organizer (arguments and counter arguments) should be completed for Tuesday

SOCIAL STUDIES 8
Finished Aztec Worldview Presentations
Beginning to look at our next Critical Challenge - Preparing for the Voyage
--- all materials are available on the wikispace

PROGRESS REPORTS FOR LA 8D WERE DISTRIBUTED ToDAY. THEY SHOULD BE SIGNED AND RETURNED BY FRIDAY.

LANGUAGE ARTS 7D
- completed figurative language and paraphrasing activities
- A new discussion has been posted on the discussion wiki athttps://ms-macdonalddiscussions.wikispaces.com/message/list/home
Please post to the discussion before Friday

LANGUAGE ARTS 8
8D
- completed figurative language and paraphrasing activities

SOCIAL 8
- continued Aztec Worldview Presentations

PROGRESS REPORTS FOR LA 7D, LA 8A, SOCIAL 8A AND SOCIAL 8C WERE DISTRIBUTED TUESDAY. THEY SHOULD BE SIGNED AND RETURNED BY FRIDAY.

LANGUAGE ARTS 7D
- Novel Study Test Tomorrow
- A new discussion has been posted on the discussion wiki athttps://ms-macdonalddiscussions.wikispaces.com/message/list/home
Please post to the discussion before Friday
- Identified the significance of terms and characters in the novel. This will be checked on Thursday.
- Began outlining plot elements in Skellig. Due Thursday.

LANGUAGE ARTS 8
8D
- Collected "Making Connections"
- Began reading "Harrison Bergeron"
8A
- completed figurative language and paraphrasing activities

SOCIAL STUDIES 8
Began Aztec Worldview Presentations

PROGRESS REPORTS FOR LA 7D, LA 8A, SOCIAL 8A AND SOCIAL 8C WERE DISTRIBUTED TODAY. THEY SHOULD BE SIGNED AND RETURNED BY FRIDAY.

LANGUAGE ARTS 7D
- A new discussion has been posted on the discussion wiki at
https://ms-macdonalddiscussions.wikispaces.com/message/list/home
Please post to the discussion before Friday
- Identified the significance of terms and characters in the novel. This will be checked on Thursday.
- Began outlining plot elements in Skellig. Due Thursday.
- Students can expect to have a quiz on the concepts covered in the novel study near the end of the week, likely Thursday. We will review in class on Wednesday.
LANGUAGE ARTS 8
8D
- Reviewed the "Making Connections" assignment. Students were given until tomorrow to make any revisions.
- discussed denotation and connotation
8A
- Collected "Making Connections" assignment.
- Read "Harrison Bergeron"
SOCIAL STUDIES 8
8A and 8C
- Reviewed presentation expectations
- Students were given the opportunity to make revisions to their visuals and speaker notes before beginning their presentations

LANGUAGE ARTS 7D
- A new discussion has been posted on the discussion wiki at https://ms-macdonalddiscussions.wikispaces.com/message/list/home Please post to the discussion by
- Identified the significance of terms and characters in the novel. This will not be collected tomorrow.
- Students can expect to have a quiz on the concepts covered in the novel study near the end of the week, likely Thursday.

LANGUAGE ARTS 8
8A
- Reviewed the "Making Connections" assignment. Students were given until tomorrow to make any revisions.
- Students should have their "Initial Response" paragraph completed for tomorrow.

SOCIAL STUDIES 8
8A
- Reviewed presentation expectations
- Students were given the opportunity to make revisions to their visuals

LANGUAGE ARTS 7D
- Finished reading Skellig and completed our paragraph journal responses with supporting evidence from the novel.
- A new discussion has been posted on the discussion wiki at https://ms-macdonalddiscussions.wikispaces.com/message/list/home Please post to the discussion by Friday, February 13, 2009.

LANGUAGE ARTS 8
- discussed similar themes in Ray Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day" and "The Veldt"
- completed the Venn diagrams in the "Making Connections" assignment.
- Students were to complete the response in paragraph format. This document is available on the wiki.

SOCIAL STUDIES 8
- students should be prepared to present Aztec Worldview Projects on Monday as experts on their asigned topics.