Tuesday, February 10, 2009

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