JH English
October 19, 2009
Grades page update:
Mrs. Kimmerling and I worked on the website last week. Please go to the announcement page on the English website and create a new bookmark. Hopefully, you will then be able to view grades. If this was not successful, please let me know. Each student will receive a hard copy of his/her student update.
Eighth Grade:
The eighth graders are completing Unit 12 soon. Their work on adjectives and adverbs will carry over into Unit 3-descriptive writing Students have begun practicing writing descriptively and will be expected to produce a descriptive sample. There will be a Unit 12 grammar test next week.
A spelling component has been added to the program beginning this week. The assignments will focus on word forms: severe, severely, severity for example. Students will use the word forms to complete sentences. Students will practice word usage along with reviewing a spelling rule. Students will be expected to cite rule.
Seventh Grade:
The seventh graders are studying the parts of a sentence. Soon we will begin working with compound subject and compound predicates. Students are encouraged to review corrected work. There will be a test next week on Unit 8.
Once Unit 8 is completed, students will return to the Idea writing trait. Students will further their study of paragraph structure: main idea and supporting details. Students will be assessing paragraphs to determine quality of writing. Students will be able to use a rubric to assess the quality of their own writing.