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 * Welcome to the 8th grade! We know that you are doing a lot of growing physically, so we are here to help you grow academically! This page is designed to help keep you informed.**


 * =**All students should be reading on a daily basis. They should have 35 AR points every nine weeks.** =

Grading Scale 35-100 33-95 30-90  **All AR points are due by May 16!!!! The library will be closed after that date.** 27-85 25-80 23-75 20-70
 * Classwork - 40%
 * Homework -10%
 * AR Points - 15%
 * Tests - 35%
 * 4th Nine Weeks AR Scale**

May 15th- We have taken all our classes to the library and pulled the needed sources to write the research paper. Students must do a rough draft of their research paper. They have been shown what information should be put in each paragraph. They have a detailed paper showing what to do for this paper. Students are being given an opportunity to work on paper in class. We are looking over papers and making suggestions on how to fix them. Please encourage your child to take advantage of this!!!!

May 14-18 We will be working on our biographical research project in class. Students will be given step by step instructions and guided through the process. PLEASE BE WARNED!!! ANY COPYING AT ALL WILL RESULT IN A ZERO. We will be strongly instructing on paraphrasing and using own words. Please caution your child on this. Each student has been given a packet that includes a rubric or grading scale. These papers are due Friday. This grade will count three times as classwork and three times as a test grade. This is a wonderful opportunity to bring grades up. Please encourage your child to do his or her best work. We took students to the library Monday and helped with sources. They should have one book source and three Discus sources.

May 7th-11 PASS Week!!!! Make sure students all get a good night's sleep and eat a good breakfast. April 30 - May 4 Students should all be finished with chapter 16 in The Giver and ready for a test through chapter 16 on Monday.

!st and 4th periods are reading The Giver. Monday chapters 4 and 5. Tuesday Chapters 7 and 8. Wednesday 10 and 11. Thursday 13 and 14. 2nd period is reading The Cay. Monday 4 and 5. Tuesday 7,8, and 9. Wednesday 11 and 12. Thursday 14 and 15. All classes will take WWW test on Friday. We will only have the first 25. We are getting ready for PASS test. Please stress the importance of doing his or her absolute best work!!!!

April 23-27th Students have been given a figurative language project. We went over the project in detail in class. Please have your child follow his notes. I have told all students that I will gladly check over pages as they finish and tell how to improve. We will be working on this project in class as well as home. [|WWW List 27]

Students all have a novel due on Wednesday. Students have the new WWW list. This test will be Friday. Tuesday we will have a figurative language definition test. We will have a pre-test on the 2nd column of WWW words on Tuesday and both columns on Wednesday.

April 16-20 We will be MAPS testing and benchmark testing this week. Students all have to have at least a 3 point book due by Wednesday April 25th. The rest of our time in class will be spent on practicing for PASS, so student homework this week will be to read an AR book. While I will give the WWW list this week, there will not be a WWW test until next Friday. The word list for Friday's words are now loaded.


 * APRIL 1-5 ALL CLASSES HAVE CARDS DUE ON TUESDAY. Students all have a book that must be read over Spring Break! See Thursday for more details.**
 * [|WWW List 27]**
 * Thursday- Students have all been assigned a 5 point book to read over the Spring Break. They may not read 2 books....it must be one book that is at least 5 points. I made a deal with my first block students. If they get and read or listen to //Catching Fire//...the second Hunger Games book, and pass the AR test on it, I will give them a 100. I will also give them a free 100 to use wherever they like. My other 2 classes have not yet read //Hunger Games...// 3rd and 4th Block have decided to try to read //Hunger Games// over the break. They will get the same deal only with the first book. Good luck, students, and may the odds ever be in your favor. Please note....students do not HAVE to read a //Hunger Games// book, but they must read at least a 5 point book.**
 * Wednesday**- All classes have finished novels. Students should be studying WWW for Thursday's test. They were all taught ways to remember them. 1st and 3rd block will have final novel test Thursday. 4th block should finish project. All students will have a 5 point novel to read over Spring Break.
 * Tuesday April 3**
 * 1st Block- 24 and 25 in Hunger Games.........study WWW cards test Thursday**
 * 3rd Block- Read to page 288 in Tangerine. Be ready for a quiz. Study WWW cards. Test Thursday.**
 * 4th Block- Work on summaries and pictures for group project. Study WWW cards. Test Thursday.**
 * Monday**
 * 1st Block- Read chapter 21-22 in Hunger Games**
 * 3rd Block- Read pages 222-244 in Tangerine.**
 * 4th Block- Finish Alabama Moon if you have not done so...Work on project summaries.**
 * March 30, 2012** All Classes have their list for next week cards. Cards are due Tuesday.
 * 1st Block**- Read Chapter 17 and 18- Quiz Monday.
 * 3rd Block**-Read 182-212...quiz Monday. Will be easy if you read.
 * 4th Block**- Finish your novel. Be ready to take the AR test on Monday.
 * March 29, 2012** Thursday !st Block Read Chapter 15 Study for WWW Test tomorrow. It counts TWICE.
 * 3rd Block** Read to page 176 in Tangerine. Study for WWW test tomorrow. It counts TWICE.
 * 4th Block** Read chapter 39 and 40. Study for WWW test tomorrow. It counts TWICE.
 * March 28, 2012** Wednesday 1st Block Read through and including Chapter 13. Study WWW A-S. Quiz tomorrow.
 * 3rd Block-** Read to page 160 in tangerine. Study WWW. Test Friday. Quiz on all words tomorrow.
 * 4th Block-** Read through and including chapter 32. Study for WWW Quiz tomorrow. Test Friday..REMEMBER IT COUNTS TWICE!!!
 * March 27, 2012** Tuesday- **1st Block** Read chapter 9. Study WWW A-M....quiz on A-M tomorrow. You will have to write the ones you miss FIVE times each. The entire review test is Friday. It will count two times. Bring in cards H-M tomorrow.
 * 3rd Block-** Read to page 112. Bring in WWW cards H-M....study a-m cards....quiz tomorrow on A-M....any card you miss will be written 5 times each. The entire review test is Friday. This test will count 2 times.
 * 4th Block-** Read to page 147 in Alabama Moon Study WWW A-M....quiz on A-M tomorrow. You will have to write the ones you miss FIVE times each. The entire review test is Friday. It will count two times. Bring in cards H-M tomorrow.

1st block- Hunger Games- Read to page 102..............quiz tomorrow 3rd Block- Tangerine- Read to page 77...................quiz tomorrow 4th Block- Alabama Moon- Read to page 120.....................quiz tomorrow
 * March 26,2012** MONDAY- We start the final nine weeks today. Make sure you pay attention to the AR reading point scale. Students must have 20 AR points to get a 70. We are doing a novel in class that is worth 10 points. Students need to keep up with their reading. I am allowing all students to write notes about the novel in their journals. They are allowed to use their journals on their DAILY QUIZZES. Students need to all bring in their WWW cards every day. Students need to bring in WWW cards A thru G for Tuesday. Students need to know A-M for Wednesday and bring in cards. Quiz Wednesday on A-M.

Wallace/Webster Week of March 19-23 STUDENTS MUST BRING WWW CARDS EVERY DAY NEXT WEEK!!!!! IT WILL COUNT AS A HOMEWORK GRADE EVERY DAY. WE WILL BE USING THEM EVERY DAY!!!!! We have PASS Test Tuesday and Wednesday. We have worked VERY hard on the ELA test and look forward to seeing how well these students do. Students were given WWW review list 1-25. There are 200 word parts. Students have cards that are due in on Thursday. They are to be in alphabetical order. The test was to be on Friday, but as students have projects and other issues right now, we will postpone the test until next Friday. This test will count TWICE!!! We will be starting novels on Monday. They should be reading a novel for Wednesday.....it should be five points. That is their only homework this week. Thursday night- 1st period students are reading Hunger Games. They should be making notes in their journals to use on test. 3rd period students are reading to page 22 in Tangerine. They should be making notes in their journals. 4th period students are reading from page 22-52 in Alabama Moon. They should be making notes in their journals. Friday- 1st period read the rest of chapter 3 and 4. Students should make notes in their journal to use on the test. I went over the types of questions to look for. 3rd Block read to page 39 in Tangerine. 4th Block read to page 77 in Alabama Moon

**Wallace/Webster Week of March 12-16**
__**WEBSTER (CELL 803-468-3131)**__ __**WALLACE (CELL 803-460-3266)**__

__**Students were assigned to read a 5 point AR Book of choice by Wednesday March 14th. This will be used as a grade. It is imperative that students have 35 AR points by March 20.**__

__**PLEASE NOTE; There will be no WWW this week. We will use all our time for review. Students will be given the sheet on Monday. It is a review test. They will not be tested until the following week.**__


 * We have one week to review and practice for PASS Writing. We will be working on these skills throughout this week in class. We will be working on punctuation, comma usage, writing with quotations, and grammar. We will also be doing an X123Y writing. We will have DAILY QUIZZES as we review these skills...**
 * PLEASE CHECK YOUR AGENDA DAILY FOR ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS as these will be based on skills that require additional review and the X123Y writing assignment.**

**Webster/Wallace Week of** March 5-9
__**WEBSTER (CELL 803-468-3131)**__ __**WALLACE (CELL 803-460-3266)**__

__**ATTENTION: //MRS WALLACE'S// CLASS PROJECTS ARE DUE MONDAY MARCH 5 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!**__


 * We have two weeks to review and practice for PASS Writing. We will be working on these skills throughout this week and next in class. We will be working on punctuation, comma usage, writing with quotations, and grammar. We will also be doing an X123Y writing. We will have DAILY QUIZZES as we review these skills...**
 * PLEASE CHECK YOUR AGENDA DAILY FOR ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS as these will be based on skills that require additional review and the X123Y writing assignment.**

__**Monday**__: **WWW List 25 …. Note cards will be due on Monday.**

 * Students were required to earn a minimum of 5 AR points,**
 * beginning last Wednesday and ending this Wednesday.**
 * STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE 35 AR Points by March 20th. AR averages will reflect the number of points earned .**

__**Tuesday**:__ **WWW List 25…**. **Using the handout provided** **identify the meaning of each word part**

 * in the two columns across the top of the page and write the definition on the line.**
 * Read AR Book .....TEST TOMORROW!!!**

**Webster/Wallace Week of February 27-March 3**
//**ATTENTION!!!!! ANY STUDENT WHO BRINGS A NOTE FROM A PARENT INDICATING HE/SHE, THE PARENT, IS UTILIZING THIS WEBSITE, WILL RECEIVE 5 BONUS POINTS ON HIS/HER WWW TEST THIS FRIDAY!!!!!!**// __**WEBSTER (CELL 803-468-3131)**__ __**WALLACE (CELL 803-460-3266)**__ For the next three weeks we will be focusing on preparing for the PASS Writing and Grammar Tests. We are very fortunate to have a classroom set of laptops available to us along with a writing test prep program. For the next two weeks we will be using computers to practice grammar in class. The following week we will be completing several writings using the X, 1,2,3,Y outline as practice for the test. Homework for the week is **projected** as follows

( We will be studying this list again this week. Hopefully, this will give students who have gotten behind another week to catch up. If note card and word part assignments were turned in last week, they do not have to be redone. Otherwise, they are due as assigned) Students have been asked to spend a minimum of 15 minutes studying these words each night. This list is on Study Stack to help students practice.
 * Monday**: **WWW List 24 …. Note cards will be due on Monday.**
 * Students were required to earn a minimum of 5 AR points,**
 * beginning last Wednesday and ending this Wednesday.**
 * Review DOL sentences for the week so far**


 * Tuesday**: **WWW List 24…**. **Using the handout provided** **identify the meaning of each word part**
 * in the two columns across the top of the page and write the definition on the line.**
 * Read AR Book .....TEST TOMORROW!!! Literary skills test tomorrow similar to the one they already took.**
 * Review DOL sentences for the week so far.**
 * Students should be studying for a literary term test. This one will be similar to the one they took on Friday. Direct and indirect characterization, dynamic and static/ round and flat characters, theme, irony, protagonist and antagonist, climax, mood, figurative language, resolution and point of view...( See the Literary Terms attachment is you need help with the terms)**


 * Wednesday: Study WWW list 24, Study DOL sentences, Begin reading NEW AR BOOK worth at least 5 points ( test to be taken next Wednesday)**


 * Thursday: WWW TEST tomorrow, DOL TEST tomorrow ( examples of the types of questions that will be on the test should be written and / or marked in students DOL notebook, continue reading AR book.**


 * Friday: Be sure to continue reading your AR book.... TEST next Wednesday!!!**


 * Please be aware that your child should have any changes made to these assignments written in his/her agenda.**

February 21 - 24- Please note I have added a literary terms document to help with explanations of literary terms. It is under WWW 24
//**ATTENTION!!!!! ANY STUDENT WHO BRINGS A NOTE FROM A PARENT INDICATING HE/SHE, THE PARENT, IS UTILIZING THIS WEBSITE, WILL RECEIVE 5 BONUS POINTS ON HIS/HER WWW TEST THIS FRIDAY!!!!!!**// __**WEBSTER (CELL 803-468-3131)**__ __**WALLACE (CELL 803-460-3266)**__ Students will be using laptop computers throughout the week to begin practicing for the Writing portion of PASS. Students are expected to have at least 35 AR points for the 9 weeks. Half of the 9 weeks has passed so please check to be sure he/she is pacing her/himself to reach this mark. Students are working on WWW list 24 in class. They should have the meanings written for each of the word parts on the study sheet they were given along with definitions for each word. Students have been asked to spend a minimum of 15 minutes studying these words each night. This list is on Study Stack to help students practice. Homework for the week is **projected** as follows. **Please be aware that your child should have any changes made to these assignments written in his/her agenda.** //__1st Block__//**//-//** Students will read chapter 12 in Nothing But the Truth. We will be writing and defining elements of literature terms in our notebook. We will be correcting 3 DOL sentences in class. We will also be working on the writing portion of PASS by utilizing the computers for the next 2 weeks. We have started a PowerPoint project in class. Students will work on this as they finish assignments on the computers. I have not given a due date as of yet as I need to give plenty of computer time in class. Students should study DOL AND WWW for Friday's test. **//Several students are working on a REDO project. They are due 2/29.//** __3rd block__ - should be ready to take the AR test on ALABAMA MOON by Wednesday. __4th block__ - should be ready to take the AR test on the book of choice they selected last Wednesday tomorrow., **STUDY WWW and DOL (** students should have these sentences corrected in their DOL notebook 10 per week) **Notecards** are due tomorrow for all Literary terms covered so far.... Characters ( Static, Dynamic, Round, Flat) Characterization ( Direct, Indirect), Point of View ( 1rst Person, 2nd Person, 3rd Person Omniscient, 3rd Person Limited Omniscient) and Story Elements Part I ( Expository, Setting) These notes are in their Literary Terms notebook that was given to them by me. Students will have a **POINT OF VIEW/ CHARACTERIZATION Quiz** TOMORROW. //**WEDNESDAY**//: Webster- Study WWW and DOL, Notecards for Story Elements Part II ( plot, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, and conflict) are due tomorrow, **Quiz** on these story elements TOMORROW. 3rd and 4th block students will be taken to the library to choose an AR Book of Choice to read .. the book must be >5 points. The AR test for this book must be taken by next Wednesday. WALLACE- Students will read chapters 13 and 14 in Nothing But the Truth. We will continue to work on literary terms in the journals that I have given each student. They will have a test on applying these terms on Friday.
 * //TUESDAY://**

//**THURSDAY**//: Study WWW and DOL .. Tests tomorrow... Students will be told on Thursday what types of sentences they will be asked to write on the DOL test .. These should be written in their DOL notebook. **Quiz** on ALL Story Elements tomorrow. WALLACE- Students will read chapters 15 and 16 in Nothing But the Truth. We will continue working on computers and journals for literary elements. Study for tomorrows DOL, WWW, and literary terms test. //**FRIDAY**//: Students received WWW list 25 today. Notecards for the top two columns are due on Monday. Make sure to continue reading your AR book of choice.. Students will be testing on these Wednesday of next week. Wallace- We will finish Nothing But the Truth in class. Students will go take an AR test on this novel. They will take their DOL, WWW and literary term test today as well. Students should be reading for their AR points. They should have 35 by the end of this 9 nine weeks.

February 13 - 17 Wallace Students are now working on list 23 in class. They are asked to write down the word parts as I go over them. I give students ways to help them remember the meanings of the words. Please encourage your child to write down the meanings of the word parts as I go over them in class. The lists are also on Study Stack to help students learn the words. We are working on a PowerPoint project for //The Cay// in class. Some students have asked to do their project as a booklet. That is fine as well. They just need to make certain they follow the guidelines that are written on the instruction sheet. We have also started a novel called //Nothing But the Truth//. Students are reading 3-19 Tuesday night. I have sent papers and grades home as well.

February 6 - 10 The students will be grading their own propaganda projects in class on Monday and will have to justify their grade to the teacher. Please ask to see how your child scored his or her project. I have offered an opportunity for students who are not pleased with their grade, to do them over. They are welcome to bring them to me as they are completing them to see if they are correct. We are still preparing for the grammar and writing part of the PASS test. Students are learning an X123Y technique that will follow them through college. We have been impressed with some of the thoughts and ideas our students are writing. We will be using several practice tests to get the students comfortable with the format on PASS. This week we will be focusing on the grammar section. Mrs. Wallace's students will beginning //The Cay// in class. Monday - Chapters 1 and 2.....homework- chapter 3 Tuesday - Chapter 3,4, and 5 ...homework chapter 6, 7, and 8 Wednesday- Chapter 9, 10, 11, 12 homework chapter 13, 14 Thursday Chapter 15, 16, and 17 homework 18 and 19

They will take an AR test on Friday. This will count as homework, classwork, and test grades. Students are working on list 22 on WW

W. These words are on study stack for the students to learn. We will have our dol test on Friday as well. Remember that we no longer give the exact sentences for tests. We tell the students what kind of sentence to make.

Mrs. Shannon's classes will be reading //Fatality// and //__Alabama Moon__//. Please check agendas for grades and assignments.

Please feel free to call me if you have any questions. I can also be reached by email at cwallace@clarendon3.org. I am here to help in any way I can.

January 30- February 2

Students have been working on a propaganda project in class. We have been editing them with the students. This project is due on Thursday, February 2nd. We will not accept these projects late. We have given a lot of time in class to help students. All students are currently working on an AR book. Ple

ase make certain your child is reading on a nightly basis. We took a propaganda test on Monday. We will have another test on Thursday. We are gearing up for the writing and grammar PASS test that is quickly approaching. Your child should be working on a writing daily. Please ask to see what he or she is doing. We have moved from word parts to high level words in WWW. Students must not get behind with these words. They are able to decipher meanings based on the word parts we have been learning all year. We have turned up the level o

n the DOL tests as well. Students will no longer get the same sentences we covered in class. They will get sentences that have the same concepts to see if they can apply the learning. Dol sentences are done daily in class.


 * January 17-20**
 * Students are working on a propaganda project in**

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 * class. While students are working on this, we will be working with individual students on their writing. We are working very hard to get test scores up. We are using an X123Y method. Students are encouraged to do all writing using this method.**
 * Students will take only the first 25 words for WWW this week. They will be given the review list for next week. Please be certain that your child is working on these stems. There are 200 review stems they have to know for Friday, January 27th.**
 * Please keep watching this site for a due date on the project. We want to give as much class time as possible before we set the date. Please send any old magazines that you are through with to school for us to use. Students have all been given a letter that explains what could happen if they continue to not do the assignments given. Please ask your child for this letter if you have not seen it already. Thanks for your support. We have made a tremendous amount of progress so far, and we still have quite a ways to go. With us all working together for the betterment of your child, we will be successful.**


 * January 3 - 6**
 * Students are working on an X123Y paper about a New Year's resolution. The brainstorming and rough draft are both due on Wednesday. Students have been given a new set of WWW list 18. They can practice them on the Study Stack site that is on the right of this page. Students have been working on DOL...#3 and #4 are already guarantees for Friday's test. Mrs. Wallace's class will b**


 * e reading //Lottery Rose// beginning on Wednesday. Mrs. Webster's classes will be doing a Bluford Series novel. DOL and WWW test are Friday!!!!**
 * Webster- Wednesday Chapter 1 and 2, Thursday Chapter 3 and 4, Friday Chapter 5 and 6, Monday Chapter 7 and 8, Tuesday Chapter 9 and 10. AR Wednesday.**

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 * Wallace Wednesday Chapter 1,2, and 3, Thursday Chapter 4,5 and 6, Friday Chapter 7, 8 and 9, Monday 10, 11, and 12, Tuesday 13 and 14. Wednesday AR test.**


 * Dec 12 - 16**
 * Students all have a novel to read. They must be ready to take the AR test by Wednesday. Students can either get 8 points between now and break, or get 4 now and read a book over the holiday. We be on WWW List 17 and DOL List 17. We will be having a celebration on Friday. Students have all been asked to bring specified items. Thanks for all your support.**
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 * December 5th - 9th**
 * This week we will continue working in our novels. We will take the AR as well as written tests for our novels. Students have been given list 16 in WWW to study. We have posted DOL 16 for anyone who wants to get a jump on that. We will finish the novels and write in agendas the number of AR points students individually have. Any student needing extra credit may do so by getting extra AR points. It is relatively easy for students to get the AR party this 9 weeks as we have Christmas break in order to read.**
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 * November 28- December 2**
 * We have three weeks until Christmas break we will be working very diligently! We are working on list 15 in WWW as well as DOL 15. Students should be going over DO**


 * L every night. This should really be an easy grade for students as they are given the exact sentences on the weekly test.**
 * WWW stems grow and grow. Please be sure students are studying them on a nightly basis. Mrs. Wallace's class will be reading //Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry.// Monday- Chapter 1 in class 2 for homework. Tuesday- Chapter 3 in class 4 for homework. Wednesday- Chapter 5 in class 6 for homework. Thursday- Chapter 7 in class 8 for homework. Friday- Chapter 9 in class 10 for homework. If you are absent, please make sure you keep up with the reading. There will be assignments and skills as we go along. We will be writing responses in our journal on the novel as well. I will be giving quizzes on what is to be read. I will not always announce these quizzes, but they will cover from chapter one on.**


 * Mrs. Shannon's class will be reading //Fatality//. Monday- Chapter 1 in class 2 for homework. Tuesday- Chapter 3 in class 4 for homework. Wednesday- Chapter 5 in class 6 for homework. Thursday- Chapter 7 in class 8 for homework. Friday- Chapter 9 in class 10 for homework. If you are absent, please make sure you keep up with the reading. There will be assignments and skills as we go along. Her 4th block class will be reading //The Outsiders.// Monday- Chapter 1 in class 2 for homework. Tuesday- Chapter 3 in class 4 for homework. Wednesday- Chapter 5 in class 6 for homework. Thursday- Chapter 7 in class 8 for homework. Friday- Chapter 9 in**


 * class 10 for homework. If you are absent, please make sure you keep up with the reading. There will be assignments and skills as we go along.**

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 * November 14 - 18**
 * Students have been given the**


 * opportunity to bring any zero to a 100 through an optional assignment. This assignment should be written in the agenda; be certain to ask your child about it. We will have our WWW test on Thursday. Students will only be tested on the first 25 word stems. We will also have our DOL test on Thursday as well. We are reading a novel in class. I am reading two chapters and assigning one on a nightly basis. Students were assigned a 3 point book. They should be ready to take the AR test on Wednesday. They will also be assigned a 3 point book over the holiday. Students have been told that they can do a 6 point one this week and not have one over the holiday. It is their choice.**
 * Students have a friendly letter in their bookbag. They need to get this signed and brought back for an easy 100. It is telling averages and how things are going in class. Be sure to sign it and return on Tuesday. Have a good week!!!**

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 * November 7 - 11**
 * We are finishing up a novel in 2 of our classes. Students must keep up with their reading. They also have a DOL and WWW test every Friday. While we are seeing some growth in WWW, students are not studying for DOL. Pleas have them practice these sentences daily. We are continuing to work in our Holt Readers. We will continue to work on parts of speech and verb tenses. This week we will be writing a paper from the point of view of the turkey. Students can gain extra credit points by bringing in canned items for the stuff a turkey project in order to help those in need.**
 * Please be certain to check your chil**


 * d's agenda on a daily basis! Students are suppose to read a 3 point book by Wednesday of next week.**

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 * October 31 - November 4**
 * Happy Halloween!! We have been using some of the students' PE time to remediate and prepare for tests. The students were very successful last week on DOL and WWW. We hope that we will see improvement in the reading levels as well. Please continue your child to study WWW and DOL on a daily basis. It is much easier to learn it bit by bit. Some classes have also been working with Mrs. Wallace in a novel. Please be certain that your child is keeping up with the reading. Students in Mrs. Wallace's class are reading //Across Five Aprils//. They will be reading one chapter a day. Chapter Five will be on Monday, Six Tuesday, Seven Wednesday, Eight Thursday, and Nine Friday. Please make certain they are keeping up with the reading!!! Mrs. Shannon's last period class is reading //My Brother Sam is Dead// with Mrs. Wallace. Chapter Five will be Monday, Six Tuesday, Seven Wednesday, Eight Thursday, and Nine Friday. Please make certain that your child is keeping up with the reading! We are also working on writing and verb tenses. Mrs. Wallace's class will have a test on verb tenses on Thursday. REMEMBER Your child should have 35 AR points every nine weeks. Any extra AR points will result in extra credit!!!!**
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 * October 24 - 28**
 * The second nine weeks has begun. Students in 8th grade ELA will be using their Holt Readers to learn skills and standards. We will be doing a story a day along with the skills that go with the stories. Students will be working on WWW list 11 as well as DOL week 11. Students are on their own to get AR points. Mrs. Wallace will be pulling students from PE in an effort to help with AR points, WWW, DOL, and standard deficiencies. Students should be reading to earn a minimum of 4 AR points per week. The majority of homework will consist of reading, studying DOL, studying WWW and an occasional standard practice sheet. Please make sure to check your child's agenda for daily homework assignments. Mrs. Wallace's students will be reading one chapter per night in //Across Five Aprils.// Please make certain your child is reading EVERY night!!!**


 * October 17 - 21**
 * This week we will be taking our benchmarks in ELA. Students should try to do their absolute best on this assessment. We will also be taking the Explore test on Wednesday. This test is designed to give us some career information on your child. Students have until Wednesday of this week to read for any needed AR points. We are getting ready to begin the 2nd nine weeks. We will be using the Holt Reader this 9 weeks. We will be going through the stories and doing the skills that go along with those stories. This will ensure that we get all skills needed for 9th grade covered and mastered. Students should have to study WWW and DOL as well as read for AR points as basic homework the 2nd 9 weeks. We will have a little bit of language homework, but the focus for 2nd nine weeks will be AR points.**
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 * October 11-15th**
 * Mrs. Wallace's students are completing regular and irregular verb usages in their workbooks. They are also starting on an essay concerning a conflict in //The Outsiders//. Students should have the skeleton ready to be checked on Thursday. We will continue to perfect this writing through Friday.**
 * Students are working on WWW list 9 and DOL sentences 9. All students should be reading for AR points this week. I will not assign another book until the week of the 18th. My students are not doing very well with their reading. So far, we have ZERO students who have attained the AR party. There are many 6th and 7th graders. We will be working on grammar, writing, and reading skills in class. I will allow students time to read for AR points as homework. Please check agendas daily for grades and upcoming assignments.**


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 * October 3rd-7th**
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Mrs. Wallace's students will be finishing reading //The Outsiders//. We will take the AR test on this novel on Tuesday and a written book test on Thursday. Please make certain you have finished reading the novel. We will have our dol and www test on Friday. We will be working on flashback, foreshadowing, and elements of a story utilizing The Outsiders. We will view the movie //The Outsiders// on Thursday and Friday and write a compare and contrast paper. We will be starting verb tenses and continuing to work in our writing journals. Students have been told the 3 discussions test questions. Please make certain they are preparing for them. We are working hard on our www stems. Please make sure that students are going over these each evening. Students should have most of their AR points by this time.


 * September 26th-30th**
 * Mrs. Wallace's Class is reading the Outsiders- Read 2 chapters per night and quiz daily This week we will be focusing on characterization, elements of a story, flashback and foreshadowing. We are working on subject verb agreement in language.
 * Word Within a Word List 7- Word_Within_a_Word_List_7 Be sure to go to WWW List 7 on the right of this page. It will take you to Study Stack which is a great study aid!
 * DOL Week 7- DOL
 * Grammar test Thursday!!!!** Subject/verb agreement
 * Mrs. Webster's class has just finished the novel __Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry__. We will be taking the AR test on Wednesday September 28. We will be discussing various story elements and literary terms as follows: cliffhangers, foreshadowing, point of view, dialect, character analysis, conflict, climax, symbolism, analogies, alliteration, personification, simile, and metaphor
 * We are working on Subject / Verb Agreement as well. Students have a packet that includes rules for determining subject / verb agreement.
 * We are working on Word Within A Word ( WWW) list 7 and Daily Oral Language (DOL) Week 7. You can click the link in Ms. Wallace's notes above for practice.
 * Scheduled Tests:
 * Roll of Thunder AR... Wednesday
 * DOL and WWW Tests Friday