The end is near....

READING: The final is on Wednesday, June 5.  In preparation for that we'll be reading some short stories and discussing the elements of the stories (point of view, plot, conflict, theme, setting).  Book projects are due on Monday, June 3.  That is the LAST DAY FOR LAPTOPS, so if your project isn't done you'll be doing it by hand.

ENGLISH: Essay on either goals or a role model are due next Wednesday, May 29.  Your final is also on Wednesday, June 5.  You'll have a writing prompt to complete in class, so we'll be going over effective essay writing until then.

DUE DATES COMING UP

READING: 
Superhero projects (referencing a number prefix) should be handed in by Thursday, May 16
PREFIX QUIZ: Thursday, May 16
LAST BOOK PROJECT: Monday, June 3

ENGLISH:
License plate & essay: Due Monday, May 20

Week of April 29-May 3

Book projects due today!
Next project due on Monday, June 3...this is the LAST one, so make it a good one!
Next root word for this week: "Mal, Male" which means bad or worse

Update for Ryan

Due Friday: "Paul Revere's Ride" questions
Monday: quiz on bon, ben, bene
Tuesday: book projects due

JUD Quiz & Daniel's Story

On Thursday there will be a quiz over the root word "jur", "jus", and "jud".  If you need another copy of the definitions, see me ASAP.

We'll be finishing Daniel's Story on Friday this week.  On Monday we'll do some review and on Tuesday you will have a test.  Make sure you know the following characters:
Daniel, Friedrich, Erika, Rosa, Uncle Peter, Aunt Leah, Adam, Karl, Peter, Mr. Schneider

Study the quiz I gave you a couple of weeks ago

Know the order of Daniel's journey: Frankfurt, Lodz, Auschwitz, Buchenwald, Lodz

Look at the questions from all the chapters

Daniel's Story

We began reading Daniel's Story, which is a book about a Jewish boy and his journey throughout Europe during the Holocaust.  Some important characters are:
Daniel
Erika
Uncle Peter
Auntie Leah
Friedrich
Oma Miriam
Mr. Schneider
Brown Shirts
Hitler Youth

Other important terms are:
Kristallnacht ("Night of broken glass")
Nuremburg Laws (took away Jewish rights)
Zionists (wanted to help Jews form their own peaceful country in Palestine)

QUIZ ON THE ROOT WORD 'CRED' ON TUESDAY (WEDNESDAY IF THERE'S A SNOW DAY)

Overdue update!

Holy smokes it's been a long time since I posted!  So here's what's going on:

• BOOK projects due Friday, March 1.
• There is a half day of school on Tuesday, March 5.
• GRADES for trimester 2 close on Friday, March 15.  Please check Infinite Campus to see if you have any incomplete assignments.
• We'll be finishing our unit on Greek Mythology over the next couple of weeks.  I hope you enjoyed learning about the interesting gods, goddesses, heroes, and stories.
• After Mythology we'll be reading a class novel called Daniel's Story, which is a story about a young Jewish boy and his journey during WWII.