6/01/12

Last blog post of the year!  We will be continuing with speeches until Wednesday of next week.  Students can turn in any make up work until then.  In eighth grade the students will use the same version of the Write Source book they did this year.  Each student needs to turn in his or her Write Source to me by Wednesday of next week.

I have had a great school year with all of you and look forward to seeing some of you again in eighth grade next year!

Mrs. Smith

5/30/12

Today's Activities:

1.  Write a letter to yourself.  It will be given back to you in a year!
2.  Finish your Olympic WS from Friday.

Homework:

Get ready for your speech!  Speeches start tomorrow!

5/29/12

Today's Activities:

1.  Meet in the computer lab to fill out speech worksheet.
2.  Work on speech.

Homework:

Speeches start Thursday.

Use this Tuesday to plan your speech!

Click here to access the planning sheet for your speech.

5/25/12

Today's Activities:

1.  Turn in your persuasive paragraphs (time capsule).
2. Olympic Day writing activity :)

Homework:

Have a great weekend!  Presentations start Thursday.

5/24/12

Today's Activities:

1.  Review presentation requirements.
2.  Put together writing folders.
3.  Peer edit.

Homework:

1.  Bring two final copies of your Time Capsule essay tomorrow.

5/22/12

Today's Activities:

1.  Daily sentence correction.
2.  Check brainstorming for persuasive paragraph.
2.  Write rough draft.

Homework:

1.  Finish your rough draft.