7th Graders - Freak the Mighty

Rodman Philbrick website - about the author

Please leave a comment with the answer to the following question:

What is Rodman Philbrick's pseudonym?

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games website. click here.

Why do contemporary authors usually have an accompanying website to go with a new book?

TEXT MESSAGE TO CHIRON

7th graders! From Percy's point of view, you will compose a text message to Chiron. Percy just plummeted from the top of St. Louis Arch and seems to be in a boatload of trouble. Tell Chiron what is going on in text message fashion.

8th grade Persuasive Essay Unit

8th graders - please post your thesis paragraph from your persuasive essay here. We will use these paragraphs as a starting point for our classroom debates.

7th grade - Freak the Mighty

Max received a blank book from Kevin. Max didn't think he was capable of writing a story. Yet, he did. How did writing his story help Max?

7th grade - Mythology Short Story

Introduce us to your character for your mythology short story. Give us a brief description of your character's name, special powers, allies and foes. Where is your story set?

Welcome Back To School!!

Welcome back to the new school year. The 2010/2011 year is going to be filled with exciting stuff. Please enjoy these last few days of summer.

First day requirement:

Bring your enthusiasm to school!

Summer Math Practice

Practice these 15 math pages over the summer. If you return them to me on the first day of school you will automatically earn extra credit to start off the new school year with a boost!!

Click on each link and print out the sheet of computation problems.

Math Practice Sheet 1

Math Practice Sheet 2

Math Practice Sheet 3

Math Practice Sheet 4

Math Practice Sheet 5

Math Practice Sheet 6

Math Practice Sheet 7

Math Practice Sheet 8

Math Practice Sheet 9

Math Practice Sheet 10

Math Practice Sheet 11

Math Practice Sheet 12

Math Practice Sheet 13

Math Practice Sheet 14

Math Practice Sheet 15

Click here for the Pennies for Peace video

IF I COULD GIVE A GIFT TO THE WORLD

Students spent time during the December holiday season reflecting upon the idea of giving vs. receiving.  This is a collection of thoughts from the 7th and 8th grade classes.

BOOK TALKS!!!

7th and 8th Students are presenting BOOK TALKS during language arts.  Please post a summary of your BOOK TALK here.