ELA

We started our folklore unit two weeks ago.  The students got familiar with determining the differences between fairytales, tall tales, legends, myths, etc.  They then got to put their skills to the test by reading 11 different examples of folklore and put each...

PARCC Resource #3

Here is another good resource where you can see some examples of PARCC items. Practice/Sample PARCC items http://www.parcconline.org/practice-tests

8th Grade Authors – Short Stories Coming Soon

Over the next week, we will be posting Short Stories written by the 8th Grade Authors.  Spy thrillers to rival Flemming, Clancy, and Ludlum, Horror competing with Hitchcock and Poe…..You choose the genre….we’ve got here. Coming...

Thinking Inside the Crayon Box

*View all posts here* This week, in both the morning and the afternoon, our students learned about the courageous and passionate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We wrote to Dr. King, thanking him for standing up for equal rights in a peaceful and loving way. Students...

Classroom Update 1/23

Today the students got to see all their specials teachers! During reading, the students also either found or cut out and glued their example of bold print into their non-fiction feature packet. Be on the lookout for bold print in books that you read this weekend. We...