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FOCUS on 1ST QUARTER
Focus on COMMUNICATION. Welcome to 8th Grade English Language Arts! This quarter (bimester), we will focus on the theme, "Communication". We will begin by exploring the following Essential Questions: 1. How do we communicate? 2. Why do we read? 3. Why do we write? The answers will be… Read more
FOCUS on 2ND QUARTER
Focus on 2nd Quarter Thematic Essential Questions for study: 1. How can we learn from the Holocaust? 2. What is freedom? 3. What is the impact of genocide on the well-being of humanity as a whole? 4. What is the value of writing in a diary? 5. How does a well-developed paragraph look? 6. How do… Read more
COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUB 08-09
Welcome to MS Community Service Club! It is our intention to accomplish the following goals: To contribute positively to school climate. To volunteer and serve those in need, locally. To collect and distribute goods to those in need, locally. To raise funds for donations for those in need, locally… Read more
FOCUS on 3RD QUARTER
FOCUS on 3rd Quarter You're half way finished with 8th grade and that much closer to High School! This quarter we will focus on the following Thematic Essential Questions for learning: 1. What is intelligence? 2. How do we treat people who are different? 3. What is good or bad about being unusual?… Read more
Test Your Brain!
BRAIN ANALYSIS PROJECT "Imagination is more important than knowledge." ~Albert Einstein This group project was assigned in class on Wed 3/18 to all sections. If you were absent and did not attend the make-up session on Thurs. 3/19, you will be expected to produce a mini project on your… Read more
My Memory Wheel Project
Imagine if you didn't have memories of your childhood? How about if you didn't have to remember bad memories, but also lost all of your good memories? How valuable are your memories to you? Highlight some of your most impressive memories in your "My Memory Wheel" project. DUE: Thurs 5/21 (… Read more
Special Announcements
NEW NOVELS IN THE LIBRARY! Are you having trouble choosing your next Independent Reading novel? Stop by the Library at Inter today for a chance to check out the latest shipments of middle school level books! Make a dent in your 8 novels Independent Reading requirement and discover some great reads… Read more
Important Dates
2nd Quarter officially begins on Tuesday, October 21st. Dare to be BRILLIANT!… Read more
Language Aid (A.K.A. Intensive Care for Language Improvement…
LANGUAGE AID (A.K.A. Intensive Care for English Language Improvement) If you are looking for extra help in strengthening your English language skills, you've come to the right place! … Read more
VOCABULARY CARTOONS Winners!
Due to technical difficulties, VOCABULARY CARTOON Winners for 2nd Quarter are not yet available for viewing. Please see the original artwork on the wall in the classroom. Thank you for your patience and understanding.… Read more
Just for Fun.
JUST FOR FUN. … Read more
Focus on Independent Reading
Why do we READ? .we read to relax, to escape, to learn, to feed our curiosities, to be entertained, and on and on, we read. Your Reading Lifeline is evidence of your varied past reading experiences. This year, you are challenged to read a minimum of eight (8) novels (sorry, no short story collections… Read more
BONJOUR!
Bienvenue au Club de Français! If you want to speak faster and with more confidence in our club meetings, practice the conversation here: A: Bonjour, _(B's name)_! B: Bonjour, _(A's name)_! Comment ça va? A: Ça va. J'ai beaucoup de travail. (I have a lot of work.) Et tu? B: Ça va bien, Merci! A… Read more
2nd Quarter Ind Rdg Presentations (Nov. 17 - Jan. 23)
By now you should have signed up for your presentation date and you are trying to finish reading your novel for presentation. Plan your presentation, according to the Independent Reading Score Sheet and bring it to your presentation (or lose a point). If you lose your score sheet, please click on the… Read more
MS Trip to the Theater: "El Diario de Ana Frank"
The entire middle school will attend a theater performance of "El Diaro de Ana Frank" on Tuesday, April 22nd. All 8th graders without exception, are expected to attend. Q41.50 + permission slip are to be submitted to the middle school office a.s.a.p. Although the play will be delivered completely… Read more
"Inhumane Times" Zine Group Project
"Inhumane Times" Zine Group Project "Only by remembering and honoring the souls of the past, can we begin to combat current genocides." - Elena Schechtman, granchild of a Holocaust survivor. Click on the following to see the "Zine" Group Project assignment sheet: Inhumane… Read more
"Inhumane Times" Zine Group Project Due: Mon 1/26 (…
ROUGH DRAFTS (10 pts.) for individual articles are DUE on the following dates: Mon 1/19 (D) + Tues 1/20 (C) + Wed 1/21 (A/B) TOTAL points possible for the entire group "zine" = 80 points (Project /Major Grade)… Read more
"Inhumane Times" Group Zine Project
"Inhumane Times" Group Zine Project "Only by remembering and honoring the souls of the past, can we begin to combat current genocides." - Elena Schechtman, granchild of a Holocaust survivor. Click on the following to see the Group "Zine" Project assignment sheet… Read more
Test Your Intelligence!
TEST YOUR INTELLIGENCE! If the video is too fast for you, click on pause, at your own pace.… Read more
Final Exam Support
Final Exam Support The final exam for 3rd Quarter is based entirely on "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes. To view the study guide, click on the following: Flowers_Final_Exam_-_Review_Questions.doc (27,5 kB) To help you with your essay answer, click on the following: Recommended Organization… Read more
FOCUS on 4TH QUARTER
AND FINALLY. In this final quarter of your 8th grade year, we will focus on ethics and an ideal society. You've been introduced to Confucius' Great Unity, his ideal society, and you were asked to consider the list of fundamental problems that exist in our world as we know it. With an attempt to arrive… Read more
The Psychology of Color
The Psychology of Color… Read more
Focus on Plotline
Focus on PLOTLINE To better analyze any given story, become familiar with the following literary concepts: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action (Denouement), Resolution. Plot, plotline, parallel episodes, internal conflict, external conflict.… Read more
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