Blog/Fields 9-2 -- 9-13

 

Summary:  We are wrapping up discussions on summer reading, A Separate Peace, and preparing for the test on same novel.  We will be studying the elements of the novel and short story; at same time, we will examine literary trends.  Students will take in depth look at imagery and will be assigned an imagery/descriptive writing assignment, “Thinking of Happiness.”

 

 

Mon. 9-2 Labor Day is supposed to be a day to rest from labor; if you have looked and planned ahead and are caught up, then I hope you will rest and relax and enjoy this day.  Reading your book of choice may fit nicely into an hour or two of relaxation today…

 

HW: ________________________________________________________________

 

Tues. 9-3 “A” day: all blocks: I hope you had a nice long weekend…Teacher needs to double check some ASP definitions with you if they have not been completed.  We will read and discuss “The Story of an Hour,” which demonstrates several literary trends, some of which you heard about when we discussed ASP.  We will look at others on literary trends sheet and in the short story. Be sure your nightly homework addresses some time for roots, vocabulary, literary terms, and diction (see the long diction sheet given the first day).

 

HW: _________________________________________________________________

 

Wed. 9-4 Half day/all blocks: If we meet classes (as of printing date, administration has indicated there is possibility of special programs today), we will talk more about “Story of an Hour” and literary trends. This story is, in part, preparation for next writing assignment: a creative writing assignment that focuses on imagery. You have 2 days of holidays coming up; look ahead and be sure you are caught up.  I hope you do not work over these holidays and that they are meaningful ones to you and your family.

 

Thurs. 9-5  Rosh Hashana

 

Fri. 9-6 Rosh Hashana

 

 

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Mon. 9-9 All blocks: I will hand out imagery writing assignments (“Thinking of Happiness”) and explain.  I will also teach analogies and/or context clues strategies, both skills on SSAT, CTPs and PSAT/SAT.  Look ahead on due dates and agenda.  You have ASP test this week.  I gave you the study sheet on the first day for that test; it should be in with your filed handouts.  You have a literary terms test next week.  Plan ahead; stay on the ball. 

 

HW: ________________________________________________________________________

 

Tues. 9-10 Blocks 2,4,3: Continue work on either contextual clues strategies and/or analogies.  Look ahead on due dates and agenda; you have an imagery assignment due next week.  Your ASP test is tomorrow; bring your fast hand – it is long but easily finished -- if you know material well and can move that hand along…

 

HW: ________________________________________________________________________

 

Wed. 9-11 Blocks 2,7,6,3: Test on ASP. Be sure to look ahead at due dates and agendas; work daily on reading outside book, studying vocabulary/doing an exercise, studying roots, literary terms and diction. You have literary terms test next week.  Do a little each night. Remember, imagery assignment is due next week as well.

 

HW: ___________________________________________________________________

 

Thurs. 9-12 Blocks 4,7,6: Test on ASP.  Those who took test yesterday may have a few minutes to dot the i’s and cross the t’s in a quick look through; the same opportunity will be given tomorrow to  those who take the test today, of course. .  Be sure to look ahead at due dates and agendas; work daily on reading outside book, studying vocabulary/doing an exercise, studying roots, literary terms and diction.  Do a little each night. Remember,

imagery assignment (“Thinking of Happiness”)  is due next week. You also have literary terms test next week.

 

HW: ___________________________________________________________________

 

Fri. 9-13 “C” day: all classes/short day.  The students who took ASP test yesterday will be given a few minutes to dot your i’s and cross your t’s as well. You have literary terms test Monday, and imagery assignment is due Wednesday.  Shabbat Shalom.

 

HW: ___________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

 

8-28 -- 8-30/Fields/BLOG

 

Mon. 8-26 All blocks:  Ms. Fields needs to double check some definitions with you to be sure we have covered them in ASP.  Honors class has written analogues due; roots 1 test (20 minutes).  We will start winding up ASP discussions. Spend a few minutes on vocabulary and roots for homework each night; look at agendas; see what else is ahead; plan ahead.

 

HW: __________________________________________________________________

 

Tues. 8-27 Blocks 2,4,3:  Wrap up any ASP loose ends; let’s go through literary terms sheets and see if you have any questions.  Look ahead to see where the literary terms test is; plan for next vocabulary and roots test as well.  Tonight, pack for some fun-filled days as we all go to camp!

 

HW: __________________________________________________________________

 

Wed. 8-28 YEE-HAH!  We are at camp! 

 

Thurs. 8-29 We are at camp but headed home and back to academics on Friday.  Remember, Personal Museum essays are due from on-level classes Friday; include rubric always, of course.

 

Fri. 8-30 All blocks: Turn in Personal Museum papers; we will continue to discuss literary terms if we did not finish.  Be sure you are looking ahead on agendas/due dates and staying aware of what is coming up re: vocabulary, roots, literary terms, etc.  Do not get behind.  Shabbat Shalom, my sweet ones.

 

HW: __________________________________________________________________

 

 

Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

 

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Mon. 8-19 All blocks: I will hand out the first book of choice assignment; this will be over a biography or autobiography; see and hear explanation/rubric.  Your book should be read by 9-23; your writing assignment is due 9-30.  Pacing yourselves carefully in this course will be necessary.  Also, you will each present your summer reading illustrations to the class.  Along with the explanation of the illustration, you will also explain how it relates to ASP.  Bring in parent signatures for auto/biography assignment tomorrow for a quiz grade of 100.  You do not get a 0 for not returning such communication with home; you simply get an “x” in the grade book.  Such is the case anytime I send home similar updates re: outside reading; however, since a parent often has to make a special trip to library or bookstore – unless you use e-reader, which may not be best way to read for material you will have to remember—I try to give a heads up to home.

 

HW: ___________________________________________________________

 

Tues. 8-20 Blocks 2, 4, 3:  Turn in parent signatures; we will finish presentation of illustrations from yesterday.  We will discuss ASP through various modes – your questions, literary trends, specific quotes, extemporaneous responses to analogues selected by the teacher.  Today, we will work with exploring ideas via extemporaneous analysis of analogues selected by me.  You will each have an analogue assigned to you based on a number that you have chosen.  I will demonstrate how to do this; it is fun – and great training for collecting thoughts, analyzing, explaining and answering questions from peers and teacher.  Every night you should be working on doing exercise in your vocabulary books and learning a few roots each night and two of the words in the right column next to each root.  You will need to know at least 2 of these per root and the meaning of these words as well.

 

HW: ___________________________________________________________

 

Wed. 8-21 Blocks 2,7,6,3:  Give me your parent signatures for quiz grade. Do we have any illustrations left that need to be presented? We will discuss ASP through various modes – your questions, literary trends, specific quotes, extemporaneous responses to analogues selected by the teacher.  Today, we will work with exploring ideas via extemporaneous analysis of analogues selected by me.  You will each have an analogue assigned to you based on a number that you have chosen.  I will demonstrate how to do this; it is fun – and great training for collecting thoughts, analyzing, explaining and answering questions from peers and teacher.  Every night you should be working on doing exercise in your vocabulary books and learning a few roots each night and two of the words in the right column next to each root.  You will need to know at least 2 of these per root and the meaning of these words as well.

 

HW: ____________________________________________________________

 

Thurs. 8-22 Blocks 4,7,6:  Give me parent signatures; We continue ASP discussions probably still via analogues and extemporaneous analysis. You should be working on vocabulary and roots every night – this will be true for the entire school year.  Do and exercise in vocabulary each day; make flash cards; have someone call out words for you, etc.

 

HW: ______________________________________________________________

 

Fri. 8-23 All blocks: This is last day I will take parent signatures for quiz grade. After vocabulary test, we will continue ASP discussion. You have vocabulary test 1 (30 minutes).  Remember, you have to be able to spell words, know definitions, know how to use correctly (so you must know part of speech), know antonyms and synonyms. The best preparation would be to now have done all the exercises in the vocabulary book – over an extended time, not during one night – learned synonyms, antonyms, definitions, made some flashcards, had mom or dad call them out to you. The above will always be the best way to study vocabulary, but I will probably not include this reminder again.  The vocabulary tests are designed to be an easy way to get an A or B as a major grade in order to offset any of the more difficult assignments and perhaps lower grades that come along.  Do not take the short cut with vocabulary and roots; keep up and earn great grades on those 2 assessments! Look ahead on agendas; plan ahead.  You have roots test 1 Monday. Shabbat Shalom, my sweet ones.

 

HW: ___________________________________________________________________

 

 

Mon. 8-26 All blocks:  Ms. Fields needs to double check some definitions with you to be sure we have covered them in ASP.  Honors class has written analogues due; roots 1 test (20 minutes).  We will start winding up ASP discussions. Spend a few minutes on vocabulary and roots for homework each night; look at agendas; see what else is ahead; plan ahead.

 

HW: __________________________________________________________________

 

Tues. 8-27 Blocks 2,4,3:  Wrap up any ASP loose ends; let’s go through literary terms sheets and see if you have any questions.  Look ahead to see where the literary terms test is; plan for next vocabulary and roots test as well.  Tonight, pack for some fun-filled days as we all go to camp!

 

HW: __________________________________________________________________

 

Wed. 8-28 YEE-HAH!  We are at camp! 

 

Thurs. 8-29 We are at camp but headed home and back to academics on Friday.  Remember, Personal Museum essays are due from on-level classes Friday; include rubric always, of course.

 

Fri. 8-30 All blocks: Turn in Personal Museum papers; we will continue to discuss literary terms if we did not finish.  Be sure you are looking ahead on agendas/due dates and staying aware of what is coming up re: vocabulary, roots, literary terms, etc.  Do not get behind.  Shabbat Shalom, my sweet ones.

 

HW: __________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

 

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Fields/8^th Language Arts/WEEK 1

 

Students: Any one of these dates/expectations could change due to unforeseen circumstances… We could get so involved in a discussion one day that we fail to move ahead at the predicted pace, I could be absent, we could have a different schedule, etc.  The best way to use the blog and your agenda is to look ahead always; see what lies AHEAD.  If you do not look ahead and plan ahead, you may come to class one day unprepared.  Once I hand out the day-by-day tracking of the course, you will have all dates for the first trimester and insert them into agendas. This lengthy project takes quite a lot of time and should be in your hands by Friday of this week.

 

SUMMARY:

This week we will be doing a little bit of “housekeeping” during the first couple of days… I have several documents to hand out re: upcoming assignments; we will enter a few dates on AGENDAS, talk about the weekly BLOG, teacher policies, student expectations, intruder drills, fire drills, AED’s location in case of emergency, etc.  As far as academics this week, we will have quiz on summer reading, A Separate Peace, (indicated hereafter as ASP) and begin our discussion of this classic novel.  Students will submit or present ideas from the written work they did.  Here is how the breakdown of the week will look:

 

Monday, 8-12: All students: A DAY : Welcome, handouts, due dates for upcoming assignments, books distributed, instructions re: how we will approach discussion of ASP and what I expect from students in those discussions.  Students have HOMEWORK:  Bring in signed syllabus; bring in summer reading work for the next time we meet; be ready for quiz on ASP.

 

Additional HW that arose out of class discussion: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Tuesday: 8-13: Blocks 2, 3,4:  I will collect signed syllabi; I will make first writing assignment: On-level students will write 5 paragraph essay revealing most important parts of their personal museums as an assignment that accompanies one of the themes in ASP; students will have ASP quiz over summer reading.  Students should have their summer reading work in class today, although we may not get to that work until Wednesday.  Students have HOMEWORK: Tomorrow,  if your block meets this class, you should have typed in New Roman Times/12 font 3 questions that you have about ASP; also, you should have typed 3 direct quotes that you feel were most important or most confusing or just plain interesting.  This is often a good jumping off spot for class discussions.  These may or may not reflect actual dialogue between characters; you choose.  Please do not conspire with a neighbor about what to choose; use your own brain.  Since you were asked to annotate or at least to take notes in your reading, chances are you have several underlined.  Use correct quotation marks and MLA documentation that you learned last year.  If you do not recall, go online and ask ol’ GOOGLE.

 

Additional HW that arose out of class discussion: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Wednesday: 8-14: Blocks 2, 7, 6, 3  Blocks 6 & 7,  Turn in syllabi and take SP quiz;  see and do what was assigned yesterday for the kids who met with me; look above for your homework and for what will be done in class today;  blocks 2 & 3 will be working with summer reading; we will be in literary circle up on the sofa and in front of the room, where we always discuss literature; feel free to have a drink with you or a snack. Starting here, you should all be working on a vocabulary exercise every night; also, you probably want to make flash cards; if you do a little work each night re: vocabulary, chances are you will truly learn/know these words as opposed to just having them in short term memory for test. Remember for every vocab test, you need to spell the word, be able to find contextual clues that call for the correct word in a sentence, know antonyms and synonyms. You should also start studying roots packet/page 1 for your first roots test; do a little each night to make this task easier as well.  For roots tests, you need to know root’s meaning, at least 2 of the words and definitions that are root derivatives and show up in right hand column, and be able to figure out new words you’ve NEVER seen based on your root knowledge. HOMEWORK: Tomorrow,  if your block meets this class, you should have typed in New Roman Times/12 font 3 questions that you have about ASP; also, you should have typed 3 direct quotes that you feel were most important or most confusing or just plain interesting.  This is often a good jumping off spot for class discussions.  These may or may not reflect actual dialogue between characters; you choose.  Please do not conspire with a neighbor about what to choose; use your own brain.  Since you were asked to annotate or at least to take notes in your reading, chances are you have several underlined.  Use correct quotation marks and MLA documentation that you learned last year.  If you do not recall, go online and ask ol’ GOOGLE.

 

 

Additional HW that arose out of class discussion: _________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

Thursday: 8-15:  Blocks 4,7, 6: Turn in syllabi; give block 7 their analogue writing assignment re: ASP.  Starting here, you should all be working on a vocabulary exercise every night; also, you probably want to make flash cards; if you do a little work each night re: vocabulary, chances are you will truly learn/know these words as opposed to just having them in short term memory for test. Remember for every vocab test, you need to spell the word, be able to find contextual clues that call for the correct word in a sentence, know antonyms and synonyms.  We will have in class discussion of ASP.  You should also start studying roots packet/page 1 for your first roots test; do a little each night to make this task easier as well.  For roots tests, you need to know root’s meaning, at least 2 of the words and definitions that are root derivatives and show up in right hand column, and be able to figure out new words you’ve NEVER seen based on your root knowledge.

 

Additional HW that arose out of class discussion: ________________________________________________________________________

 

Friday: 8-16: All classes: Today is last day to earn credit on parent-signed syllabi; we will continue to discuss ASP.  You will still be referring to/making use of/presenting ideas from summer work and from the 3 questions/quotes you have prepared.

 

Additional HW that arose out of class discussion: ________________________________________________________________________

 

REMEMBER:  You have ONGOING HOMEWORK throughout the entire 8^th grade that involves studying vocabulary, studying roots, and once we get to grammar, studying grammar, the last of which will be subject to frequent POP quizzes.  Please keep up each day; do your best – this is an important year for you…  I hope that your first week went well.

 

 

Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

 

See addendum to 8-14; quiz on Separate Peace.

Fields/8^th Language Arts/WEEK 1

 

Students: Any one of these dates/expectations could change due to unforeseen circumstances… We could get so involved in a discussion one day that we fail to move ahead at the predicted pace, I could be absent, we could have a different schedule, etc.  The best way to use the blog and your agenda is to look ahead always; see what lies AHEAD.  If you do not look ahead and plan ahead, you may come to class one day unprepared.  Once I hand out the day-by-day tracking of the course, you will have all dates for the first trimester and insert them into agendas. This lengthy project takes quite a lot of time and should be in your hands by Friday of this week.

 

SUMMARY:

This week we will be doing a little bit of “housekeeping” during the first couple of days… I have several documents to hand out re: upcoming assignments; we will enter a few dates on AGENDAS, talk about the weekly BLOG, teacher policies, student expectations, intruder drills, fire drills, AED’s location in case of emergency, etc.  As far as academics this week, we will have quiz on summer reading, A Separate Peace, and begin our discussion of this classic novel.  Students will submit or present ideas from the written work they did.  Here is how the breakdown of the week will look:

 

Monday, 8-12: All students: A DAY : Welcome, handouts, due dates for upcoming assignments, books distributed, instructions re: how we will approach discussion of ASP and what I expect from students in those discussions.  Students have HOMEWORK:  Bring in signed syllabus; bring in summer reading work for the next time we meet; be ready for quiz on ASP.

 

Additional HW that arose out of class discussion: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Tuesday: 8-13: Blocks 2, 3,4:  I will collect signed syllabi; I will make first writing assignment: On-level students will write 5 paragraph essay revealing most important parts of their personal museums as an assignment that accompanies one of the themes in ASP; students will have ASP quiz over summer reading.  Students should have their summer reading work in class today, although we may not get to that work until Wednesday.  Students have HOMEWORK: Tomorrow,  if your block meets this class, you should have typed in New Roman Times/12 font 3 questions that you have about ASP; also, you should have typed 3 direct quotes that you feel were most important or most confusing or just plain interesting.  This is often a good jumping off spot for class discussions.  These may or may not reflect actual dialogue between characters; you choose.  Please do not conspire with a neighbor about what to choose; use your own brain.  Since you were asked to annotate or at least to take notes in your reading, chances are you have several underlined.  Use correct quotation marks and MLA documentation that you learned last year.  If you do not recall, go online and ask ol’ GOOGLE.

 

Additional HW that arose out of class discussion: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Wednesday: 8-14: Blocks 2, 7, 6, 3  Blocks 6 & 7,  Turn in syllabi and take SP quiz;  see and do what was assigned yesterday for the kids who met with me; look above for your homework and for what will be done in class today;  blocks 2 & 3 will be working with summer reading; we will be in literary circle up on the sofa and in front of the room, where we always discuss literature; feel free to have a drink with you or a snack. Starting here, you should all be working on a vocabulary exercise every night; also, you probably want to make flash cards; if you do a little work each night re: vocabulary, chances are

 

 

Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

 

BLOG/Week 1

 

Fields/8^th Language Arts/WEEK 1

 

Students: Any one of these dates/expectations could change due to unforeseen circumstances… We could get so involved in a discussion one day that we fail to move ahead at the predicted pace, I could be absent, we could have a different schedule, etc.  The best way to use the blog and your agenda is to look ahead always; see what lies AHEAD.  If you do not look ahead and plan ahead, you may come to class one day unprepared.  Once I hand out the day-by-day tracking of the course, you will have all dates for the first trimester and insert them into agendas. This lengthy project takes quite a lot of time and should be in your hands by Friday of this week.

 

SUMMARY:

This week we will be doing a little bit of “housekeeping” during the first couple of days… I have several documents to hand out re: upcoming assignments; we will enter a few dates on AGENDAS, talk about the weekly BLOG, teacher policies, student expectations, intruder drills, fire drills, AED’s location in case of emergency, etc.  As far as academics this week, we will have quiz on summer reading, A Separate Peace, and begin our discussion of this classic novel.  Students will submit or present ideas from the written work they did.  Here is how the breakdown of the week will look:

 

Monday, 8-12: All students: A DAY : Welcome, handouts, due dates for upcoming assignments, books distributed, instructions re: how we will approach discussion of ASP and what I expect from students in those discussions.  Students have HOMEWORK:  Bring in signed syllabus; bring in summer reading work for the next time we meet; be ready for quiz on ASP.

 

Additional HW that arose out of class discussion: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Tuesday: 8-13: Blocks 2, 3,4:  I will collect signed syllabi; I will make first writing assignment: On-level students will write 5 paragraph essay revealing most important parts of their personal museums as an assignment that accompanies one of the themes in ASP; students will have ASP quiz over summer reading.  Students should have their summer reading work in class today, although we may not get to that work until Wednesday.  Students have HOMEWORK: Tomorrow,  if your block meets this class, you should have typed in New Roman Times/12 font 3 questions that you have about ASP; also, you should have typed 3 direct quotes that you feel were most important or most confusing or just plain interesting.  This is often a good jumping off spot for class discussions.  These may or may not reflect actual dialogue between characters; you choose.  Please do not conspire with a neighbor about what to choose; use your own brain.  Since you were asked to annotate or at least to take notes in your reading, chances are you have several underlined.  Use correct quotation marks and MLA documentation that you learned last year.  If you do not recall, go online and ask ol’ GOOGLE.

 

Additional HW that arose out of class discussion: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Wednesday: 8-14: Blocks 2, 7, 6, 3  Blocks 6 & 7,  Turn in syllabi;  see and do what was assigned yesterday for the kids who met with me; look above for your homework and for what will be done in class today;  blocks 2 & 3 will be working with summer reading; we will be in literary circle up on the sofa and in front of the room, where we always discuss literature; feel free to have a drink with you or a snack. Starting here, you should all be working on a vocabulary exercise every night; also, you probably want to make flash cards; if you do a little work each night re: vocabulary, chances are you will truly learn/know these words as opposed to just having them in short term memory for test. Remember for every vocab test, you need to spell the word, be able to find contextual clues that call for the correct word in a sentence, know antonyms and synonyms. You should also start studying roots packet/page 1 for your first roots test; do a little each night to make this task easier as well.  For roots tests, you need to know root’s meaning, at least 2 of the words and definitions that are root derivatives and show up in right hand column, and be able to figure out new words you’ve NEVER seen based on your root knowledge. HOMEWORK: Tomorrow,  if your block meets this class, you should have typed in New Roman Times/12 font 3 questions that you have about ASP; also, you should have typed 3 direct quotes that you feel were most important or most confusing or just plain interesting.  This is often a good jumping off spot for class discussions.  These may or may not reflect actual dialogue between characters; you choose.  Please do not conspire with a neighbor about what to choose; use your own brain.  Since you were asked to annotate or at least to take notes in your reading, chances are you have several underlined.  Use correct quotation marks and MLA documentation that you learned last year.  If you do not recall, go online and ask ol’ GOOGLE.

 

 

Additional HW that arose out of class discussion: _________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

Thursday: 8-15:  Blocks 4,7, 6: Turn in syllabi; give block 7 their analogue writing assignment re: ASP.  Starting here, you should all be working on a vocabulary exercise every night; also, you probably want to make flash cards; if you do a little work each night re: vocabulary, chances are you will truly learn/know these words as opposed to just having them in short term memory for test. Remember for every vocab test, you need to spell the word, be able to find contextual clues that call for the correct word in a sentence, know antonyms and synonyms.  We will have in class discussion of ASP.  You should also start studying roots packet/page 1 for your first roots test; do a little each night to make this task easier as well.  For roots tests, you need to know root’s meaning, at least 2 of the words and definitions that are root derivatives and show up in right hand column, and be able to figure out new words you’ve NEVER seen based on your root knowledge.

 

Additional HW that arose out of class discussion: ________________________________________________________________________

 

Friday: 8-16: All classes: Today is last day to earn credit on parent-signed syllabi; we will continue to discuss ASP.  You will still be referring to/making use of/presenting ideas from summer work and from the 3 questions/quotes you have prepared.

 

Additional HW that arose out of class discussion: ________________________________________________________________________

 

REMEMBER:  You have ONGOING HOMEWORK throughout the entire 8^th grade that involves studying vocabulary, studying roots, and once we get to grammar, studying grammar, the last of which will be subject to frequent POP quizzes.  Please keep up each day; do your best – this is an important year for you…  I hope that your first week went well.

 

 

 

Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.