Monday, January 6, 2014

January 6th- 10th

Happy New Year!  Hope you each enjoyed a nice relaxing break.  Today marks the start of the second semester of school.  I can not believe how fast the first semester passed by.  This semester students will study Greece, Rome, and The Middle Ages.

A few things to look forward to this semester include:The 8th Grade Greek Festival (we will have a parent volunteer meeting in the coming weeks) and the reading of Blood Red Horse (The historical fiction novel all 8th grade students will read in Social Studies.).

This week...

Wednesday- Heinrich Schliemann Reading (Reading is posted on schoology and class copies are available.  Students should prepare for a reading quiz Thursday.)
Thursday- Archaeology: Was there a Troy? (Reading is posted on schoology and class copies are available.  Students should prepare for a reading quiz and discussion on Friday.)
Friday- In class students will partake in a close reading strategy on the story of the Iliad. Students will have reading questions based on the reading and discussion to answer for homework.

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