SHOJ - English Language Arts

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Students and families, Quarter 2 is wrapping up! Students, thank you for your hard work this quarter. You've done some great learning, which you've shown in a variety of ways. Here are the standards that were introduced this quarter: 8th grade standards 7th grade standards Have a wonderful, relaxing Christmas break! You've earned it. :) Remember to read! Merry Christmas! I'm blessed to work with you. Miss Rajewski

Thank you so much to our parent speakers today! The kids learned so much from your stories. Thanks for making history come alive!  Mrs. Wentzel told about her family's experience in Belarus as Germany came through the Soviet Union.   Mrs. Farley shared her dad's experiences as a fighter pilot on his plane "Stardust."  Mrs. Farley's dad made a rosary for her mom from the Plexiglas of an airplane window.  Mrs. Hess read from her dad's letters while he was stationed overseas. Mrs. Janatello explained the experiences of her uncle during his time as a Prisoner of War.

We enjoyed watching the scenes the students prepared for today! They are looking forward to the play tomorrow.

This week, 7th graders turned in their Anne Frank projects. I'm excited to read them. They worked really hard on them! Their test will be next Thursday, and they have received their study guide. They also have a notebook check coming up and should finish up their book talks. We had fun talking about Dr. Seuss and comic books this week, which connected back to the Holocaust and WWII. We're looking forward to our parent speakers next Tuesday. If students are planning to do extra credit, they have about a week and a half to get their 10 Membean words found. One class has found 142 words this semester. Wow! Eighth graders are progressing well on their projects, which I checked in with them about today. Projects are due 12/15. This week, we finished Stave 5 and had good discussions about poverty and its connection to the novel. We learned about round vs. flat, and static vs. dynamic characters. Next week, we will be going to see Christmas Carol , which is always a highlight!

7th graders, Here are the journal prompts from this week! Some of you requested that I post them for your project. 8:  After seeing pictures of concentration camps and learning a little about the Holocaust and Anne Frank, I feel…  9: Anne’s diary was published in more than 50 countries.  The play, based on her diary, won a Pulitzer Prize and was made into a movie.  Why do you think Anne’s diary and her story have attracted so much attention? 10:  The last quote that Mr. Frank reads from the diary is, “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”  What does this tell us about Anne’s character?  What do you think about this quote? How does it relate to you?  Happy typing!