SHOJ - English Language Arts

Remember if you want to contribute to your grade's Brown Bottle basket, please send that in to your homeroom teacher. 7th grade is doing movies. 8th is doing lawn games/patio. Mrs. Dreiling is asking for the materials by next Friday. Thanks to those who have already sent some in! Happy Tuesday!

8th grade families,  Check out the 3rd-annual 8th grade class magazine, this year entitled The Grads .  All students contributed to the magazine, which is bound like a magazine and looks like a professional publication. In the magazine, students share their "Where I'm From" poems, giving readers a glimpse of the people, places, events, and objects that have shaped the students' lives. This is a great collection from the wonderful class of 2015 and shows the voice and personality of each student who participated!  The proceeds from the magazine benefit Sacred Heart. The magazines costs $20 per magazine. Families can place an order at Brown Bottle. If you are not able to attend Brown Bottle, you can have a friend sign up and pay for you or you can contact me (sarah.rajewski@shoj.org). Parents can purchase this item for themselves, grandparents, the student, and anyone else you think might enjoy it.  After ordering, the final magazines will be delivered to

Seventh graders had fun today dressing up as either Socs or Greasers from The Outsiders . It was awesome to see the costumes they came up with. Way to go! 

8th graders,  Here is the link to Kahoot if you would like to use this as a study tool.  https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=b6f69bfc-d13c-459a-b310-0ceb1d8a80f3&user=rajewski&token=7437b344-d493-4c3b-b990-ec13b50dcd31

7th graders, Here is the Kahoot you asked me to post as a review for your test Monday. Happy studying! https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=8b15b734-1c09-42e3-b596-606abf5d09d4

8th graders have been working hard to summarize the plot of To Kill a Mockingbird  to prepare for their test Tuesday. 7th graders came up with some beautiful themes for their Outsiders theme quilt. Nice work! Chapter Summaries

Here are the 8th grade results from their plot charting. They did a great job deciding the most significant points! Way to go!

8th graders, Here is the link you'll need for today's lab work:   https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1e6nhHJVju3ZpMhXPFy8kTTZY8MocA-8Q1D7RArwmheU/viewform All grades, If you want to vote for March Book Madness, here is the link! http://marchbookmadness.weebly.com/ Enjoy! Miss R.

Students,  With the end of quarter 3 so close (How did that happen?!), here are the upcoming dates:  All grades:  Remember to finish your book talks! You can turn in your dropped quiz next week, and students who improved on MAPS will also not have to do Membean next week. Be sure your notebooks are in order. Extra credit from Membean is due next Thursday.  8th:  - Compound Sentences test THURS 3/5 - TKAM test TUES 3/10 7th:  - Outsiders test MON 3/9 - Outsiders dress-up day TUES 3/10:  The students will learn about this in class tomorrow, but we will be dressing down while we watch  The Outsiders  movie, as the classes have done in years past. The attire must be school appropriate. Students choose if they are a Soc or a Greaser.  We will be doing this on Tuesday, March 10th.  There will be no fake weapons, cigarettes, leggings, or Ugg-style boots.  We will be brainstorming in class what each group might have worn.  Thanks!  Please email me if you have questions