SHOJ - English Language Arts

7th and 8th graders wrote some very nice personal metaphors! Since we've been working on figurative language, they compared themselves to another  unlike object. These were fun to read. Way to go! 

What should I read next? 8th graders have lots of ideas!  Eighth graders spent the week working on the difference between clauses and phrases and how we punctuate them. They also analyzed exemplars and wrote their own book reviews. We have an awesome new binder in our class library with recommendations from their favorite. books. The reviews definitely make people want to read the books. Students are preparing for the test next week, and then we will be preparing to start SCOPE Magazine and a class read-aloud of the novel Fish through the Global Read Aloud Project. We'll be starting our Patriotism Essays too.  Seventh graders have also been preparing for a test. We've finished reading and analyzing the plot of The Treasure of Lemon Brown . We had a lot of fun singing yesterday -- not well! We were finding figurative language in songs. The students thought we should start a choir. After the test next week, students will be working on SCOPE Magazine and the Bag-a-Book

 I will be placing an order for Scholastic Friday, Oct. 2nd. To start off the school year, I encouraged the kids to find books that interested them.  Please check out the catalog or the reading brochures your students brought home to find books that interest them! Thanks for your generosity in the past. We received lots of new books for our classroom library.  To Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub One-Time Class Activation Code: L7ZJ6 Due by 10/2 *You can also click on the button below to take you to our class.    With Scholastic Reading Club: - Every book you buy earns FREE Books for our classroom library - You can choose from handpicked, grade- and reading-level-specific books for your child - You'll find the best values on a variety of formats, including eBooks Each month, your child will bring home Reading Club flyers. Together you can choose from books hand-selected by teachers and experts, and then order online or by returning your order form and payment to

Hola! 7th graders have been visiting the lab during study hall. They know how to log onto Rosetta Stone now. If students want to practice at home, they know their usernames and passwords. https://sacredheartshawnee.rosettastoneclassroom.com/en-US/

Students have been doing an awesome job in House this year! Every house is really trying to do their best. We've had such a hard time choosing the winners. Today we did chalk art.

To start the quiz: https://kahoot.it/#/ If you want to study at home: Connotation: https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=bb705378-9f97-43b3-83ca-f804122e48b0 Allusions:  https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/7931da14-2013-4988-84e5-e45a60c134a5 Connotation:  https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=7f1b0c03-f0a6-4bfa-93b3-fdd7ac057cf1&user=rajewski&token=6e721ef5-de96-48ac-adf8-e76cd29c3a49 Analogy: https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=fa199fa7-8310-42eb-966e-7055c6660e87&user=rajewski&token=6e721ef5-de96-48ac-adf8-e76cd29c3a49 (8th) https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=7931da14-2013-4988-84e5-e45a60c134a5&user=rajewski&token=6e721ef5-de96-48ac-adf8-e76cd29c3a49 (7th) Figurative Lang:  https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=20ca6fab-b7cb-461d-a0c3-3a295eef2b25&user=rajewski&token=6e721ef5-de96-48ac-adf8-e76cd29c3a49

We've had fun this week finding figurative language! 8th graders even decorated the halls with some "tearable" puns. They made us laugh as we found them. Figurative language tests for both 7th and 8th grade will be Sept. 30th, which is the Wednesday after our 4-day weekend next week.

The 8th graders did a fantastic job with the Bag a Book project, where they re-created their favorite book covers and wrote book reviews. It's always a joy to see them talk about a book that stuck with them. We also had fun trying to set up these class panoramic pictures and making everyone freeze -- in the windy Kansas weather!

We've been working hard in ELA! 7th graders have been spending time working on figurative language. Here they are putting together puzzles to review the definitions of the literary terms. They know they should be studying their literary terms for their upcoming test (not this week but probably late next week, depending on our progress). They're working hard! This week we're working on applying our literary terms to "The Treasure of Lemon Brown."  Eighth graders are also working on figurative language. We've had a lot of fun the past couple of days finding funny puns and allusions! The 8th graders have also been a nice job in writing class where they've been blogging each week, as well as completing an About the Author. We're loving the new laptop cart, so we can work in the classroom! Eighth graders  should be studying their literary terms for their upcoming test (not this week but probably late next week, depending on our progress).  This