7th Grade English Language Arts
Students will continue discussing and practicing various elements of poetry, as well as reviewing for the upcoming Poetry Unit test next week. This week we will finish our discussion of figurative language with a review of personification and will begin examining different forms of poetry. By Friday we will have covered limerick poetry and the haiku.
8th Grade English Language Arts
On Monday students will take exams focusing on the novels they have covered in their literature circles. Students will also begin the Grammar Unit, which will start with a study of appositives, hyphens, and dashes. Throughout this unit students will be expected to produce their own works of creative writing that focus on the different grammar lessons covered in class. More details about these assignments will follow.
8th Grade Advanced English Language Arts
The students will finish reading and take the test on John Steinbeck's "The Pearl." In addition, students will begin a short Grammar Unit in order to prepare them for their persuasive writing project and their study of Shakespeare. Students are expected to continue studying their weekly SAT words and to prepare for the SAT vocabulary tests each Friday. More details about the Grammar Unit assignments will follow.
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