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Birth of a legend
Oprah was born in 1954 and was mostly raised by her grandmother on a farm in Mississippi while her mother looked for work up North. -
1st Day of School!
DAY 1 OF 180! -
The Pearl Unit - Honors Only (2weeks)
Student's will read John Steinbeck's, "The Pearl." -
The Bully Unit - (Reg. only)
Students will begin to read the first novel of the year title, The Bully. This is part of the Bluford Series. -
Wiki Worthy?
Student's will create their own homepage as they familiarize themselves with using web 2.0 technologies. -
LINCS - An introduction
Student's will be introduced to a vocabulary strategy known as LINCS. -
Columbus Day!
No school! -
ELA Part 1 short response to listening
Student's will listen to a reading passage, after reviewing the steps necessary to listen and take notes, and complete a listening response activity. -
SRI Test 1
Students will take the first of 3 SRI reading inventory tests. -
Phoebe Prince Article
Students will read and discuss the Phoebe Prince story in an effort to generate a discussion about the topic of bullying in today's society. -
Picture Day!
Say cheeeeeeeeese! -
MAHER MONEY!
An introduction to the PA House Maher Money incentive program. -
Student Teacher
Ms. Burgos takes over the class for two weeks to finish up our short story unit. -
Bullying-District Day of Writing
After reading the article about Facebook, students will write a persuasive essay either in favor or against the popular web 2.0 product. -
3rd Period PD
Today you will be exposed -
PDPeriod 3
Learning about websites! -
Field Trip to Purchase College
Students will get a tour of the Performing Arts section at Suny Purchase. Following the quick tour, they will see five live performances of short stories. This will be the culminating activity in our three week short story unit. Stories include, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," "The Monkey's Paw," "The Necklace," and "The Tell Tale Heart." -
A Legend was Born
Michael Jordan was born in New York but was raised by his two parents in South Carolina. -
Bjork's First Concert
I sang...
