Before Spring Break

8th Grade
*Vocab quiz unit 14 Tuesday- I will also check exercises 1-6
*Unit test Wednesday
*Worksheet packets due Wednesday

7th Grade
*Vocab quiz unit 14 Tuesday- I will also check exercises 1-8 except 5
*Unit test Wednesday
*Worksheet packets due Wednesday

Test and Quiz Info

8th
*Unit 14 vocab quiz Tuesday
*Unit test on Wednesday
*Classwork packet due in class on Thursday- BEFORE you leave for break!!

7th
*Unit 14 vocab exercises 1-8 except 5 will be checked on Tuesday
*Unit 14 vocab quiz on Tuesday
*Test on Monsters Are Due on Maple Street on Wednesday
*Classwork packets are due in class after the test Wed- BEFORE you leave for break!

IMPORTANT NOTES

I will be out of school on Tuesday and Wednesday working at the University of Delaware.  
*By the end of this week, make sure all specified vocabulary exercises for unit 14 are done
*Vocab unit 14 quiz is looking to be on Monday 4/18
*Next unit test is looking to be Wednesday 4/20 before spring break
*Complete any and ALL worksheets provided by Mr. Swain
*Spring break starts next Friday. Make sure ALL of your work is in/ tests are completed before you go!

Homework and Class

8th Grade
*In class today, students will be discussing how to find mood and tone, specifically in the horror story/mystery genre.
*HW: When referring to the horror story genre, a critic once said "there is no delight the equal of dread."  What do you think this means? Do you agree? 

Homework

8th Grade
- Test tomorrow!!
- Worksheet packet due 1-10

7th Grade
- Test tomorrow!
- Worksheet packet due 1-8

Email Issues

Throughout the past few weeks, I have been experiencing some issues with my email account.  I hope to have it back up and running in the next few days.  I apologize for any inconvenience if any students or parents have tried to contact me! Thanks. Ms. G

Homework

8th Grade
- Finish descriptive writing assignment
- Review for test
- Test on Thursday!
- Worksheet packets due Friday

7th Grade
- Review for test
- Test on Thursday!
- Worksheet packets due by Friday

Homework

8th Grade
*Poet Robert Lowell said that Swenson’s poems “should be hung with permanent fresh paint signs.”  What do you think this means? Does this apply to Southbound on the Freeway? Is it true of Cummings’s poems as well? 

7th Grade
*Think of 1-2 possible test questions for our test on Thursday