What's Up!?! for 5/14-5/18

Hey everyone!


I can't believe this will be our last full week of school together :(


As some of you have already heard, this will be my last year teaching at New Riegel.  I am going to be heading overseas to teach English in either Korea or Japan (I will keep you updated with more specific details soon!).  Though I am extremely excited about this next chapter in my life, I am also extremely sad to be leaving the amazing people I have met while at New Riegel--I will miss ALL of my students and colleagues :(  


I will be creating another blog or site that I will keep updated while abroad with pictures and stories.  When I do this, I will post the link on this blog.


Ok, to stop focusing on the future and focus on what's going on now...check out the information below to see what each class will be doing this week:


7th grade
This week, the 7th graders will be finishing and presenting their persuasive projects in which they created an invention, designed a new business, etc.  They will be presenting their posters and speeches--this will be fun!  I'm noticing they are pretty interested in, and good at, being persuasive! :)


8th grade
This week, the students will be continuing their multi-genre project over the Hazelwood High Trilogy.  Throughout the week they will be reading, taking quizzes, and turning in artifact projects over the novels.


9th grade
This week, the students will be performing monologues and soliloquies from William Shakespeare's plays.  I am very excited to see how they do!

What's Up!?! for 4/30 - 5/4

Hello again :)


The end of the school year is getting closer, but we are all still working hard!


Here's a look at what we will be doing this week:

7th Grade
This week the 7th graders will be starting a unit over persuasion.  So far, they seem to REALLY know a lot about persuasion in the media.  


In this unit, the students will be learning different methods of persuasion.  Also, they will be learning how to identify their purpose and their audience, and how to choose which persuasive techniques will work best on that audience.  








8th Grade
This week, the students have somewhat of a hodgepodge of lessons.  We will begin the week with watching the film, Evan Almighty, and identifying its theme and how that theme is developed from the beginning to the end of the film.  On Tuesday (5/1) the 8th graders have their Science OAA tests.  


Then, near the end of the week, the student will begin a unit over the Hazelwood High Trilogy (a 3-book series).  The students will be working on this unit until the end of the school year.






9th Grade
This week, the 9th graders will conclude their unit over Ayn Rand's novel, Anthem.  


Then, the students will begin a short unit over one of my favorites:  William Shakespeare!




I hope everyone has a great week.  Oh, and don't forget:  Prom is on Saturday (5/5).  I will be there chaperoning so...see you soon!