All Classes
Today we began the 3rd Quarter benchmark test. Our goal was to finish the multiple choice portion and constructed response. Students who finished those two sections were allowed to move on to the argumentative essay. We will complete the benchmark test tomorrow.
SmartWatches: Reminder of Policies Regarding Devices with Texting Abilities
Smart watches allow students to access texts and other digital messages. Therefore, they fall under the same procedures as cellphones. Students must take them off and put them in the phone holder along with their cellphone. If a student fails to follow this procedure, the teacher will collect the watch and send it to the front office for the parent to pick up. There is never a time in the school day when this type of watch is needed. In the classroom it is only a distraction. Parents and students are strongly encouraged to make sure the watch stays home. We encourage students to leave them at home. They will be taking their watches off and on all day long, greatly increasing the chances of lost watches.
Schedule for This Week
- Tuesday, 3/10: Finish benchmark test
- Wednesday, 3/11: Periods 1 and 5 work on ABC introduction paragraphs and begin working on Reason A paragraph; Periods 8-4 and 8-6 will work on identifying claims and irrelevant evidence (RI 8.8).
- Thursday, 3/12: All classes will complete a Milestones warm up, read their choice books/library books for 25 minutes, and complete two graphic organizers over their reading for the day.
- Friday, 3/13: All classes will work on finishing the ABC intro paragraph and drafting Reason A paragraph using a drafting template and completed model I will provide.
Hamilton 8th Language Arts 