Felicia Samson
[email protected]
c/o St. Anthony Indian School
P.O. Box 486
Zuni, New Mexico 87327
505-782-4596
September 20, 2006
8th Grade
Language Arts
Music
Art
Character Values
Sept 21, 2006
E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.geocities.com/feliciasamson/sais_2006_2007
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
(1) Please bring your binder for your portfolio to class! (2) We will begin book shares in class every Monday (beginning September 25th with students #1-3) (3) Language Arts and CV folders are due every Wednesday. (4) Art folder due Friday, September 29 (5) Please bring your one (1) roll of paper towels
CHARACTER VALUES 8:
This week�s focus: �Be still and know that I am God.� (Psalm 46:10)
Homework: Ask your parents what is most important to do when you are listening
LANGUAGE ARTS 8 Assignments due September 27, 2006
(1) Reflective Writing
Topic ("Writing Prompt"): What are some activities that you have participated in since the beginning of the school year that have given you some opportunities to grow? What made the activity enjoyable and what did you learn?*For this writing response ("essay"), here is a suggested format for paragraphing:
P1. Describe the activities you participated in since the beginning of the school year (any activity at school).
P2. Activities you enjoyed. Give details and explain why.
P3. Learned/ To do's/ Questions/ Evaluation
(2) Spelling:
antique
amendment
antiseptic
antidote
amass
angular
anonymous
anecdote
amorous
ancestor
(3) Vocabulary: nemesis Bonus Vocabulary: superficial
(4) Bulletin: Have your parent/ guardian sign this bulletin under the date. Keep it in your LA folder for the week.
(5) Reading and ReWUp: See syllabus
(6) GMP: Grammar Workbook pages 99-100