For the Week Beginning October 5

7A Reading - We will be wrapping up our biography, "Amelia Earhart," with a quiz on Wednesday. We will then begin reading our next nonfictin selection, an autobiography called "I Prove Myself a Hunter." This autobiography recounts the true life of an Eskimo who loses his leg in an accident but must overcome his disability in order to hunt and prove himself to his people.
7B/C Reading - We will also be wrapping up our biography, "Eleanor Roosevelt," with a quiz on Wednesday. We will then begin reading our next nonfictin selection, an excerpt from Jackie Robinson's autobiography, "The Noble Experiment." In this selection, Robinson recounts how Branch Rickey selected him to be the player who would integrate Major League Baseball.

Writing Classes - Students will receive their first major writing assignment, which will be a mini-biography on a classmate. Please read over the requirements and sign the topic/contract (task 1) sheet and return it to school by Thursday, October 8. We will discuss the 6(+1) Traits of Writing and how they will affect the way the writing assignment will be assessed. Finally, we will continue with our grammar lessons, moving onto Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates. This week, students are on Spelling List #3 (see below). The test will be given next Monday, October 12, as there is no school this Friday.