March Family Problem

March 18th is Supreme Sacrifice Day

Who do you think has made the ultimate sacrifice for you? for someone else? Many people would say Jesus; others would say firemen and policemen; still others, would say those serving our country in the military. Maybe, it isn't a group at all. Maybe someone close to you and your family has made a supreme sacrifice. Who is it? Why is he/she so special? What did/does this person do that is so exceptional? For this month's Family Problem answer the 5 W's for this person.

Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
This Family Problem is worth 4 Bonus/House points. For an additional House/Bonus point you can add a picture of the person/people you think has/have made a supreme sacrifice.

March Newsletter

Grammar Crates
The students are working to complete their last set of 5 Grammar Crate activities for the school year. We work on these on Mondays for about 10-15 minutes. The 5 activities are due by May 17, 2013.

6th Grade Language Arts
Grammar
*We are continuing to work on Chapters 14 and 23 focusing on nouns and pronouns. We will hopefully finish this chapter by spring break. There will be workbook pages, quizzes, and a test.
*As a way of learning the different pronouns, we will be making a flip chart of all of them. This project will be a great study aid for the final test.
Writing
* We are continuing to work on the fairy tale. The rough draft is due Thursday, March 14th. The final draft will be due Friday, March 22, 2013.
*We will also be doing an in-class writing piece on Friday, March 15, 2013. This will be a critique of a game, a toy, or an amusement park.
Diagramming
*We just finished learning to diagram predicate nouns.
*We will learn how to diagram predicate adjectives the week we return from spring break. There will be a quest over a mix of predicate nouns and adjectives on Friday, April 12, 2013.

7th Grade Language Arts
Grammar
* We are working on Chapter 24 which focuses on subject/verb agreement. We should be finished with this chapter and have a quest over it the week of March 18th.
*We will then work on Chapter 20 covering phrases and clauses. This is a very difficult chapter, and we will continue to work on it through the month of April.
Writing
*The genre, mock book jackets are due on Friday, March 8th.
*We will then begin working on a biography essay. This will be a research based essay with MLA documentation. This will take most of April to complete.
*We will also be doing an in class writing piece on Friday, March 22, 2013. This will be a critique of a sport, a clothing line, or an actor/actress.
Diagramming
*We will be learning to diagram direct and indirect objects. We will practice these types of sentences the week of March 11th.
*There will be a quest on Friday, March 15, 2013.

8th Grade Language Arts
Grammar
*We are working on Chapter 20 learning phrases and clauses. This is a very difficult chapter, however, we are looking to test on it by Thursday, March 28, 2013.
Writing
*We are doing an in class writing critique on Friday, March 8, 2013. This will be over a movie, TV show, or song/album.
*We are also working on a persuasive essay. Since we are learning about MLA documentation, this essay is taking some extra time to complete. Hopefully, we can make enough progress to complete the essay before spring break.
Diagramming
*We will be learning to diagram questions and commands. We will practice this skill the week of the 25th.
*We will have a quest on Friday, March 28th. 

8th Grade Literature
*We are continuing to present our memorized poems. This will take us up to Thursday,  March 22, 2013.  Each poetry recitation also has an essay to accompany it. The essay is due the day of the poetry recitation.
*Miss Brant is also finishing To Kill a Mockingbird. There will be a test at the end of the book.
*We will then be reading The Giver by Lois Lowry. There will be at-home reading, quizzes, and mini-projects to accompany the reading.
*We will also continue to do ISTEP preparation activities in class a couple of times a week.