Monday, December 12, 2016

December 12 - December 16

English
Periods 1, 4, 6, & 8

UPDATE: The practice quiz has been moved to December 19th, and the grammar quiz will be on December 20th.

There will be a grammar quiz on Friday.  Students will take a practice quiz on Thursday in order to prepare for the assessment.

Students will finish studying the structure of "Leaving Main Street," and participate in a 4-corner debate on Tuesday.  On Wednesday, students will read/annotate "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed."  Students will analyze the author's use of simile and metaphor in the text and write using figurative language.

PSSA SSR
Period 2

Students will read silently from bell to bell unless otherwise indicated by teacher.


Career Exploration
Periods 3 & 7

Students will spend the duration of the week working on the Shark Tank Entrepreneurship Challenge.  Students should be prepared to begin presenting their ideas to the "sharks" on December 19, 2016.