Friday, January 27, 2017

January 30 - February 3

English
Periods 1, 4, 6, & 8

This week we'll be working on "Danger!  This Mission to Mars Could Bore You to Death!."  Update: We will have a test on Friday.

 Use the following link to access the study guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8tzX_0EGf3CcEFaanlua2Q4VEU/view?usp=sharing

Students will receive a copy of the study guide on Monday.

The topics covered this week are: informative writing (text structure), vocabulary (chronic, stimulus, subconsciously, excruciatingly, monotony, and catastrophic), and conventions (action verbs and linking verbs).

PSSA SSR Period 2

Students will read silently from bell to bell

Career Exploration
Periods 3 & 7

This week students will create resumes.  Later in the week, they'll learn about the importance of effective speaking and listening in an interview and begin to prepare for their mock interviews.