7th Grade Story Book Project

The seventh graders had a wonderful time interviewing their kindergarten buddies for the Story Book Project.  I thought I would share some of the cuteness via the photos below.  Some of the students were absent, and I regret that I didn't get everyone included in the photos.

In all my years of doing this project, I have the highest hopes for this seventh grade class.  They have come a long way in their writing in just one year, and I have already loved some of the first drafts I have seen.  This class is so creative and gifted!  I have no doubt that they will present wonderful works of literature to the sweeties in kindergarten.  Please see the handout for the individual check-in dates and requirements for this project.  

Current Happenings...

Here is the briefest glimpse of what is currently happening in April aside from a week of standardized testing (April 18-22).  ALSO-- This is the last month to discuss novels with a teacher for the Classics Reading Challenge.

7th Bible

• Unit 7 - "The Silent Years"
• Memory Verse = Malachi 3:16-18 ESV

7th English

• The Hobbit (classic novel)
• Vocab Unit 9&10
• Writing topic sentences and transitions
• Short story project for kindergartener (see rubric and handout)

8th Bible

• Modern Church History Unit (last unit of the year)
• Church Project (see rubric and handout)
• Memory Verse = Ephesians 4:11-13 ESV

8th English

• Flowers for Algernon (literary classic short story) personal essay
• Lord of the Flies (classic novel)
• Rhetoric Speech Project (writing)
• Analogies Unit J (vocabulary and higher level thinking skills)
• Final unit in grammar; overview for 9th grade