Monthly Archives: January 2016

Spelling 5 Vocabulary Practice

To aid students in both practicing their spelling words and in understanding the definitions for their assigned words, I created the document below.  Download, print off, and complete the document if you didn’t already do so in class.  There are … Continue reading

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Spelling 5 Vocabulary Practice

To aid students in both practicing their spelling words and in understanding the definitions for their assigned words, I created the document below.  Download, print off, and complete the document if you didn’t already do so in class.  There are … Continue reading

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Figurative Language

My 9th-grade classes are working on a unit that I’m very excited about.  We will be reading and analyzing several documents of historical significance.  Among other things, we will be looking at examples of figurative language within these texts.  Therefore, we’re beginning this … Continue reading

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Spelling List 5

Students will soon be getting hard copies of their fifth spelling list, which is posted below.  The test for this list will be on Monday, January 25th for A-Day students and Tuesday, January 26th for B-Day students.  Happy studying!9th Spelling … Continue reading

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Schoology Access Codes

By now, I’m sure you have heard about Schoology, an online program the Jr. High is using this year.  Below, you will find the student access codes for each of my classes:A1:  2ZGKC-ST43SA2:  KRCXX-T34RPA3:  HBTHN-23Q9WA4:  KKKN7-QWMT9B2:  B4NHP-BC6QCB3:  SFD75-BQN9Q

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Book Recommendations by Genre

We will be working a lot on recommending favorite books to each other this semester.  I have compiled a list of books from several different genres that students recommended.  Try reading your way through this extensive list!Book Recommendations by Genre

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Reference “Scavenger Hunt” Crossword Puzzle

Reference Crossword

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Extra Credit Opportunity: CCW 7

As a final extra credit opportunity for this term, students may complete the practice sets and quiz for Commonly-Confused Words List 7.  We were going to complete it in class but ran out of time.  This will be due Wednesday, … Continue reading

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Spelling List 5

Students will soon be getting hard copies of their fifth spelling list, which is posted below.  The test for this list will be on Monday, January 25th for A-Day students and Tuesday, January 26th for B-Day students.  Happy studying!7th Spelling … Continue reading

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MLA Works Cited

It’s almost the end of the term!  That means it’s time for everyone to be finishing up their final Library Skills Blackout assignments, which will be due on Monday, January 11th.  For the MLA Works Cited page, students need to … Continue reading

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