Week 7: September 22-26 Happy Midterm!

It's mid-term already!  Grades are up-to-date and I'm so proud of the hard work that the students have accomplished.  If your student's grade is a little low. Chances are it's because of our Sentence Assessment or the iRead program (5 books required so far).  Good news!  Monday will be reteaching and students can retake the Sentence Assessment if needed. As far as books, for every book they finish, I'll be boosting their grade.  I'm also offering extra help before/after school as well as Flex time and I'm confident grades will continue to rise.  Please make sure your student is reading at home so they can keep up on their reading.

This week, we completed Argumentation 101--students are well-versed on the language and structure of argumentation.  Just give it a try, let them politely debate with using argumentation techniques (view both sides of the issue, then choose one side to defend with facts).  I think you'll be pleasantly surprised and have a great conversation!

I'm beyond excited to dive into novels next week!  In Honors, we'll be reading Wednesday Wars and the regular LA classes will read Out of the Dust.  Both are excellent novels that are historically rich and show how teens overcome hard times.  Look for students to master plot structure, setting, characterization, and theme, as well as close reading and text comparison analysis.

As always, I welcome hearing from parents and students and I'm eager to resolve any concerns and answer questions. I can be reached at rachel.robins@washk12.org or at school (435) 652-4742.

Nation-in-the-News

to present Friday, September 26h

2nd Period:   Rebekah, Kyler, David, Lucy

3rd Period:  Ellie, Chanel, Ryan

4th Period:  Cazia, Jayden, Brandon

5th:  *Kenneth, Emilie L., Lemon, Colton

6th:  Ryder, Tanner, John

Monday, September 22

10 minutes free reading
Sign-up for Library Scholastic Book Fair
Reteaching (make-up Sentence Assessment)/Homework Hall

Tuesday, September 23

10 minutes free reading
Novel Web-quest  

Wednesday, September 24
10 minutes free reading
Random Student

Novel Pre-test
Begin Novel Reading

Thursday, September 25

Scope Magazine Debate:  Do Sports Fans go too Far
Library Day

Friday, September 26

Finish Scope Magazine Debate: T-Chart

Free Reading