What's Happening in Room 10?

7th Grade Reading and Language Arts

We are continuing our short story unit and getting in the spirit for Halloween by reading "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs.  We are continuing to practice our reading strategies, and we are also analyzing the characterization, mood, foreshadowing, symbolism, and allusions that are used in the story. 

8th Grade Reading and Language Arts

We have started our short story unit and are reviewing the 7 Strategies That Readers Use. We are reading the short story "Charles" by Shirley Jackson and focusing especially on the skill of making inferences based on what we read. We are also practicing for the Reading section of the HSPT.

7th Grade Peace

In the month of October, we will be focusing on the virtue of optimism and how we can practice it in our daily lives, especially when things get tough. We will also be starting to work in our Peace Villages, special groups where we work together with our classmates during Peace class. Each village will use the virtues of cooperation and creativity to create a name and flag for their village.