Thank you

Hannibal was a great success! What an enjoyable day, the rain stopped as we entered Hannibal and we had a busy great day.

Thank you to everyone who came and helped us out, so appreciated. I hope all of the parents had a great time too! I couldn't do it without you.

Permission Forms

Hannibal permission forms are going home today with the 7th graders. Please return them to me by Thursday, April 21st. If you are planning on going with us, thank you!!! Also, let me know if you will be riding the bus or driving yourself to Hannibal.

Students can bring snacks, music, etc...on the bus and we will lock it, but if they have something incredibly valuable, please have them keep it at home.

Hopefully we will have good weather, but in case we don't, we spend the majority of the day walking around historic Hannibal, so make sure to dress accordingly!

Research!!

The 8th graders are working on a research paper about WWII. We are currently finding research and creating notecards and Mr. Pieart is giving us information about WWII as we need it. Here is the information for the research paper and I will also post some great sites to use (on another post).

WWII Research Paper

8^th grade

Mr. Pieart and Mrs. Mullin (you must give a copy to Mr. Pieart and Mrs. Mullin)

1. Choose one of the topics.

2. 5 sources—1 book—2 magazines/newspapers—1 encyclopedia—1 web site (you can have more sources if you want them)

3. You must use direct quotations and paraphrasing to state your information

4. 2 pages minimum (information)

5. Typed

6. Double spaced

7. 12 point font

8. 1 inch margins

9. Times New Roman

10. Title Page

11. Works Cited Page

12. 25 notecards (5 citation cards, 20 information cards)

13. Outline—Due—April 19^th

14. Note cards--Due—April 29^th

15. Rough Draft---Due—May 9^th

16. Final Draft—Due---May 13^th

The days are flying by!

The 7th graders have finished reading Tom Sawyer already. I am amazed at how quickly they have gotten through it. The final test will be on Friday and they have already started work on their projects. Here is the information for their projects:

Tom Sawyer Project

Due: April 21^st

1. Create a play about one of the chapters from Tom Sawyer. (You may use more than one chapter if you want.) You need to write out the script and then videotape it. All actors should be in costume (sort of) and the setting should be accurate. You must hand in a copy of the script, in ink or typed, with all characters listed and a video of your play. All members of the group must have a part in the play.

2. Create a book about Mark Twain and Tom Sawyer. You must have: 1 page biography on Mark Twain, draw 2 full page pictures of him, 1 page description of Tom, draw 2 full page pictures of him, 1 page description of Huck, draw 2 full page pictures of him, 1 page description of Aunt Polly, draw 1 full page picture of her, 1 page description of Sid, draw 1 full page picture of him, 1 page description of Injun Joe, draw 1 full page picture him, 1 page description of Muff Potter, draw 1 full page picture of him, 1 page description of Becky, draw 1 full page picture of her. All pictures need to be colored. All writing is double spaced, in ink or typed and it must have a cover.

You may work with a partner on this project. If you do the video, only the people who are in the group get credit, but you may have anyone else help out.

Due: April 21^st

The Hannibal trip is scheduled for April 27th, permission slips will come home on Friday.

7th grade: Students are finishing up Tom Sawyer. Chapters 29 and 30 are due for Wednesday and the final quiz will also be Wednesday. Project assignments will be handed out on Friday and the final test will be next week.

8th grade: Research links: Citation Machine

Work on practice source cards and information cards

Composition: Final paper will be assigned next week. Finish argumentative readings and in class activities by Friday.

Congratulations to the jazz band and good luck tonight to the track and golf teams!

Hi! My class is going to try to do something a little different with our technology for the rest of the year and I am hoping it will work out well. I will post assignments daily on here and will also post links and notes to help with any assignments. You are welcome to post comments or send an email to me with any questions you have. I will also post random student examples (with their permission) for you to look at.

Hope it works out!