We are continuing our study of Greek Mythology. We will be studying the 12 Labors of Hercules as well as a lesson with the Smithsonian.

Monday and Tuesday we will be finishing up the plot diagram and text dependent questions for “Phaethon.”

Wednesday through Friday we will begin reading “Hercules.” We will be comparing the written myth to the movie.

http://bit.ly/2mqgczY

Monday-Wednesday students will be completing the touchstones for Quarter 1.

Thursday-Friday we will be introducing Mythology through stations.

Personal narrative’s should be turned in this week. We will begin working on possessive nouns and finishing out the beginning of unit 1. Make sure your study guide is complete. Our unit 1 test is Thursday, 9/19/19. Study materials will provided on the blog Wednesday 9/18/19.

Study Guide with Answers

Completed Unit 1 Study Guide (1)

Quizlet Link for Unit 1 Vocabulary terms

https://quizlet.com/419386524/springboard-unit-1-literary-term-review-flash-cards/

https://prezi.com/xvzprtcgp3pu/the-drummer-boy-of-shiloh/

https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/odyssey/section5/

https://quizlet.com/_70i4g5

IOWA testing begins this week. (Monday-Thursday)

7th grade ELA-We will be working on personal narratives and revising the beginning, middle and end. Below are the tentative due dates for each section.

SpringBoard Unit 1  

Embedded Assessment #1 

Personal Narrative with Revisions 

COGAT testing is Friday, September 6th

7th grade ELA: Begin working on personal narrative.

8th grade ELA: Begin working on The Odyssey and the second stage of the hero’s journey.

Click on the link below to access Mrs. Dillard’s blog

https://www.cobblearning.net/dillarddurham1920/

Click on the link below to access Mrs. Gray’s blog

http://jeannettegray.edublogs.org/

The following is the link to access middle school textbooks online:

http://www.cobbk12.org/centraloffice/learningresources/digitaltextbooks.aspx