Words From Watson

Monday August 31st Pre Assessment results INTRODUCE Summer Reading Project Sign up for www.WIX.com Account Homework: Summer Reading Project -- Project Due Sept 17 BUT please do not wait - start working now..  PEER EDIT OF SRP on Sept 15th Final Draft of the Letter of Me due Tuesday One check for 20.00 made out to MMS needs to be turned in by Friday.  The check covers Membean/ Grammar book -- parents sent a letter from Lit Dept via Skyward Tuesday Sept 1 Final draft of Letter to Me due at the beginning of class or it will be counted late Bloom's Taxonomy Andy Griffith explains Bloom's Taxonomy Activ - Board Bloom's Game Wednesday Sept 2 Library for the entire period Noodle Tools Reference Handouts Plagiarism Thursday Sept 3 Pop Quiz Journal side pageone Notes/ Ref side page 9 paste Library passwords Abigail and the Pony Literary Elements Analysis Dialectical Journal /Journal side page two Poem page three Friday Sept 4 Check Abigai...

GOOGLE DOCS:  if you use:  “ username@mysbisd.com ” Google Docs will come up as disabled. Now they must login as follows: “ username@mysbisd.org ” password “sblunch#” MONDAY August 24th EAGLE CAMP At Lunch 1,2,3,4,5,7,8 15 minute periods Assignment:  "I AM..." index card.  Noun/Adjective describing you.  1 Visual representation, 1 Sentence describing your trait, First and Last name = all  on the front of the card. Homework:  "I AM..." card due Thursday. TUESDAY August 25th Syllabus Bring Comp Journal - College Ruled and two glue sticks by Friday LETTER of ME -- example Personal Letter format LETTER OF ME -- Pre-write activity Homework:  "I AM..."  Due Thursday Typed Rough Draft of LETTER of ME to Mrs. Watson DUE THURSDAY. FORMAT:  12 point font/ Times New Roman/Double Spaced/1" margins Required Elements: Informal Letter with  Date, Greeting, Closing, no more than eight " I's"   WEDNESDAY ...

8 th Grade English Language Arts - PREAP Mrs. Watson Room 307 Email:  Megan.Watson@springbranchisd.com Please visit my teacher web page for additional information and my BlogSpot for weekly assignments http://wordsfromwatson-watson2m.blogspot.com/ Conference Period: 3rd Extension: 4052 Please check student grades on Skyward / Family Access In each 9 week grading period, the students will focus on various pieces of Literature, different modes of Writing , elements of Grammar/Mechanics/Usage and specific Vocabulary development.   DAILY REMINDERS Type all final drafts.  Use 12-pt Times New Roman font and double-space. TEST/QUIZ/PROJECT DAYS:  Tuesday and Thursday Noodle Tool Citations will be REQUIRED on all papers and projects Record all homework assignments from the board/blog each day in your agenda book Keep all papers for the semester.  It is the responsibility of each student to ask for ...