January 2, 2013 - January 4, 2013

Monday - No School - Holiday Break

Tuesday - No School - Holiday Break

Wednesday

·         Reading 8 –  Even – Students will receive a review packet for the midterm exam to work on during class. Review packets can be turned in for extra credit points on the day of the exam if they are completely finished. These will be discussed during class over the next few class periods. Midterm exams begin on January 10^th.

·         English 8 – Students will continue working in the verbs packet they were given before the holiday break. Students will be introduced to linking verbs, and we will discuss examples of these together. Students will then complete practice exercises with a partner in the packet on linking verbs.

Thursday

·         Reading 8 – Odd - Students will receive a review packet for the midterm exam to work on during class. Review packets can be turned in for extra credit points on the day of the exam if they are completely finished. These will be discussed during class over the next few class periods. Midterm exams begin on January 10^th.

·         English 8 – Students will discuss the linking verbs exercises completed yesterday in class. As a class, we will then discuss and examine examples of auxiliary verbs in the packet. Students will work on completing practice exercises on auxiliary verbs in small groups.

Friday

·         Reading 8 – Even – Students will continue working on the midterm review packet during class. We will begin discussing topics within the review packet today as well.

·         English 8 – Students will continue working on practice exercises in the packet on auxiliary verbs. As a class, we will discuss these exercises together and examine further examples of auxiliary verbs on the board together.