Good Morning Grade Eight!
Today is Monday November 26th, 2012.

Media:

Today we are continuing our unit on Censorship. We will be exploring Internet censorship-or specifically, the lack of censorship on the Internet. We will also discuss the upcoming Media presentation. This assignment was originally posted for today's date, but we have had to delay it a couple weeks. Your presentation will now be on DECEMBER 10th.




Journal:

Staying in the holiday spirit, our topic today is the following:
"If you could invite anyone-alive or dead- to Christmas dinner, who would you pick and why?"
This term you need to write 150-200 words for each writing piece.

Have a good day!
Ms. Berry

Hello Grade Eight!
Today is Tuesday November 27th, 2012.


Library 8P:

In the library we will be working with Ms. Purvis to develop an online Character sketch from your novel study book. This is an extension from the Character maps  you completed last week. Ms Purvis and I will guide you in what online tool will work best for you.

Creative Writing 8P and 8T: 

Today's topic is on The Debt Crisis around the globe. A complicated issue, we will only scratch the surface of this issue by discussing a few details, current facts, and the countries most affected. As well, we will look at both Canada's and the U.S's debt levels and discuss what can be done to eliminate it.

Have a good day!
Ms. Berry

 

Hi Grade Eight,
Today is Wednesday November 28th, 2012.

Grammar: 

Today we will be reviewing  both the Adverb lesson and the Verb lesson before your QUIZ NEXT WEEK. We will be completing exercises on pages 259, 260, 268, and 269 of the text. 



Library 8T:

In the library we will be working with Ms. Purvis to develop an online Character sketch. This is to work in combination with your Character map from last week, so bring the character map to class.

Have a good day!
Ms. Berry

Hi Grade Eight,
Today is Thursday November 29th, 2012.

Novel Study 8P and 8T:

Today we will be continuing our novel study unit. We will be filling out Prediction handouts.  Remember you are to be up to Chapter 3 in your novel by this week. Ensure you bring your novel to class.

Sightlines 8P and 8T:

Today we are reading a cultural story of a little girl who struggles with her cultural identity. The story is titled: "Some Tings Lie So Deep". It is located on pages 129-135 of the text if you want to take a look before class. 


Have a good day!
Ms. Berry

Hi Grade Eight:
Today is Friday November 30th (the last day of November!)


Spelling 8P and 8T:

Today we will have a Spelling test on L11 and exercises on L13.
(We skip the Review units until the end of the year). We will also have our weekly Spelling Bee.

Ensure you study for your test!

Debates: 8P and 8T: 

Weighing in on the upcoming season, today we will debate whether the Holiday season is about gift-giving or family and friends. We will discuss as a class how society views this time of year.

Have a good weekend!
Ms. Berry

Good Morning Grade Eight,

Today is Monday November 19th,  2012.

Media 8P and 8T:

Today we will continue our topic on Censorship, specifically, the Censorsip currently applied to Music, Radio Stations and Video Channels like MuchMusic.
If you want to learn more before we discuss this issue as a class, please click the following link:

www.nku.edu/musiccensorshiplaws

Journal 8P and 8T:

The topic you will write on today is philanthropic-based. "If you were able to donate 1,000 dollars to any charity or organization, which one would you pick? You will need to provide reasons for your choice.

Have a good day!
Ms. Berry

Good Morning Grade Eight,
Today is Tuesday November 20th, 2012. 

Library 8P: 

Today, for library period,  you get the pleasure of walking through and exploring the Scholastic Book Fair. You can purchase books as well. I hope you like it!

Creative Writing 8P and 8T:

Our topic this week is about food, specifically, "Should schools be allowed to sell fast food and junk food in their school cafeterias?" We will discuss the topic, generate notes, and you will write a 100 word commentary on the topic. You can look at the following link if you want to read up on the subject before class:

www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/keepingnutritiononmenus


Have a good day!
Ms. Berry

Morning Grade Eight!
Today is Wednesday November 21, 2012.

Today is a busy day for our school. We have:

• Dress Down Day (Sports Theme)
• Teacher Vs Student Hockey game
• Spaghetti Showdown in the Cafeteria
• Family Night in the Library

Grammar:
For Grammar class, we will be reviewing Subject-Verb Agreement before your Quiz next week. We will be working on exercises in class.

Library: 8T
Today, for library period,  you get the pleasure of walking through and exploring the Scholastic Book Fair. You can purchase books as well. I hope you like it!

Have a good day!

Good Morning Grade Eight.
Today is Thursday November the 22nd, 2012.

Novel Study 8P and 8T: 

Today we will work on a Character Map. You will choose two characters in your novel thus far and fill out the character map reproducible. When completed, we will share our ideas with our classmates.

Sightlines 8P and 8T:

Today we will be reading a story titled: "Handling Anger and Resolvng Conflict". It is located on pages 92-95 of your text. We will be discussing the story and completing Question 2 in the book.

Have a good day!
Ms. Berry

Good Morning Grade Eight
Today is Friday November 23, 2012.

Spelling: 8T and 8P:

We have  Spelling test on L10, an oral Spelling Bee and exercises on Lesson 11.

Debates: 8P and 8T:

The topic we will be discussing this week is whether there is still a need for Remembrance Day ceremonies.
Students will have the opportunity to create arguments, form teams and debate their arguments  with their classmates.

Have a good weekend!
Ms. Berry

Good Morning Grade Eight.
Today is Friday November 16, 2012

Spelling 8P and 8T:

We will have a Spelling Test on Lesson 9, an oral Spelling Bee on Lesson 10, and you will be completing exercises in the textbook.

Poets and Playwrights 8P and 8T: 

Last week you opted to debate over having a P and P class. Therefore this week, we will be learning last week's lesson on William Shakespeare. I think you will like his work.

 
Have a good weekend!
Ms. Berry

Good Morning Grade Eight!
Today is Thursday November 15, 2012.

Novel Study

We are continuing our new novel study unit. You will need to bring the novel you chose to class with you. You will be presenting your Glogster title page and explaining why you included the images/pics on your title page.

 Have a good day!
Ms. Berry

Hi Grade Eight,

Today is Wednesday November 14, 2012.

Grammar:

We will be starting a new unit on Subject-Verb Agreement. the new chapter is located in your grammar workbook.

Library 8T:

We are starting off our day in the library. Ms. Purvis and I will be helping you with your Glogster title page for your new Novel Study unit.  A reminder that the title page is due on Thursday. You are also required to read Chapters 1-2 of your book. You will be discussing your book in front of your peers.

Have a good day!
Ms.  Berry

Hi Grade Eight,
Today is Tuesday November 13, 2012.

Library 8P:

We are starting off our day in the library. Ms. Purvis and I will be helping you with your Glogster title page for your new Novel Study unit.  A reminder that the title page is due on Thursday. You are also required to read Chapters 1-2 of your book. You will be discussing your book in front of your peers.

Creative Writing 8P and 8T:

We are continuing our discussion on GMO foods. As a class we will be looking over informational handouts and discussing as a class the links I forwarded to you last week. If there is time, we will debate the topic in teams.

Have a good day!
Ms. Berry

Hi Grade Eight,
I hope you enjoyed your weekend!
Today is Monday November 12, 2012.

Media:

Today we will continue our topic on Censorship, specifically, the pros and cons of censorship on the Internet. Now that you know who the CRTC is, and what they do, you can add more insight into the discussion.
After a class discussion, you will be given an informational handout and asked to write a commentary.

Journal: 

 Today's topic is on a childhood memory. You will be writing about a present you always wanted but never received. I look forward to hearing your stories. As a class, we will guess who wrote which paragraph.

Have a good day!
Ms. Berry

Morning!
Today is Monday November 5th, 2012.
I hope you enjoyed your weekend!


Media:

In lieu of Media class today, we will be holding our Seedfolk presentations. Be ready to present for today including having the necessary Internet connections ready to go. There will be no excuse for lateness as every student has been given an extension.

Journal:

Today's topic explores the current school curriculum. Do you think schools should concentrate on core subjects like Math, Science and English only? Should we eliminate classes like Drama, Music and Visual Arts?

Have a good day!
Ms.  Berry

Morning!
Today is Tuesday November 6th, 2012.

Library 8P:

We start off our day in the library with Ms. Purvis. We will be completing our Wikispace presentations. A reminder that you will receive a mark out of 10: 5 marks for how well you navigate the tool; and 5 marks for how well you present.

Creative writing

 Today our topic is on Genetically Modified Food (GMF). We will discuss the pros and cons of  this new science. If you want to know more about this topic before class, you can click on the following link: www.globalissues.org/genetically modified foods.



Have a good day!

Morning!
Today is Wednesday November 7, 2012.

Grammar:

Today we have a quiz on Pronouns. It is a short quiz involving pronouns, personal pronouns and indefinite pronouns. 

Library 8T:
Today you will be presenting your Wikispaces in the library. You will receive a mark out of 10: 5 marks for how well you naviage the tool; and 5 marks for how well you present.


Have a good day!

Morning!

Today is Thursday November 8th, 2012.

Novel Study:

We are starting a new Novel Study unit. The great part about this new unit is that it involves a novel of YOUR CHOICE!
  Today, you will choose the novel you will study for the next few weeks. In addition, you will fill out the corresponding sheets. This is your opportunity to read and explore a novel you have been curious about.
There is ONE RULE: you CANNOT choose a book you have read in the past.


Sightlines 8P and 8T:

Today we will be learning a story titled: 'The Cool Crowd" .  It is located on pages 68-72 of the text. We will be completing Q2 in class.We didn't have time to cover this story last week so we will be discussing the story this week and completing an exercise in class.

Morning!

Today is Friday November 9th.

Spelling 8P and 8T:
Today we start out day with Spelling:

Test: Lesson 8
Exercises: Lesson 9
Oral Spelling Bee

Poets and Playwrights: 8P and 8T 

 Today we will look at William Shakespeare-just short poems from the playwright-no plays! We will deconstruct the poems together as a class. I hope you like his work.

Have a good weekend!
Ms. Berry