Have a great summer!

Well, it's over and it's been a great year. All assignments are in and grades will be updated and final by Monday morning.

Hope you have a good summer and fun in Provo High.

Mrs. D

UPDATES - check it out!

All book reports for periods 2-5 are due on Friday, May 6th. Periods 1 & 7 have a character sketch paper due on their Civil War book on Friday, the 6th.

Poetry unit will continue. Students received directions to doing a poetry booklet today. It is due on May 17th. Students also need to pick a 20 line poem to memorize. No Shel Silverstein or Jack Prulusky poems are acceptable for this assignment or the booklet.

Questions?

Apologies to the max!

I'm sorry I am behind on posting for the class. Spring break and reviewing for the test distracted me from being on top of things! Here is a snapshot for the next two weeks:

Monday/25 - continue poetry that we started last Friday
Tuesday - Thursday - CRT testing. Please get a good night sleep, eat breakfast each morning and PLEASE don't miss any of these days.
Friday/30 - about May 6/9 - continue with poetry. We will be learning new terminology, new types of poems, and analyzing some poems with applicable messages.

May 10-12 is the district required DRP - a reading assessment for all students.

Contact me at the school if you have questions. :)

Mrs. D

Holocaust unit

This week we have watched some incredible Personality bag presentations by the students. Tomorrow, Friday, we will discuss the Bomb Shelter 'game' the students played and discuss their reasoning for the people who 'survived'.

Monday - Friday, we will finish the Holocaust unit with some activities, my pictures of Poland and a wrap up of the books that the students are reading.

Please contact me if you have questions.

Mrs.D

4th Term - winding down!

This week, we will begin a unit on the Holocaust. As a teacher, I am concerned about the lack of tolerance in the lives of our students. In my classes, we will discuss articles, watch movies, and read books that deal with tolerance, diversity, and identity. I have worked on this unit for over 15 years, and have selected activities that hopefully, will make my students think about how they treat others or would like to be treated.

Monday - journal activity on responsibility
Tuesday - library check out - books will be chosen by students - subjects can deal with fiction/non-fiction subjects of the Holocaust or events during WWII.
Wednesday - Spelling quiz on Voc. #9; read articles about 'lack of tolerance' in a variety of settings
Thursday/Friday - watch "The Wave" a movie about how easily people are influenced; begin 'Bomb Shelter' Activity

Contact me at the school if you have questions. Mrs. D

End of term is this week

All classes must have their novels finished by Wed. the 16th. Each class has different requirements, so check with your student to see what is expected to be turned in Wed.

I am not accepting any work after Wed. Please get caught up. There are still many students who need to turn in assignments from 3rd term. If these are turned in by Wed. I will give the students at least 50% credit.

We will start a new unit on Thursday is all classes. More information coming on that.

Novel fun!

This week classes started on a new novel and learned the elements of a novel. The students will be reading these books for about 2 1/2 weeks. Each day in class they have the chance to discuss the book and read. Periodically, there will be pop quizzes, so your students should be caught up on their reading.

1st - novel groups - ask what book your student has
2nd - novel groups - ask what the group novel is
3rd - All students are reading DOWNRIVER by Will Hobbs
4th - All students are reading SNIPER by Theodore Taylor
5th - All students are reading ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY by Mildred Taylor
7th - novel groups - ask what book your student has

If you have questions, contact me at the school. We should be finished with the books about March 15th.