RETURN TO NORMALCY!

I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable three-day weekend!

Just a reminder - the test originally scheduled for Friday (A) and Monday (B) will now be held Monday (B) and Tuesday (A).  Nothing's changed other than A day's test being moved to Tuesday.

I finally made it to school and accessed my files on the PA server.  I just posted the answers to the practice test on my Edline class page in the Grammar folder.  If you're unaware of the practice test, I also posted it, as well as some other helpful handouts.  Please bring the practice test to school - you will turn it in for completion points.

I look forward to seeing your happy, smiling faces tomorrow morning... and I know you'll have a lot of funny stories to tell me about your weekend!

Mrs. Gorman

HURRAY FOR QUIA!

Hey, guys!

Here are the links to the QUIA activities that I've made to help you prepare for the upcoming grammar test:

Complements Jeopardy

Complements Rags to Riches

Complements Quiz

Don't forget to complete the practice test!  I forgot to post the file with the answers on Edline, but I will be at school at 7:30 tomorrow if you'd like to come by and check your test.  In between now and then, if you have ANY questions, please email me at sarah.gorman@pulaskiacademy.org.

Happy studying!

Mrs. Gorman

Sunday Night

Is everyone ready for school tomorrow?  Don't forget that we have Stanfords again tomorrow morning.

Who is watching the Vikings/Saints game?  It's a pretty good matchup so far!

What do you think about the avatars that I made?  Max and I really got a kick out of creating them Friday night.

Good job commenting on the discussion questions.  Keep up the good work!

See ya tomorrow!
Mrs. Gorman

GIVE! - Discussion #5

Read Anne's essay, "Give!".  Discuss how the issues discussed in this essay still have application today - about seventy years after the essay was written.

FINAL ENTRIES - Discussion #4

Although Anne did not survive the Holocaust, how have her writings become a lasting legacy to her spirit?  What impact do you think they will have on humankind at present and in the future?

ANNE AS A WRITER - Discussion #3

"Although I'm only fourteen, I know quite well what I want, I know who is right and who is wrong, I have my own ideas and principles, and although it may sound pretty mad from an adolescent, I feel more of a person than a child, I feel quite independent of anyone."

What do you think Anne means?  Does this quote apply to your own life and experiences?

GOING INTO HIDING - Discussion #2

What concerns and fears do you think Anne faced when going into hiding?  How did she attempt to make the best of the situation?

FIRST ENTRIES - Discussion #1

What are your feelings after seeing pictures of Anne, her family, and her friends?  How can you better relate to Anne after hearing her descriptions of her life?

ASSIGNMENT

Go to the website Anne Frank the Writer: An Unfinished Story.  Watch, listen, and learn from this interactive online exhibition, and then come back to my blog to post some comments in each of the discussion boards.  Enjoy! :)

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If you have any questions, just ask me at school and I'll help you out! :)

I HAVE ARRIVED!

Ok, so here goes...  My first official blog.  For the record, I'd like to proclaim from the mountaintop directly to the ears of Diane Lafferty, registrar extraordinaire, that I am neither horrible or helpless at blogging.  Look, Diane, I did this all by myself! :)

Anyhow, I look forward to chatting on this blog with my most beloved seventh-graders, whom I sure will certainly delight in discussing class-related topics outside of school.

And now, for your viewing pleasure, some photographs which have nothing to do with school or English...

My sweet Betsy-girl...  all curled up and sleepy-like.

My clueless Jackson... always looking a little scared.

John's big oaf Dougie... curled up under the Christmas tree.

My sweetheart Max...  all exuberant and sweaty at his birthday party.