St. Luke’s 7th and 8th English

The Franks decide to go into hiding in Holland rather than try to escape to another country.  Why do you think they made that choice?  What would be your choice, if you were in their position?
Please comment to this question.  I will be checking over the next few days.

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Thank you to those who have commented.  Now, think about what it means to give and what it means to receive.  Comments are encouraged.
I am asking you to think philosophically.  We give and receive things all the time–but just how important are those things–and what are the best things given or received?  Are they “things”?
Have [...]

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7th Grade
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Perfect community
Perfect family
Perfect Job
Perfect existence
This is the premise for the new novel 7th grade is reading.
Thought for the week: What would it be like to live without color, warmth, music, and personal relationships just to avoid pain? Please respond with a comment. I am really interested in [...]

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“It says here,
The average American middle schooler
will write more essays in English than they every want to remember….”
Well, here goes>>>>
7th Grade
For those who might misplace the handout–Writing Prompt:  Figurative language is not meant to be read literally–How does figurative language work in the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and “Four Skinny Trees” [...]

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I hope that all of you have a safe and fun filled Spring Break.
7th Grade:   We will be working in the literature book reading short stories and poetry starting after the break.
8th Grade:  We will be working in the literature book ,also.  We will be  reading about the Holocaust and making connections with world wide [...]

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We have finished the novel and now we are going to watch two films associated with it. The first film is “Heavens Fall” which is about the “Scottsboro Boys” trial in Alabama in 1931. The second is the 1960 film adapted by playwright Horton Foote. The film “To Kill a Mockingbird” focuses [...]

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Kudos, Plaudits, Laurels to both seventh and eighth grade classes for the splendid response you had for the Socatratic discussion and your power point presentations. Since everyone wanted to continue, we will finish the Socratic discussion on Friday. Next week we will discuss the next group of literary terms(for 8th grade). Monday [...]

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I am trying to catch up with posting on my blog. We have “hit the ground running” with our vocabulary and grammar workbooks.
7th Grade
Writing: First Person Narrative
Using the information from the novel SACAJAWEA, you are writing a first person narrative as one of the main characters.
RESEARCH:
You are researching ONE of the following [...]

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Time flies when you are having fun!!!!! Next week is semester exams. You all have your reviews and notes. If you have any questions, please comment or come to see me in person.  Yesterday, Monday, 12-8-08, you were given an essay assignment. We are working daily on this assignment.  The finished product will be attached [...]

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I am going to attempt to put an attachment with the notes that we took in class yesterday and today. Hopefully, this will be helpful to everyone.
Well, that attempt failed miserably. I’ll have to wait and get Mr. Kremer’s help.

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