Make Reading Easier!!!!
If you have difficulty comprehending increasingly complex text in class and have an option for perusing this text via the internet, then...


DEADLINE FOR MISSING WORK
All students were given a printout of their grades today. The deadline to turn in any missing work is tomorrow (Wednesday, January 27,...


Missing Work
So far this year, students have turned in three assignements. 1. Fact or Opinion Quiz (on Canvas) Students also had a chance to re-take...


The First Grade is In!
The first grade of the second semester is in the gradebook. Most students did very well on this facv vs opionion review. Students who...


It's SHMS Night at Chick-Fil-A in Oakwood
Who wants to cook anyway? Grab a bite to eat tonight at Chick-Fil-A in Oakwood! Be sure to tell them you are there to suppor the SHMS...


Learning to Use Evidence and Rules to Support Arguments
As we are beginning our unit on argumentative writing, students are using Whodunit? detective cases to sharpen their reasoning skills and...


Snow Days Assignments
For each snow day, you are required to read your assigned novel for at least 30 minutes (meaning 30 minutes or more). You need to write...


Argumentative Writing Resource
Here is a great resource for argumentative writing! The video is good and links on the side will also take you step by step!...


Learning to Plan Using Agendas
To help prepare students for high school, students are going to be using their agendas to write down information in all of their classes....


Welcome to a New Year!
Congratulations! You are almost high schoolers! As we begin the new year, there are a few expectations we hold as a classroom that I...






























