Friday, May 25, 2007

Eighth graders enjoying Shakespeare


We are currently delighting in the humor of "Bill the Bard" here in room 36. As we read Twelfth Night, we laugh at the antics of Sir Toby and Sir Andrew and the snobbishness (is that a word?!) of Malvolio. Of course, it wouldn't be Mrs. Lindsay's class if we didn't also discuss the root word "Mal" and what it implies about Malvolio. We have dissected the love triangle and made predictions as to how Viola will get out of her mess. Ask your eighth grader to fill you in!

Monday, May 7, 2007

Eighth Graders to Wrap up Parts of Speech Unit

The eighth graders have completed their projects and have been reviewing for the parts of speech test tomorrow. I am trying a new format on this test where students get to choose their own questions. I have provided over 200 points worth of questions and test-takers must choose a pre-determined number of points. We've been reviewing like crazy in hopes of scoring BIG on this one.