It's raining

On Monday, I had the 9th graders work on subject/verb agreement, because some of their writing reflected a need to concentrate on this area. Coincidently, this topic is also on the schedule of the district curriculum guide. We continued to read "Marigolds" and there's a good number of students who are able to interpret what is going on.

The 8th graders are almost finished with their grammar packets. A nice thing about this Holt packet is that it will prepare them for 9th grade. They also took part of the class time to work on their final drafts, which gave them opportunities to ask questions or have me look over their writing. Anything to make my life easier grading them.

Today, the 9th graders finished "Marigolds." Many of them seemed to like the story because it dealt with defiance, anger, and in some respects, coming of age. These things I'm sure most of the students are experiencing now. We started Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado," a story about revenge. This seemed to stir their interest, however, there are some big words in it, but I'm sure they'll be able to read through it.

The 8th graders continued with their Holt packets and they are almost finished with "from Harriet Tubman." There were a few students absent today and a couple were disruptive. It could be the changing seasons or the rain, or both.