October 5, 2016--3rd, 5th, and 7th period tests
October 6, 2016--4th, 6th, and 8th period tests
October 7, 2016--1st and 2nd period tests
On Friday, SMS will release students at 12:45.
The Homecoming Parade will begin at 2:00.
Cascio's 11th Grade ELA Class “The expert at anything was once a beginner.” ― Helen Hayes
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Mark your calendar!
It's time for the Mississippi Reading Fair and the Patriot's Pen Essay Contest!
Reading Fair Information
Books must be read by October 3, 2016. We will begin mini-boards on this day. All 8th grade students are required to participate in the reading fair. Reading fair set up is on October 25, 2016. Judging is set to begin on October 26, 2016. We will take down all boards on October 27, 2016.
Books must be read by October 3, 2016. We will begin mini-boards on this day. All 8th grade students are required to participate in the reading fair. Reading fair set up is on October 25, 2016. Judging is set to begin on October 26, 2016. We will take down all boards on October 27, 2016.
https://districtaccess.mde.k12.ms.us/curriculumandInstruction/Reading%20Fair/Reading%20Fair%20Guidelines%20-%202016-2017.pdf
Patriot's Pen Essay Contest Information
The 2016-2017 Theme is: The America I Believe In
Essays must be turned in no later than October 21, 2016
https://www.vfw.org/PatriotsPen/
Patriot's Pen Essay Contest Information
The 2016-2017 Theme is: The America I Believe In
Essays must be turned in no later than October 21, 2016
https://www.vfw.org/PatriotsPen/
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Power Paragraph
Topic Sentence – broad enough to not give specific details yet narrow enough to know the specific topic.
Transition Sentence – incorporates grade specific grammar skills (see L1-3) such as verbals
Inference with text evidence – a variety of different sentence structures can be used to achieve different effects.
Transition Sentence – use a verbal different from the one used above but structure the sentence in the same format.
Inference with text evidence – use the same structure as above to create parallelism.
Closing Sentence – concludes the topic with an additional insight gained to show a personal connection to the topic and/or text.
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