UPCOMING EVENTS

Patriot's Pen 2015-16 Theme

"What Freedom Means to Me"

Student Entry Deadline: November 1, 2015

Reading Fair Board Deadline: November 3, 2015

The Grand Theatre Field Trip

Friday, October 2, 2015

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2. The Outsiders

   Novel by S. E. Hinton
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Mrs. Cascio's ELA Class: WELCOME

Mrs. Cascio's ELA Class: WELCOME: This year, students will focus on comprehension and analytical reading skills through the study of a variety of authors and genres. Students...

WELCOME

This year, students will focus on comprehension and analytical reading skills through the study of a variety of authors and genres. Students will learn how successful readers think and visualize when they read, interact with, and examine text.  In writing, students will focus on writing arguments, writing informative/explanatory, writing narratives and using research to build and present knowledge. Students will engage in a range of collaborative discussions on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, and they will demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Novel List
The  Outsiders by: S.E. Hinton
The Maze Runner by: James Dashner
The Giver by: Lois Lowery
Children of the River by: Linda Crew
White Fang by: Jack London
Adrift by: Steven Callahan
Number the Stars by: Lois Lowery
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by: John Boyne
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by: Mayou Angelou

Important Dates

AWARDS DAY
May 18, 2015 @ 1:30

ELA PARCC ASSESSMENT (EOY)
May 15, 2015

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
May 22, 2015

4th 9wks Book Study

WHITE FANG

Jack London (John Griffith) (1876-1916) 

Jack London, whose life symbolized the power of will, was the most successful writer in America in the early 20th Century. His vigorous stories of men and animals against the environment, and survival against hardships were drawn mainly from his own experience. An illegitimate child, London passed his childhood in poverty in the Oakland slums. At the age of 17, he ventured to sea on a sealing ship. The turning point of his life was a thirty-day imprisonment that was so degrading it made him decide to turn to education and pursue a career in writing. His years in the Klondike searching for gold left their mark in his best short stories; among them, The Call of the Wild, and White Fang. His best novel, The Sea-Wolf, was based on his experiences at sea. His work embraced the concepts of unconfined individualism and Darwinism in its exploration of the laws of nature. He retired to his ranch near Sonoma, where he died at age 40 of various diseases and drug treatments.