Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Happy Halloween!
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For Period 2-3:

Good Morning Seventh Graders,

Unfortunately I can't be in school with you guys today :(  but I hope you all enjoy the day.  
Please follow this To Do List for class today and I will check everything tomorrow in class.  Everyone should get a Chrome Book, go to kingenglish7and8.blogspot.com and go through this To Do List individually:  

1.  Tomorrow I will ask you to take out you SSR Log to be checked (It should be 30 minutes of reading).  *If you did not do a 30 minute reading log last night, then do it now.  

2. Finish watching short film version of The Monkey's Paw.  (Just watch the last 4 minutes.)

3. Read The Monkey's Paw to prepare for the escape room activity.
*You need to answer the Comprehension Questions (in the packet you received yesterday)
as you come upon the answers.

4. After reading: Complete The Big Picture page of the packet we started yesterday.


HW: Enjoy your afternoon!  No homework.

E-mail me with any questions and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

                                                        Love,
                                                              Mrs. King

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For Period 5-6:

Good Morning/Afternoon Eighth Graders,

Unfortunately I can't be in school with you guys today :(  but I hope you all enjoy the day.  
Please follow this To Do List for class today and I will check everything tomorrow in class.  Everyone should get a Chrome Book, go to kingenglish7and8.blogspot.com and go through this To Do List individually: 

1. Read for 30 minutes and write a complete and good quality reading log.

2.  Yesterday we read "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl.
You need to use that story to do the following: 

Part 1:  Making your own story
With a partner, use the following sentences to make up a story. (You may use the sentences in any order you like.) Add your own ideas. You will have to share your story with the rest of the class.
  • He pressed the bell.
  • There were no other hats or coats in the hall.
  • “Would you be kind enough to pop into the sitting-room on the ground floor and sign the book?”
  • “Wasn’t that the name of the Eton schoolboy who was on a walking tour, when all of a sudden…”
  • She put out one of her white hands and patted him comfortingly on the knee.
  • “This last entry is over two years old.”
  • “Only you.”

Part 2: Reread Roald Dahl’s story, p.85 in textbook, then answer the following questions.
  1. Why does Billy Weaver walk “briskly” down the street (line 21)?
    a) He wants to impress his boss.
    b) He wants to act like a successful businessman.
    c) He wants to keep warm.
  2. Which aspects of the house make Billy feel it would be a good place to stay?
  3. Why did Billy not go to the pub?
  4. What was unusual about the way the landlady responded to the doorbell?
  5. Which aspects of the landlady’s appearance and voice make her seem trustworthy (lines 87-118)?
  6. What evidence is there that the landlady had been expecting a guest?
  7. What are the first signs that the landlady is very odd?
  8. Billy doesn’t finish his sentence about Christopher Mulholland. What was he about to say?
  9. Why is it frightening when the landlady says Mr Temple had perfect skin “just like a baby’s”?
  10. What do you think the landlady means when she says “I stuff all my little pets myself when they pass away?”
  11. How do you think Billy will die? Explain why you think so.
E-mail me with any questions and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

                                                        Love,
                                                              Mrs. King

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