Progress Reports Update

With progress reports coming out in just a week and a half...all students who have any retests or make-up work need to get these things turned in as soon as possible. A few student did not turned in index cards with their research paper. The index cards are any easy 15 points. Those students who did not turn in index cards will most likely be failing on their progress report in Writing since there are only 4 sin writing so far. Please get the index cards turned in as soon as possible.

This coming week we will be very busy. The 8th grade is going to the Rock Wall Gym on Wednesday and Washington, D.C. on Friday. For the Rock Wall trip students need a bag lunch and to wear gym clothes. We will leave by 10 am and return to school by 2pm on Wednesday for normal school dismissal. For Washington, D.C. students are to also pack a bag lunch and wear comfortable shoes for walking. Students and parents are expected to visit the many Smithsonian museums that are free to tour and enjoy the day. Students may also bring spending money for souvenirs and food, as we will not be returning to PCA until 8 pm Friday night. More information on D.C. will come this week.

We will also be having two language arts quizzes this week. We have a grammar quiz on verbs Chapter 4 lessons 1-4 on Wednesday, just before the rock wall trip. We will also have our first Roll of Thunder quiz on Thursday. The reading quiz is on Chapters 1-3 and will be open book. The students will have questions on both vocabulary and comprehension.

Research Paper

All final copies of Research Papers are due April 21st. There will be no exceptions or excuses accepted for late papers. Students who do not turn in their paper on time will recieve a level one referral for failure to complete work in a timely manner. It will take Mrs. Bullen, Ms. Elliot and myself a good 4 weeks to grade the papers and we cannot accept late papers. If you want to have your final grade on time to determine if you will graduation...you need to have you paper turned in ON TIME. Students should turn in thier final copy + bibliography, 15 index cards, rough draft, and outline. Good Luck!

Research Paper

Because I am a wonderful teacher, I have moved the research paper due date back to Tuesday, April 21st. I have done this only because the students promised to show me their rough draft this week. The 8 eighth graders that have not showed me a rough draft will be receiving a referal tomorrow if they have not showed me their rough draft. The referrals are written out already for failure to complete work in a timely manner.

A reminder that all research papers need to be typed and have a cover page. The students should turn in their research paper, bibliography, 15 research cards, outline, and rough draft on April 21st.

How to write your Bibliography in MLA Format

MLA Citation

http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm

http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/legacylib/mlahcc.html

http://www.easybib.com/

Here are some website to help with your Bibliography. If you go on easy bib they will practically make the bibliography for you. All you need to do is plug in your information. Good Luck!