Due for Sept. 18

Read chapters 1 and 2 in Lyddie.  Be sure to bring your novel to class every week.  

Look at websites and choose a WILD FLOWER to become an "expert" on . 

Possible Options: * find and print a picture from a website

*find a picture in a book and bring it to class

* draw a detailed picture of the flower and bring it to class

Write down details about the flower you choose and create a "Save the Wildflowers" poster to share with the class.

http://www.nps.gov/plants/cw  (celebrating wildflowers)

http://www.lib.ksu.edu/wildflower/  (Kansas city wildflowers)

Homework for this week, due Sept. 11

*Read your assigned chapters in Sarah, Plain and Tall.

*Create your Want Ad.

*Come up with 2 words that describe you.

*Choose a picture book, practice reading it out loud to your family, and bring it to read to the class next week.

Have a great week!

Speech Assignment #3

Your third assignment for our Speech class will be to choose something about Pioneer Life, research it, then present it to the class. Some possible options are: Pioneer food and Pioneer toys.  You will need to spend time researching and find something you are interested in, write a speech explaining what you found, and have a visual aid to show the class.  Ex: if you research a toy from the Pioneer times, make that toy and bring it to show the class, part of your speech could involve demonstrating how to make the toy. You will also need to give the class information on who played with the toy (age, boys, girls, etc), what was needed to make the toy, etc. Your speech/demonstration should be 3 to 4 minutes long. Spend time practicing your speech and demonstration in front of different groups of people.

Pioneer Life

Please take the time to look at this ThinkQuest about Pioneer Life. It will give you some great background information on that time period.

http://library.thinkquest.org/J001587/

(you will need to copy and paste that link in your browser)

Tentative Reading List for 7th/8th grade

We will begin the year reading Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan.

The next book we will read is Lyddie, then Jip's Story.

Welcome

We will use this BLOG to keep everyone on the same page for Literature and Speech. I will try to keep this up-to-date so that both parents and students know what we are doing, what is due, and when. Please feel free to email me any questions you may have.

I am excited about our new year!