2/8/08
Welcome to Mrs. Kilduff's classroom web page!
On this site you will find: weekly spelling words and reminders about upcoming projects, due dates for those that are in progress, and any extra credit suggestions. I hope that this site will be of help to all of my students and their parents alike. Please feel free to email me with comments, suggestions, or questions as they arise.
IMPORTANT!
FYI: Every week students will have spelling words and spelling homework. The words are given on Tuesday, and the homework will be due in class on Thursday. Spelling quiz will be given on Friday. Additionally, there will be a "Dailies" assignment given every Monday. The Dailies will be reviewed at the time given...they are not easy. Therefore, if any student has questions about the assignment, is confused, or otherwise they are advised to see me either during their regularly scheduled class period or during the 7th period "student contact" time (held every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday).
Thank you for taking the time to visit our site. I look forward to a wonderful year with the eighth grade students at Frankford Township Middle School!
Mrs. Kilduff
****Check here for help with Dailies Assignments****
(Helpful websites listed below)
Reminder: All spelling and Dailies homework assignments are due on Thursday, February 14th.
2/11/08
We are currently writing a Memoir, and will be in the computer lab to type on Thursday (2/14), Tuesday (2/19), and Wednesday (2/20). The paper is due by the end of class on Wednesday the 20th.
2/14/08
FYI: Due to the weather, and the missed school day yesterday, the new dates for the computer lab will be 2/19, 2/20, & 2/21. Therefore, the new due date for our Memoir essay will be on the 21st. Additionally, all students were given an extra day to get their homework in; however, our quiz will remain as scheduled.
We were able to use today's class to peer edit & revise. Take advantage of the long weekend to make some revisions to your paper. Check those comments! Remember...your thoughts and feelings need to be clear throughout your essay!
2/19/08
I hope that everyone is well rested after a nice three day weekend...here are our spelling words for this week:
Also, we will be typing our memoirs in the computer lab this week. The deadline has been moved up one day due to the closure and delay we had last week. The papers are now due on Thursday, 2/21/08. On Friday we will have our usual spelling test; however, we will also have a brief quiz where students will be able to apply what they have learned about memoirs to a sample memoir and some questions pertaining to such.
Good luck and have a great week!
Our dailies this week deals with correcting run-on sentences, fragments, and comma splices.
Spelling & Dailies are due on Thursday 2/28 and our quiz will be on 2/29.
3/3/08
Spelling Words for this week:
Maneuver
Millennium
Missile
Muscle
Miniature
We begin our Analytical essays this week. So far, we have had some practice with poetry (with a wonderful performance by Nick & Trevor during period 4), and are going to be looking at examples of how to analyze short stories and novels prior to embarking on our own papers. Start thinking about a story or poem that has had an impact upon you; perhaps you'd like to write about it! Although we have just begun, essay requirments and a grading rubric have already been issued. Next week we will begin the writing process by heading to the computer lab in order to formulate our rough drafts. Good luck and happy writing!
FYI:
Check below for a link to writings by Edgar Allan Poe.
3/10/08
Spelling Words for this week:
Mosquito
Neighbor
Nuisance
Neutron
Millionaire
3/26/08
This week we are trying our hands at poetry as well as practicing: identifying subjects, direct objects, predicate nominatives, and objects of the preposition in relation to gerunds. Just ask the 8th graders...they are doing great! Next week will begin reviewing persuasive and speculative writing.
NJ Ask 8...here we come!!
FYI: All extra credit writings for the third marking period will be due by April 4th. Thank you and Happy Writing!
4/1/08
Reminders...
1. Spelling and Dailies homework are due on Thursday.
There are ten spelling words this week, all of which were distributed on a worksheet for students to take home. And don't forget, spelling cards were doubled!
2. Our spelling test will be on Friday...this is our last quiz for the marking period.
3. There is a notebook check in class tomorrow. Are you writing down the Daily Writing Tips???
Currently, we are preparing for the New Jersey Ask 8 test; going over several things that we have learned over the past few months. Among other topics, we will be covering: persuasive writing, speculative writing, and open-ended questions. We will soon be starting one of our last writing assignments...the research paper.
4/7/08
This weeks spelling words:
naturally
occurred
outrageous
parallel
obstacle
4/21/08
Check below for links to sites that will help you prepare for the writing prompts on the NJ ASK 8 testing.
Well, we've been pretty busy in class lately, and I thought an update was in order. So...
We are in the middle of completing our research projects, lots of good topics have been selected and I love the progress that has been made by all of the students. Congratulations go out to all of the hard workers out there. Source Cards and Note Cards have been turned in, outlines have been created, and now we are beginning the final phase. The completed project is due on Thursday, June 5th. Keep up the good work!
Please write five times each and put into a sentence. This assignment is due on Thursday, 6/5.
Reminder...
Dailies homework, regarding the use of double negatives, is due on Thursday as well.
AND...There will be a spelling/dailies quiz this Friday, 6/6.
6/13/08
Congratulations! Our "investigations" were a complete success! Everyone did a great job and I believe that we all learned something new through our research and presentations.
6/17/08
As the school year draws to a close, I would like to thank parents and students alike for welcoming me as the Language Arts Writing teacher for this past year. I thoroughly enjoyed working with the class of 2008 and wish everyone a happy and healthly summer as well as a sucessful first year at High Point Regional High School.
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