St. Joan of Arc School

Eighth Grade- Tom Sawyer projects will be due on Nov. 5th
We are enjoying Tom’s adventures!
Seventh Grade-Play form-The Diary of Anne Frank (understanding of flashback)
Sixth Grade- Short Stories (conflict, setting, theme, plot, character)
Second Literature Log due November 5 for the entire junior high………..

Eighth Grade-We are reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.  One of our parents loaned us the CDS to this classic and the class was inspired to hear the adventures; many thanks.
Seventh Grade-We are continuing to read short stories with special attention to plot, character, setting point of view, and theme.
Sixth Grade-We are also reading a […]

Eighth Grade-The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell   Quiz 9/9—Test 9/11
Seventh Grade-The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sixth Grade-The Luckiest Time of All by Lucille Clifton
Unit 2 Vocabulary due on Wed.—-test on Friday

We are off to a great year!  A warm welcome to all!
All students have their Word of the Week schedules for the trimester.
In eighth grade we are reading Daphne du Maurier’s “The Birds” and a test will be administered on 9/3.
In seventh grade we read Rain, Rain, Go Away focusing on: plot, sequence and story […]

We are experiencing a variety of verbage regarding our novels.
Eighth graders-We have completed The Outsiders and realize our blessings. It is important to note anything can be solved or worked out through communication. We are presently engaged in a newspaper unit: learning format, terms, focus and so on.
Seventh graders- We are finishing two […]

Grade 6—-We are enjoying the novel Bearstone  by Will Hobbs.
Grade 7—-Lit. 1 is reading The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane.
Lit. 2 is reading Shane by Jack Schaefer—-I think they are all glad their childhood began in the 1990’s.
Grade 8—-We are reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. This novel is taut with tension but […]

Eighth Grade—The Adventures of Tom Sawyer—Students are enjoying Twains’ style of writing. Characterization is key in this novel.

Seventh Grade—Play adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank—New roles will be assigned on Monday. Mr. Wind will do a power point presentation on his life in Holland.
Sixth Grade—Where the Red Fern Grows—The growing years of Billy and […]

My official SJA welcome to all of my 6-7-8 grade families. We are all off to a great start this school year. In 6th. and 7th. grade students are working on a Layered Curriculum with opportunities to select their own work styles. Attention is given to written and verbal skills–all an art […]

Eighth Grade—We are reading the novel Shane by Jack Schaefer.
For each chapter the following is required:
1. Write three thought provoking questions/answers for each chapter.
2. List three vocabulary words and define.
3. Title each chapter.
Chapters 1-4 due 2-4 Quiz on 2-6
Chapters 5-10 due 2-12 Quiz on 2-13
Chapters 10-16 due […]