January
- Details
Happy New Year!! I am the new teacher for both Religion and Literature while Mrs. Vick is out. My email is tcamp@sbsenfield.org.
7th Grade Literature:
Poetry Unit
The students will be introduced to poetry. They will learn about and write four different poems. (Acrostic, Haiku, Shape and a Limerick)
8th Grade Literature:
Civil Rights Movement Unit
The students will be able to explain how the poems we read relate to the Civil Rights Movement.
The students will learn about similies and metaphors.
The students will be reading through many poems and songs that rely on similies and metaphors to explain their message.
7th Grade Religion:
Chapter 10: Parables: Stories Jesus Told
8th Grade Religion:
***Midterm Exams***
The students will be given Midterm study guides and Midterms will be taken the week of January 22nd through January 25th.
***Catholic Schools Week***
January 28th - February 1st
Many fun activities are planned for the whole week. Please see flyer.
7th Literature
Drama Unit
"A Christmas Carol" Acts 1 and 2
*Each Friday, students are expected to turn in a signed reading log, showing that they completed 60 minutes of reading that week. Additionally, each week, a “literature journal worksheet” should be turned in with the reading log. If no school on Friday, they are due on Thursday.
8th Literature
Christmas Morals Unit:
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
"Christmas Day in the Morning" by Pearl S. Buck
"The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree" by Gloria Houston
"The Story of Holly and Ivy" by Rumer Godden
*Each Friday, students are expected to turn in a signed reading log, showing that they completed 90 minutes of reading that week. Additionally, each week, a “literature journal worksheet” should be turned in with the reading log. If no school on Friday, they are due on Thursday.
7th Religion
Unit: Jesus Christ the Way
- Ch. 6: The Mission of Jesus
Ch. 5: The Apostles, Mary and Others
*Students are required to complete 12 service hours over the course of the year. A minimum of four are due no later than Monday, March 11, 2019. This will count as a 100 point test grade for the second trimester.
8th Religion
Unit: The History of the Church- Part 1
Ch. 10: The First Years
Ch. 11: The Church Grows
Advent Service Project: Candygram Sale to purchase Christmas presents for St. Francis NICU babies
*Students are required to complete 12 service hours over the course of the year. A minimum of four are due no later than Monday, March 11, 2019. This will count as a 100 point test grade for the second trimester.
November
- Details
7th Literature
Drama Unit
Introduction to Drama terminology, parts of the stage
"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street,"
"A Christmas Carol" Acts 1 and 2
*Each Friday, students are expected to turn in a signed reading log, showing that they completed 60 minutes of reading that week. Additionally, each week, a “literature journal worksheet” should be turned in with the reading log. If no school on Friday, they are due on Thursday.
8th Literature
Dystopian Literature Unit
novel study: The Giver by Lois Lowry
*Each Friday, students are expected to turn in a signed reading log, showing that they completed 90 minutes of reading that week. Additionally, each week, a “literature journal worksheet” should be turned in with the reading log. If no school on Friday, they are due on Thursday.
7th Religion
Unit: Jesus Christ the Way
- Ch. 4: The World Jesus Lived In
Ch. 5: Infancy Narratives
*Students are required to complete 12 service hours over the course of the year. A minimum of four are due no later than Friday, November 30. This will count as a 100 point test grade for the first trimester.
8th Religion
Unit: Marks of the Church
Ch. 6: One
Ch. 7: Holy
Ch. 8: Catholic
Ch. 9: Apostolic
*Students are required to complete 12 service hours over the course of the year. A minimum of four are due no later than Friday, November 30. This will count as a 100 point test grade for the first trimester.
*8th Grade is in charge of the Family Mass at Holy Family Church on Sunday, November 4 at 11:00 am.
October
- Details
7th Literature
Short Story Unit
- point-of-view
- theme
- foreshadowing
*Each Friday, students are expected to turn in a signed reading log, showing that they completed 60 minutes of reading that week. Additionally, each week, a “literature journal worksheet” should be turned in with the reading log. If no school on Friday, they are due on Thursday.
8th Literature
Coming of Age Test
Dystopian Literature Unit
stories: "Harrison Bergeron," "The Lottery," "New Utopia"
*Each Friday, students are expected to turn in a signed reading log, showing that they completed 90 minutes of reading that week. Additionally, each week, a “literature journal worksheet” should be turned in with the reading log. If no school on Friday, they are due on Thursday.
7th Religion
Unit: Jesus Christ the Way
- Ch. 3: The New Testament
- Ch. 4: The World Jesus Lived In
*Students are required to complete 12 service hours over the course of the year. A minimum of four are due no later than Friday, November 30. This will count as a 100 point test grade for the first trimester.
*7th Grade is in charge of the Family Mass at St. Bernard Church on Sunday, October 14 at 10:30am.
8th Religion
Unit: The Mystery of the Church
- Ch. 3: Pentecost & Models of the Church
- Ch. 4: Prayer
*Students are required to complete 12 service hours over the course of the year. A minimum of four are due no later than Friday, November 30. This will count as a 100 point test grade for the first trimester.
