FACULTY / STAFF
Ms. Kaitlin Bridges
8th Grade Literature & 3-8th Grade Technology
LINKS
8th Reading Class Expectations Letter
8th Technology Class Expectations Letter
UGH! Information for Parents & Students
Common Sense Media Family Media Agreement (what can YOU commit to?)
Common Sense Media on Digital Citizenship Resources
Common Sense Media on Privacy and Internet Safety
Common Sense Media on Social Media
8th Reading Test corrections policy
3rd grade extra typing practice websites!
ABOUT ME
Week of September 16:
- Read short story “Eleven“. Annotate & questions (shared on Classroom) due Tuesday, Sept. 16.
- Book Report will introduced Tuesday. Due Thursday, October 25.
- Read short story “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”.
- Discuss and watch a PBS documentary about Maya Angelou’s childhood.
- Read and annotate “Caged Bird” poem. Compare to Paul Lawrence Dunbar’s “We Wear Masks.”
Week of August 25:
- Grandparent/ Special Person Interview— due Friday, Aug. 30
- I Am Poem slides presentation– rough draft due Sept. 4
- Sensory Word List for Imagery Lesson
- Imagery in Writing classwork, examples, and HW page
- Bio Poem guidelines— due Wednesday, Sept. 4
Summer Reading for Incoming 8th Graders- click here. Need an example? Click here.