8/31 Quickwrite

Grover cleveland was the 24th president of the United States -- but he was the first president to become a father while live in the White House. On August 30, 1893 President Clevelands wife, Frances, gave birth to an baby girl. President and Mrs. Cleveland name their daughter Esther. Esther was not the very first baby born on the white house, however. In 1806, President Thomas Jefferson's granddaughter was born their.

8/30 Quickwrite

When you think of earth quakes in the United States, do you usually think of the western states. That don't mean earthquakes do not happen in the eastern states. On August 31 1886, the first major eastern earthquake was recorded it hapened near Charleston, South Carolina. The charleston earthquake was not the first eastern earthquake, but it was the worse. Other earthquakes be recorded in the eastern United States as far back as 1638.

Fill out your binder reminder or calendar for this week. Remember, I'll be giving you extra credit NEXT WEEK if you have everything filled out for August (and the first two days of September).

When you're done with your calendar, check out the book order catalog. Please don't write on it.

8/29 to 9/2

Monday 8/29:
1. Binder Reminders/Calendars
2. Book Orders
3. Start Elements of Fiction
HW: Write a very short story about the funniest moment of your life. (1-2 paragraphs).

Tuesday 8/30:
1. Quickwrites/Grammar
2. Review DMH Letters
3. Create Writing Folders
4. Continue Elements of Fiction
HW: NO HW!

Wednesday 8/31:
1. Quickwrites/Grammar
2. Continue Elements of Fiction
HW: NO HW!

Thursday 9/1:
1. Quickwrites/Grammar
2. Start Calvin and Hobbes Project
HW: Calvin and Hobbes DUE Wednesday, 9/7

Friday 9/2:
1. Quickwrites/Grammar
2. Continue Calvin and Hobbes
HW: Calvin and Hobbes DUE Wednesday, 9/7

STAR Mirror Assessment Day 3

Hello! Please get out a pencil and put everything else away, unless you have your Dear Mrs. H. final draft to give me. If you still need to turn it in, please leave it on the corner of your desk.

If you are completely done with the test, I have a word game worksheet for you to work on. Once you're finished with the word game, you may either do SSR or HW.

Also, I have cancelled your quiz tomorrow! Hooray! NO HW TONIGHT!

STAR Mirror Assessment Day 2

Hello! Please get out a pencil and put everything else away, unless you have your Dear Mrs. H. final draft to give me. If you still need to turn it in, please leave it on the corner of your desk.

Thank you!

STAR Mirror Assessment

Hello! Please get out a pencil and put everything else away, unless you have your Dear Mrs. H. final draft to give me. If you still need to turn it in, please leave it on the corner of your desk.

Thank you!

Don't forget to tell your parents about Back to School Night tonight. I would love to meet them.

1. Please get out your Dear Mrs. Hislop rough draft, final draft, and rubric.

2. Put them in this order on the side of your desk: Rubric on top, rough draft in the middle, final draft on the bottom.

3. Write down your HW for this week in your binder reminder or calendar.

8/22 to 8/26

Monday 8/22:
1. Journals
2. Collect/Share DMH Final Drafts
3. Start Elements of Fiction: April in Paris
HW: STAR Mirror Test tomorrow. Get plenty of sleep, and eat a great breakfast.

Tuesday 8/23:
1. STAR Mirror Test
HW: Tell your parents to come to Back to School Night tonight at 6:30.

Wednesday 8/24:
1. Journals
2. Finish STAR Mirror
3. Elements of Fiction
NO HW!

Thursday 8/25:
1. Journals
2. Continue Elements of Fiction
HW: Study for your QUIZ tomorrow!

Friday 8/26:
1. Journals
2. Elements of Fiction QUIZ
3. Continue Elements of Fiction
HW: NO HW!

8/19 Quickwrite

Agnes Bojaxhiu were born in Macedonia on August 27, 1910 when Agnes
turned 18 years old, she joined a community of nuns and moved to Calcutta
India. There she was nown as Mother Teresa. While teaching at St. Marys High
School, Mother Teresa caught a glimps of how Calcutta’s poorest people lived.
Soon she devoded her life to working in the citys slums. That work earned her
the Nobel Piece Prize in 1979.

8/18 Quickwrite

On August 21 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state in the united states.
Since that time, the people of Hawaii have celebrate their statehood with a
special holiday on the third friday on August. Did you know that hawaii is the
widest of the U.S. states. The state consists of eight maine islands spread over a
large area. The state’s name probably come from the native word Owhyhee,
which means “homeland.”

8/17 Quickwrite

For many years, people had to imagine what earth look like from space?
In 1959, those people got there first real look! On August 7 that year, the U.S.
satellite Explorer VI transmited the first picture of Earth from space. Two year
later, the first human got to seen that view when Russia send a man into space.
A few week after that russian space flight, Alan Shepard become the first U.S.
astronaut in space.

Daily Quickwrite 1

Set up a piece of paper in MLA format. Title it "Quickwrites 8/16-8/19."






Are you a Elvis Presley fan. Elvis were one of the most popular singers of
all time. His hit song include “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Are You Lone Some
Tonight” and “Hound Dog.” When Elvis died on August 16, 1977, fans round
the world went in to mourning. Each August, thousands of fans flock to
Presleys home -- called Graceland -- in Memphis Tennessee, to remember the
singer and mark the anniversary of his death.

Fill out your Binder Reminder or calendar for this week with all your homework.

Get out any parent signature forms or computer use forms you have for me.

8/15 to 8/19

Monday 8/15:
1. Collect Forms
2. Advice Letters
3. Personal Crests

Tuesday 8/16:
1. Journals
2. DMH Brainstorming
2. Personal Crests
HW: Have your computer use form signed. Due tomorrow.

Wednesday 8/17:
1. Journals
2. Collect Forms
3. DMH Rough Drafts
4. Personal Crests
HW: Crests due tomorrow.

Thursday 8/18:
1. Journals
2. DMH Rough Drafts
3. Editing and Revising
4. Final Draft Requirements
HW: Final Draft Due TOMORROW.

Friday 8/19:
1. Journals
2. DMH Final Draft Read-Around
3. Start Elements of Fiction
HW: NO HW!

Please get out the two handouts I gave to you yesterday. Look them over with your partner. We are going to have a quiz on that information in just a few minutes. Happy Friday!

8/10 to 8/12

Wednesday 8/10:
1. Welcome to CJHS!
2. Meet Mrs. Hislop
3. Cougar Orientation: Getting Organized
HW: Bring an SSR book, pencils, and your binder tomorrow.

Thursday 8/11:
1. Partner Work
1. Roll and Website
2. Class Information, Rules, and Procedures
HW: Parent signature on all forms by MONDAY 8/15

Friday 8/12:
1. Procedures TEST
2. Getting to Know Mrs. H.
HW: All forms due MONDAY 8/15

Big Bad Eighth Grader

Here is a short list of some things that happened when I was a big, bad eighth grader:

1. My best friend from sixth and seventh grade, Amy H., suddenly didn't want to be friends anymore, so I had to find a new best friend! Don't worry, it all worked out in the end, but it was DRAMA at the time!

2. I started dating my first boyfriend. (Then we broke up. Then we started going back out again when we were sophomores. Then we broke up. Then we started going back out when we were in college. Then we broke up. Then I met my husband and married him instead. So watch out . . . you could end up dating that eighth grade boyfriend or girlfriend for longer than you'll imagine.)

3. I became friends with some people I still talk to today, like my buddies Tyler, Jessie, and Amy B.! Jessie was a student teacher here at CJHS. Amy B. has a little daughter now, too, so our daughters are now friends!

4. I was a teacher's aide for my favorite history teacher, Mrs. Bishop. That's where I learned how to grade papers and help students.