PLEASE NOTE:  ALL INFORMATION ON THIS SITE WILL BE DELETED BY MONDAY, 9/13 AND WILL BE FOUND ON THE 7TH AND 8TH GRADE SITES ON EDLINE!!

7TH GRADE READING FOR THE YEAR:

September--The Skin I'm In by Sharon Flake  (have on the first full day!!)

October--Al Capone Does My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko

November--The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney

December--The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton

January--Nothing But the Truth by Avi

February--The Upstairs Room by Joanna Reiss

March--Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan

April--The Trouble With Lemons by Daniel Hayes

May--Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements

June--Eggs by Jerry Spinelli

You are expected to have the book needed by the first of each month unless otherwise indicated!!  No excuses will be accepted for not having the books since this list was posted in May!!  Try Amazon or Barnes and Noble used books for the best prices!!

In addition to the books we will be reading in class, you must read one additional book per trimester.  You are just responsible for reading the book; all work on the report will be done in class!!  The genres and due dates are as follows:

First Trimester:  Historical Fiction--I must approve the book by 10/5!! --It must be on a 6th grade or higher reading level.  After book has been approved, it must be read by Monday, 10/25 when we will begin to work on the report in class.

Second Trimester:  Science Fiction--Everyone must read Everlost by

                                                                             Neal Shusterman

This must be done by 1/31 when we will begin to work on the report in class.

Third Trimester:  Autobiography or Biography--I must approve the book by 4/19!!--It must be on a 6th grade or higher reading level.  After book has been approved, it must be read by Monday, 5/16 when we will begin to work on the report in class.

 

If a book is not approved by 8:30 AM on the due date, you will not do the report and receive a 0!!  Absence on the due date will not be accepted as an excuse since you've been given ample notice of these dates!!!

8TH GRADE READING FOR THE YEAR:

September--The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin  (have on the first full day!!)

October--That Was Then, This Is Now by S. E. Hinton

November--The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

December--The Wave by Todd Strasser

January--The Contender by Robert Lipsyte

February--The Bar Code Tattoo by Suzanne Weyn

March--The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

April--The Pigman by Paul Zindel

May--Stranger With My Face by Lois Duncan

You are expected to have the book needed by the first of each month unless otherwise indicated!!  No excuses will be accepted for not having the books since this list was posted in May!!  Try Amazon or Barnes and Noble used books for the best prices!!

In addition to the books we will be reading in class, you must read one additional book per trimester.  You are just responsible for reading the book; all work on the report will be done in class!!  The genres and due dates are as follows:

First Trimester:  Autobiography or Biography--I must approve the book by 10/5!!--It must be on a 7th grade or higher reading level.  Make sure you are looking in the "teen" section; not juvenile!!  After I approve the book it must be read by 10/25 when we will begin to work on the report in class.

Second Trimester:  Mystery--I must approve the book by 1/4!!--Again, it must be on a 7th grade or higher reading level.  (Try Lois Duncan!!)  After I approve the book, it must be read by 1/31 when we will begin to work on the report in class.

Third Trimester:  Science Fiction or Fantasy--I must approve the book by 4/12!!--After I approve the book, it must be read by 5/2 when we will begin to work on the report in class.  I'm going to read the next book in the Everlost series.  If it's good, that's the one you will all be reading!!

If a book is not approved by 8:30 AM on the due date, you will not do the report and receive a 0!!  Absence on the due date will not be accepted as an excuse since you've been given ample notice of these dates!!!

7TH AND 8TH GRADE POEMS

A poem must be approved by the first of the month (or the day nearest if we are not in school on the first) for:

October--Halloween--Reciting week of 10/18

January--Winter--Reciting week of 1/17

February--Valentine's Day (Love)--Reciting week of 2/21

March--St. Patrick's or Spring--Reciting week of 3/21

April--Easter--Reciting week of 4/11

May--Friendship or Summer for 7th; Friendship or Graduation for 8th--Reciting week

          of 5/16

If a poem is not approved, you will not be able to recited and receive a 0 out of 25!!   Absence on the due date will not be accepted as an excuse since you've been given ample notice of the dates!!

PLEASE NOTE THIS CHANGE FOR SPEECHES FOR ALL 7TH AND 8TH GRADERS---------------

Everyone must have a speech approved by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8TH!!!   It must be from 3 - 6 minutes and previously delivered by a famous person.  YOU MAY NOT DO A MONOLOGUE!!  You may not recite the same speech as you did last year!!  The earlier I approve the speech, the sooner you can start to memorize it.  I strongly advise that you do not wait until the last day to have something approved!! You will be reciting your speech in front of the class the week of November 8th.  The competition to see who will represent St. Andrew's in the Diocesan Oratorical will take place either the Monday or Tuesday before Thanksgiving recess.

We had to make this change because the Diocesan Office changed the date for the Diocesan competition.  We must submit a name to their office by December 3rd.

Failure to have a speech approved will result in you not being able to recite and receiving a 0/100!!!   Absence on the due date will not be accepted as an excuse since you've had ample notice!!