First Day of School is Thursday, July 24, 2008!

Yes, I know it is hard to believe, but save the date:  our first day of class for 2008-09 is July 24, 2008.  Stay tuned…I will post details and information as I receive it.

Mrs. Hamilton

Post Your Glogster Link Here

Please post your Glogster link here; please identify the person you are researching. 

Save The Date: Final Exams for 2nd period

Thursday, May 29:  Final Exams – 2nd Period (4:30 to 6:00)     

Glogster Biography Research Assignment

Please go to http://planet10.pbwiki.com/FrontPage for our assignment!

planet10 / FrontPage via kwout

 

Thursday, May 15: Biography Poll

Please complete the following poll: if the first two choices do not work for you, you may type in your choice next to “other”.

Subject Verb Agreement Practice, Thursday, May 15, 2008

1.  Please read and review our rules about subject verb agreement at http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/sv_agr.htm 
2.  Please go to and take the following online quiz #1:  http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/sv_agr_quiz.htm
3.  Please go to and take the following online quiz #2:  http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/quizzes/svagr3.html

Happy 80th Birthday, Maya Angelou!

Class favorite Maya Angelou celebrated her 80th birthday in Atlanta this past weekend!  Read more at one or more of these links:

• http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354102,00.html
• http://www.macon.com/198/story/340572.html
• http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/content/events/stories/2008/05/04/maya_0505.html
• http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/05/04/maya.html

 

 

May 5 Poetry Podcasts

 

Enjoy our latest podcasts from our class!

• Amber
• James
• Cody

New Poetry Podcasts! Monday, May 5, 2008

Check out these great podcasts:

• Brittany’s Photograph Poem at http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/creekview-hs/MediaCenter/Podcasts/brittanyphotographpoemmay1.mp3
• Tyra’s Poems:  Photograph Poem, Color Poem, and List Poem at http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/creekview-hs/MediaCenter/Podcasts/tyra.mp3
• Poems from Christian and Melissa at http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/creekview-hs/MediaCenter/Podcasts/christianandmelissa.mp3
• Patrick’s Photograph Poem, “Grandma” at http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/creekview-hs/MediaCenter/Podcasts/patrickgrandma.mp3

Listen to Color Poems From 2nd Period!

Enjoy these wonderful color poems from your classmates recorded on April 24, 2008.

• “Red” by Randy
• “Black” by Kaitlyn
• “Black” by Brittany