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This Week in Grade 8ENGLISH

The new English unit willturn it’s attention to theconcept of Transformations.The specific focus will be onprotest songs and theirability to impact andtransform society.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Completing their MUNperformance task has beenthe focus this week andeveryone has done a fantasticjob participating in such agreat debate. Next week willbe a relaxing week with the

focus on Geography,specifically the map of theMiddle East. Upon returnfrom the holiday, the newunit will begin:Transformations. Specifically,it will look at revolutions -both historical and current -

and how governments havebeen transformed byrevolutions.

SCIENCE

Students have beenworking in groups on theirperformance task this week- looking at a systemdysfunction (disease) and

how it affects the workingof the human systems.Most classes havecompleted the project(many did a video) or willfinish and present onMonday. Just before thelong holiday, we willintroduce a new unit:Transformations. This unit

will investigate howmachines work and types of energy.

MATH

Students completed theirBasic Skills assessmenttoday and will continuewith the Geometry unitnext week. They shouldcontinue to learn andpractice their geometryvocabulary - polygons, lines,planes, angles. Next up will

be learning how to find themeasurement of angleswithin a triangle.

IMPORTANT DATES TO

REMEMBER:

October 22-Nov. 1 School Holiday

Wednesday, Nov. 2 - classes

resume

UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS &

DUE DATES: 

IMPORTANT WEBSITES USED IN

CORE CLASSES:

• Google Docs

WEEKLY BULLETIN: GRADE 8 LEARNING SUPPORT

OCTOBER 14, 2011

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MANILA 

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Skill & Strategy Areas of 

Focus:

The Writing Process:

- Using editing checklists

(COPS, SCOPE)

- Vocabulary development

- Brainstorming - using 

templates to organize prior to

 writing; we are going to

introduce and experiment

 with the program“Inspiration” (a computer

program to assist students in

their brainstorming and

rough draft writing stages).

Test-Taking Strategies:

- cue cards to remind them to

slow down, check their

answers, read allinstructions, scanning test to

determine areas of ease and

difficulty 

Research Strategies:

- using templates to organize

information

Reading Comprehension:

- understanding new 

 vocabulary through context

clues

Study Skills:

- Note-taking strategies: we

are using the Cornell method

 which is the 2 column notes

method (main ideas on left

side; supporting details on

right)

Strategy Instruction Class

1.  Note- Taking Strategies

2.  Study Skills

3.  Time Management

4.  Self - Advocacy 

5.  Paragraph Writing

6.  Summary Writing

7.  Editing Strategies

8.  Interactive Reading

9.  Learning Styles