End of the Year Blog

Directions: Answer each question in one or two sentences. DO NOT USE I THINK OR I BELIEVE STATEMENTS!

1) What did you like most about the year?

2) What did you dislike most about the year?

3) What is your most memorable middle school moment?

Fight the Power End Project

Using what you know about the civil rights era and your hero's life answer the following question.

Are all Americans treated equally?

If you answer yes, did the civil rights movement help with that? Explain.

If you answer no, where did the civil rights movement fail? Explain.

Boot Camp Reflection

What was the point of Academy Two Teachers doing MCAS boot camp? Was it effective? Why or why not?

(At least 8 sentences...)

Reading Books

Directions: Answer the question below using simple and compound sentences.

What is one challenge or obstacle you have had in completing 25 books for this year? If you have not had a problem doing that, what has been your strategy?

Making Inferences About Our Hero Project

Directions: Answer each of the questions as if it were a short answer on the MCAS.

1) What is one aspect of the Hero Project in which you believe you will achieve success?

2) What is one part of the Hero Project in which you believe you will struggle?

Success in this Year

In a clear and well articulated paragraph, explain what you need to do in order to be able to graduate and walk across the stage this year. Do you need to change your habits? Continue? Seek help? Refocus?

Other Civil Rights Groups

Today you looked at civil rights groups that are not very well known. Think about the notes you took and answer the following question:

Why might these people not be as famous as other civil rights groups? Defend your answer clearly.