Students of the Month: December

The Supernova teachers would like to congratulate the following Supernovas for earning student of the month honors for the month of December.

Science: Max
English: Cierra
Social Studies: Malina

Advanced English 8: Lord of the Flies Chapters 5-8

The vocabulary list is posted on Quizlet for the terms from Chapters 5 through 8 from the novel, Lord of the Flies. The students are encouraged to click on the link embedded in the title of the novel to study the vocabulary terms for the upcoming test.

Alex is an All-Star Athlete!

Alex P. has received the honor of being selected as one of the nation’s top youth football players and selected to participate in the 2011 FBU Youth All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas played on January 9, 2011. Congratulations, Alex!

English 8: Staves Four and Five from A Christmas Carol Terms

The vocabulary list is posted on Quizlet for the terms from Staves Four and Five from the novel, A Christmas Carol. The students are encouraged to click on the link embedded in the title of the novel to study the vocabulary terms for the upcoming test.

Advanced English 8: Extended Vocabulary List # 7

Extended Vocabulary List #7 is posted on Quizlet. The test on these terms will be Friday, December 17th.

Socratic Seminars in Advanced English 8

The students of Mrs. Porter's Advanced English class pictured above are hard at work preparing for the Socratic Seminar on Chapters One and Two from the novel, Lord of the Flies. During the Socratic Seminars, the students will focus their discussions around an essential question that is created for each seminar. After the first seminar, the students have displayed remarkable interpretative and analytical skills. Throughout the novel, the students will also meet in literature circles to further analyze the novel. Within the literature circles, each group member will have their own specific role. The roles are discussion director, connector, illustrator, vocabulary enhancer, symbols tracer, and character tracer. Check back soon for pictures of the Lord of the Flies Novel Wall that the students are designing in Mrs. Porter's classroom.

The students pictured above are Haley, Alexxa, Carina, and Ashutosh.

Art Inspires Narrative Writing Projects

As a culminating project to the field trip to the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Advanced English 8 students wrote short stories with an emphasis on setting, character, plot, and theme. The students were instructed to select their favorite piece of art from the museum. When returning to school, the students received interpretation and analysis packets that focused on initial reaction, description, formal relationships of shapes and images, contextual examination, personal experience, and contextual judgment on the piece of art that they had selected. Based on this analysis, the students wrote short stories to reflect their selected piece of art. The students also designed book covers for their short stories. The students were permitted to use multiple forms of media to produce their book covers.

The students pictured above are Nicole, Malina, and Josh.

English 8: Staves Two and Three from A Christmas Carol Terms

The vocabulary list is posted on Quizlet for the terms from Staves Two and Three from the novel, A Christmas Carol. The students are encouraged to click on the link embedded in the title of the novel to study the vocabulary terms for the upcoming test.

Energy Research Debate: Useful Websites and Documents

Helpful Websites: Energy Resources



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Advanced English 8: Lord of the Flies Chapters 1-4

The vocabulary list is posted on Quizlet for the terms from Chapters 1 through 4 from the novel, Lord of the Flies. The students are encouraged to click on the link embedded in the title of the novel to study the vocabulary terms for the upcoming test.

Advanced English 8: Extended Vocabulary List # 6

Extended Vocabulary List #6 is posted on Quizlet. The test on these terms will be Friday, December 10th.

Egg Drop Video: 2010-2011

Student photographers captured images during the egg drop activity. The video below is a sample of some photographs that were taken.

"EGGSellent" Achievers: 2010-2011 Egg Drop Awards

Click on the thumbnail below to see the awards for this year's egg drop competition.

Students of the Month: November

The Supernova teachers would like to congratulate the following Supernovas for earning student of the month honors for the month of November.

• Social Studies: Abby
  
• English: Josh
  
• Science: Ethan