LA8 Quarter 1 Week 3 September 14-18, 2015 Mrs. Nabulsi Eighth Grade LA LA8 Quarter 1 Week 3 September 14-18, 2015 Mrs. Nabulsi

Department of Defense MISSION STATEMENT VISION STATEMENT Educate, engage and empower each student to succeed in a dynamic world. To be among the World’s leaders in education, enriching the lives of military-connected students and the communities in which they live.

Humphreys Middle/High School Mission Statement Vision Statement Educate , engage, and empower each student to succeed in a dynamic world Helping students to be life-long learners equipped with skills for success in a changing world.

AdvancEd Goals Reading Writing To help students read for understanding and build their comprehension skills.  to help students to summarize by creating strong topic sentences, clear detail sentences and a supporting conclusion.

Monday, September 14, 2015 G Computer Lab Have rough draft of letter to Pres. Jimmy Carter Determine to whom you want share your paper for peer grading. Type letter and share with peer grader and Mrs. Nabulsi on Google if you prefer, WORD and upload to Google Aps or email. The long-hand and typed version must be handed in today. Peer grade your partners' paper. Create an account on quizlet.com. Create a free account. Ask to joing Mrs. Nabulsi-Eighth Grade Language Arts

Friendly letter form Street address City, State zip Date Dear (Ex-)President Carter, Paragraph 1 - Tell about yourself - name, military/contract/civilian child, family, parent deployed many time, whatever you want to say, hobbies. Paragraph 2 - Give an indication of what you have learned about him and what he has done for his country. Thank him for what you think is his best accomplishment Paragraph 3 - Happy birthday and wishes for future, etc. Sincerely, Signature Print your name