6th, 7th, and 8th grade Field Day--Info coming home soon (Wednesday)

Field Day for 6^th, 7^th, 8^th graders: Friday, June 13^th, 2014

Please read and sign all permissions

May 19^th, 2014

Dear Parents and Guardians,

                  The Middle Grades teachers at Bache-Martin are pleased to announce the return of an end-of-the-year Field Day for 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th graders.  We have not had this activity for about three years, but it was always a great event and we think our students deserve a fun day at the end of the year.

                  On Friday June 13^th we will walk to the Von Colln Field at 22^nd  Street and Pennsylvania Avenue at about 11:00 am for lunch and activities. The Fairmount Fieldhouse will be open that day for bathroom use and to sell food (all beef hot dogs, hamburgers, water, sodas, and snacks), but students may bring their own lunch as well.

Students may also bring their own athletic equipment with them for games during free time (students are responsible for the transportation and safety of their own equipment).  Students may also want to bring a beach towel or picnic blanket to sit on.  We will also have activities such as sack races, three-legged races, and an egg-toss.

For safety reasons, we can only allow students that have responsible school behavior to go with us to Field Day. We want to take as many students as possible, so please remind your child of responsible and appropriate school behavior every day.

We will need some parent/guardian chaperones (over 21 only)—please sign the attached sheet if you are able to help us out.

Students will have a relaxed dress code that day (see rules on the back of this letter), please make sure your child follows those rules so they will be able to accompany us.

Attached are a permission slip and a signature page. If you would like your child to attend Field Day please read and sign all permissions.

We are looking forward to a fun day at Von Colln Field!

Sincerely, 

C. Kelley-Taylor, Y. Drayton, T. Allen, K. Luebbert, and J. Rupertus

 CC: Y. Duperon, J. Reese

New 7th and 8th grade Projects due 2/27/14

Seventh Grade Black History Month PROJECT

Due February 28th, 2014

NO Late Projects will be accepted!

On the back of this paper you will find the names of twenty-two important, fascinating, and powerful African-Americans! Choose one for your research project.

You will do research on your chosen person covering the following areas:

Dates of birth and death; interesting events of his/her life; family, jobs; where they lived; contributions (important things they did) to the community and the United States of America

WHAT are you handing in? (The PRODUCT): 

You must submit one (1) of the following products:

**A graphic representation (cartoon) of at least 6 panels of the person’s life.

**A short story, poem, or play with the person as the main character (typed as described below).

**A traditional 2 page (12 point font, double-spaced, Times New Roman font) research report.

ALL options must contain all the required information.

ALL projects must be free of plagiarism and be entirely your own work!

***This project is worth 100 points as follows: Note-taking, 10 points; Plagiarism lesson, 10 points; proof-reading practice, 10 points; rough draft 20 points; final draft 50 points.

ALL projects MUST be given to me in a hard copy (on paper). I cannot, upload, download, or print your project for you. Parents, it is essential that you find a way for your child to print his/her project. If this cannot be done at home or at your job, consider the Free Library of Philadelphia, Kinkos, or Staples, etc….

I will not be accepting any electronically submitted projects this time!

You will have some research time in class, but you will also need to spend some time at home or at the library doing research.

CHOICES:

18^th & 19th Century

(1700s & 1800s)

James Forten

Solomon Northrup

Richard Allen

Absalom Jones

Henry Highland Garnet

Frederick Douglass

Sojourner Truth

Phyllis Wheatley

Osborne P. Anderson

Charlotte Forten Grimke

Charles Lenox Redmond

Sarah Redmond

Martin Delany

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

William Still

Henry Brown

Mary Ann Shadd

20^th Century

(1900s)

Thurgood Marshall

Bayard Rustin

Medgar Evers

Ralph Abernathy

A. Philip Randolph

Ella Baker

List Of Poets for African-American Poetry Project

8^th Grade  February 2014

Maya Angelou James Baldwin Toni Cade Bambara Amiri Bakara Gwendolyn Brooks Countee Cullen

Paul Laurence Dunbar Mari Evans Nikki Giovanni Robert Hayden bell hooks Langston Hughes

Audre Lord Toni Morrison Ishmael Reed Sonia Sanchez Ntozake Shange Alice Walker

TASK:  You will research ONE of the above listed African-American poets—this includes the life and work of one of the poets.

You will then write a two-page paper (double-spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman).

The paper will include ONE page on the life of the poet:

·      Birth, death

·      Area in which he/she grew up

·      Family life

·      Experiences as an African-American writer in the era in which he/she lived

·      Major themes of work (poems)

The SECOND page will be an analysis of one of the writer’s poems:

·      Figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification, etc…)

·      Setting

·      Theme

This project will be due Thursday, 2/27/2014  NO EXCEPTIONS!

This is a 100 point major project for the third marking period.  ***This project is worth 100 points as follows: Note-taking, 10 points; Plagiarism lesson, 10 points; proof-reading practice, 10 points; rough draft 20 points; final draft 50 points.

PLEASE NOTE: ALL projects MUST be printed out as a hard copy. Absolutely NO electronic submissions will be accepted. SO, please make plans to print your paper at home or at the Free Library.