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CONTACT INFO:

EMAIL: sgorman.  @somerdale-park.org

PHONE:  856.783.6261 X744​​

 

 

 

 

 

 PARENTS:  Primary contact via Email/OnCourse messages.  Weekly Updates about classes etc. will be sent out the end of every week via OnCourse email addresses, with additional  Individual correspondence as needed.

 

 

STUDENTS:  You should be checking your OnCourse and Emails daily.  Our primary communication will be through these when you are not in class.  Almost all graded assignments will be posted in your Google Classroom.  (any graded paper assignments will be done in class)

 

SUPPLIES:  Please note the supply lists on the website were created with the view of a typical school year return.  So...make sure you have the individual supplies listed on the website for yourself, along with anything you think you may need to complete your work....writing material, paper, pens, pencils, erasers, highlighter, post it notes, index cards, folder, notebook.  You can also need to bring your own book/magazine for KBAR. 

 

SUMMER READING 2023:  Our summer reading book is shown below and on our school website.  I believe it is available on the school library website also.  It is also available on You Tube Audio.  You should complete the 10 questions given to you at the end of the school year.  These are also on the website. and printed below (you can answer on paper if needed).   We will be having a review/discussion/activity when we get back in September (I will also collect your completed questions at that time.)

 

Happy Reading:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STUDENTS ENTERING 7TH GRADE:

Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

(if you don't have or can't get a book, I have some extras.  Be sure to see me before 6/15/23 dismissal, as I will not be here in the summer to hand out any books)

 

Book Review: Freak the Mighty – DVMS Warrior News

 

 

SUMMER READING QUESTIONS:

 

Questions for Discussion (paper copies given to students prior to last day of school)

1. What is the significance of the title? Would you have given the book a different title? If yes, what is your title?

2. What scene was the most crucial for the book? How do you think the story would have changed had that scene not taken place?

3. How important is the setting & time period to the story? How would it have played out differently in a different setting? What about a different time period?

4. Were there any particular quotes that stood out to you? Why?

5. What is motivating the actions of the characters in the story? What do the sub-characters want from the main character and what does the main character want with them?

6. What were the dynamics of "power" between the characters? (Think about the protagonist and antagonist in the novel.) How did that play a factor in their interactions?

7. How did the "roles" of the various characters influence their interactions?

8. How have the characters changed by the end of the book?

9. What do you think will happen next to the main characters? (Make a prediction.)

10. What did you learn from, take away from, or get out of this book?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any questions, see me in class or send an email.  I am only a few clicks away..... 

 

 

 

 

Stay safe,

Mrs. Gorman