We are starting a new unit in projects this week. students will begin by learning and doing a few activities around the different phases of the moon. They will keep a journal and record new information in them daily.
In 8th grade reading, our class novel is progressing nicely. Students seem to be enjoying To Kill a Mockingbird. This is a wonderful book with so many possibilities. In the next few weeks, I will be expecting a lot from the kids as far as discussion and written response go.
7th graders are loving The Maze Runner. This week they took a short quiz and are working on collecting evidence for their final exams. Please ask them about their class reading. The more students talk about their books the more they retain!
In writing, we are picking apart our Smarter Balanced practice writing from last week. Since this was a practice, we are able to go back and compare it to the rubrics given. I think this is proving to be a worthwhile exercise, as students will be well prepared for the actual writing assessment they will take in a couple of months. In addition to this, students are still working on diagramming sentences. They come a long way with this, and most students can now pick apart and recognize parts of speech in sentences! This is such an important skill to have as they progress in their writing.
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