Projects test is moved from tomorrow to Wednesday.
Projects: Students finished their magazines on the Roaring '20's and will review for their vocabulary and essay test now scheduled for Wednesday.
7th Grade Reading: We will continue to read The Outsiders. The students are LOVING this book and we are having wonderful discussions. I am always impressed with these kids and the depth of their comments and questions. We will read annotate poetry on Wednesday, and today we watched and discussed the "Week in Rap" and took a quiz.
8th Grade Reading: We will read annotate poetry on Wednesday, and today we watched and discussed the "Week in Rap" and took a quiz. Tuesday and Thursday we will read and discuss To Kill a Mockingbird. The students are doing a great job with this book. They are asking questions and making intelligent comments about the events of the novel.
Writing: This week students will, with guidance, complete a narrative writing task put out by the state. After walking them through one, I will have kids do an unassisted task next week. We will focus on using a few different resources to write narratives, and focus on narrative writing techniques.
Homework:
7th--IXL XX.3, read for 20
8th--Read for 20, poetry annotations on "Hoods"
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Monday, January 30, 2017
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Projects: Students are researching and writing magazine articles that explain what made the 1920s "roaring". We will finish these up next week, then move into the Great Depression.
7th Grade Reading: This week we will read several chapters of The Outsiders, stopping to discuss narrative elements and take quick comprehension quizzes. We will also annotate the poem "Hoods," which connects to our novel.
8th Grade Reading: Students will continue to read To Kill a Mockingbird. We will have whole class discussions, take quizzes, and respons in our reading journals about the book. For homework, students need to read chapter 5 at home and be ready for a quiz on Thursday.
Writing: We are finishing up our "Favorite Mistake" papers and will move into writing a fully unassisted narrative. I know these are always harder for the kids (no conferencing, no peer review, etc.), but the unassisted writing samples give me a GREAT idea of where each student is overall in writing.
Homework:
7th--IXL U.2; read for 20 if finished
8th--Read chapter 5 of TKAMB by Thursday
7th Grade Reading: This week we will read several chapters of The Outsiders, stopping to discuss narrative elements and take quick comprehension quizzes. We will also annotate the poem "Hoods," which connects to our novel.
8th Grade Reading: Students will continue to read To Kill a Mockingbird. We will have whole class discussions, take quizzes, and respons in our reading journals about the book. For homework, students need to read chapter 5 at home and be ready for a quiz on Thursday.
Writing: We are finishing up our "Favorite Mistake" papers and will move into writing a fully unassisted narrative. I know these are always harder for the kids (no conferencing, no peer review, etc.), but the unassisted writing samples give me a GREAT idea of where each student is overall in writing.
Homework:
7th--IXL U.2; read for 20 if finished
8th--Read chapter 5 of TKAMB by Thursday
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Tuesday, January 17, 2016
Projects: Students will use the next couple of weeks to research and complete their article for their group's magazine on the "Roaring 20's."
7th Grade Reading: We are on chapter 2 of The Outsiders and students are working hard on their character posters. Posters will be visual representations and have quotes/evidence from the book around their drawing to give the viewer an accurate picture of the full character.
8th Grade Reading: We are in the middle of chapter 2 in To Kill a Mockingbird. Students will have quizzes frequently on this novel. I am enjoying the discussions and reactions to the narrator's comments thus far.
Writing: We will contnue writing our "Favorite Mistake" stories this week and into next week. Also, students are enjoying their new Twitter page and 6 word memoirs.
Homework:
7th--Tuesday: Read Week in Rap links (quiz Thursday)
Wednesday--Continue studying links and complete IXL U.2
8th--Tuesday: Poetry annotations on "Friends in the Klan" due Wednesday
Wednesday: Study Week in Rap links (read passages) and be ready for quiz Thursday
7th Grade Reading: We are on chapter 2 of The Outsiders and students are working hard on their character posters. Posters will be visual representations and have quotes/evidence from the book around their drawing to give the viewer an accurate picture of the full character.
8th Grade Reading: We are in the middle of chapter 2 in To Kill a Mockingbird. Students will have quizzes frequently on this novel. I am enjoying the discussions and reactions to the narrator's comments thus far.
Writing: We will contnue writing our "Favorite Mistake" stories this week and into next week. Also, students are enjoying their new Twitter page and 6 word memoirs.
Homework:
7th--Tuesday: Read Week in Rap links (quiz Thursday)
Wednesday--Continue studying links and complete IXL U.2
8th--Tuesday: Poetry annotations on "Friends in the Klan" due Wednesday
Wednesday: Study Week in Rap links (read passages) and be ready for quiz Thursday
Monday, January 9, 2017
Monday, January 9, 2017
Happy New Year to my awesome students and families!!!!
I hope you all had a wonderful 2 weeks off. Now that it's time to get back to work, here's a look at this week:
Projects: We are starting our unit on the 1920's (The Roaring Twenties); we will begin by reading, completing webquests and watching videos related to this time period before starting our final project.
7th Grade Reading: This week we will start reading one of my VERY FAVORITES: The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton. This book consistently captures and engages my 7th graders and I can't wait to share it with them. We will begin with a small author study and some prereading exercises before moving into chapter 1 and some character analyses this week!
Writing: Students will write another narrative. This one will be called "My Favorite Mistake" and it follows a template laid out by Kelly Gallagher, the author of a great writing resource book called Write Like This. The students will focus on expression and reflection skills in this paper. I was so impressed with their "Day in the Life" narratives. I'm hanging them up outside the classroom, so be sure to come by and read them. They are great!
8th Grade Reading: This week my 8th graders and I will start reading To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. This book is a powerful, wonderful story about race relations (among other things) in the deep south during the Great Depression and is, perhaps, my all time favorite book. We will read about Harper Lee and learn some facts about the Great Depression, Jim Crow, and segregation before starting the novel on Thursday.
Homework:
7th--Read for 20 minutes and record on reading log; IXL U.1 Vague Pronoun References
8th--Finish reading stories from "Week in Rap" on Monday; read for 20 and fill out reading logs.
I hope you all had a wonderful 2 weeks off. Now that it's time to get back to work, here's a look at this week:
Projects: We are starting our unit on the 1920's (The Roaring Twenties); we will begin by reading, completing webquests and watching videos related to this time period before starting our final project.
7th Grade Reading: This week we will start reading one of my VERY FAVORITES: The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton. This book consistently captures and engages my 7th graders and I can't wait to share it with them. We will begin with a small author study and some prereading exercises before moving into chapter 1 and some character analyses this week!
Writing: Students will write another narrative. This one will be called "My Favorite Mistake" and it follows a template laid out by Kelly Gallagher, the author of a great writing resource book called Write Like This. The students will focus on expression and reflection skills in this paper. I was so impressed with their "Day in the Life" narratives. I'm hanging them up outside the classroom, so be sure to come by and read them. They are great!
8th Grade Reading: This week my 8th graders and I will start reading To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. This book is a powerful, wonderful story about race relations (among other things) in the deep south during the Great Depression and is, perhaps, my all time favorite book. We will read about Harper Lee and learn some facts about the Great Depression, Jim Crow, and segregation before starting the novel on Thursday.
Homework:
7th--Read for 20 minutes and record on reading log; IXL U.1 Vague Pronoun References
8th--Finish reading stories from "Week in Rap" on Monday; read for 20 and fill out reading logs.
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