Tomorrow we will watch the movie The Outsiders in order to compare it to the novel. The movie is rated PG. Please let me know if you do NOT want your child to watch it. I will find an alternate activity for him/her.
Projects: Students will work on Great Depression websites and continue learning about through class discussion, reading passages, videos and webquests. This Thursday we will watch a video on the Dust Bowl (thank you, Mrs. Mori, for loaning it). Make sure you ask your student about daily life, government, and causes of the Great Depression!
7th Grade Reading: Students will begin preparing for their reading final after watching the movie. Our final will be in the form of a Paideia Seminar. Students will be required to research several
open-ended questions, find evidence to support answers, and articulate their opinions through discussion. Students will use formal discussion methods, including techniques we've used in class like Format Matters and Habits of Discussion. They will be graded only on what they say (quality of verbal responses). I love this assignment because it give the students a lot of control over their grade and how they want to respond to literature.
8th Grade Reading: We will continue To Kill a Mockingbird. We are starting to read the trial scene, and students seem so engaged. Students will continue to take quizzes, write responses that require text evidence, and practice reading out loud fluently and with expression. I am LOVING our discussions on this novel.
Writing: This week we will finish our collaborative informative newspaper article, and students will write an unassisted writing sample in the form of an informative essay.
Homework this week:
7th: Read and watch "Week in Rap" for this week and be prepared for a quiz on Thursday. Fill out logs.
8th: Watch/read "Week in Rap" for this week and be prepared for a quiz on Thursday. Fill out logs.
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