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AGENDA: February 19-22

Foci: Beliefs, Values, and Self Image

Notes:

*The Community Forum will be held on Monday, Feb. 25th from 8:45-10:15. This is the culminating event of our Belief Project. All 8th Graders will attend.

*NO SCHOOL on Friday, March 7

Weekly Homework:

*Generate a list of questions that you would like to pose the community panel. What burning questions do have that you want answers for? Remember the theme of the Belief Manifesto project is to uncover personal beliefs. We started this project with the most basic questions: Who are you? What do you want? What are you willing to work for? The members of the panel will include a writer, a children’s lawyer and advocate, a bilingual high school student, a police chief and a recent college graduate. Submit a list of at least six questions and include which panel member you would most like to answer your question. Due on Friday!

As you complete your belief essay, consider the following advice from Kati:

1) Beliefs are something we can make choices towards.
2) Good writing has good rhythm. Read your work out loud to yourself to find words that need clarification or rewording.
3) Don’t be afraid to go “in scene.” Use dialogue and specifics when needed.
4) Sentence fragments are generally not a helpful tool for readers. To create voice and style with punctuation-- use colons, semicolons, dashes and commas.

TUESDAY& WEDNESDAY
Collage assembly and gluing
Complete Belief Essay

THURSDAY
Final Draft of Belief Essay due!!!
Finalize collage
Final 1-1 Conferencing with Kati

FRIDAY
*PANEL QUESTIONS DUE!!!*
Celebration!!! Share poems and essays!