Happy Holidays! See you in 2009!
Note: When you return from break, please bring the following items with you for our upcoming pARTner's Belief Project:
* a favorite magazine or two that can be cut up
* a shoe box full of artifacts that represent who you are
* artifacts might include: letters, ribbons, pictures, poems, receipts, old ski passes or any small item that reveals something about you!
These mementos will be used throughout the project for brainstorming, sharing, writing prompts, and artwork. The project will involve an artist in residence, a writer in residence, and all 8th Grade Core English classes. It will span from January 5th-February 20th, and will culminate in public display and student readings. We are excited!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
WEEK 16: DECEMBER 15-19
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Agenda: This week students are finishing their Literature Circle novels, which focus on various disabilities and differences. In groups, they are researching the particular condition their book focuses on, and presenting information about it to the class through a visual poster. We are also continuing to work on commas.
Weekly Homework:
1)Finish Lit. Circle book for Friday
2)Finish Poster Project for Friday with group
MONDAY:
*Weekly Overview
*Finish Open Mind
*Correct Comma WS
*Reading time
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY:
Poster project research and construction in Media Center
THURSDAY:
Final Lit. Circle Day:
1) Plot Chart & Discuss Resolution
2) Final Discussion Sheet
3) Reflections
4) Complete folder -- organize and submit
5) Final Poster Planning
FRIDAY:
POSTER PROJECT PRESENTATIONS!!!
Have a great vacation!!!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
WEEK 15 AGENDA: DECEMBER 8-15
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Announcements:
*Midterm is December 10. All missing work is due.
Weekly Homework:
1) Keep up with your Lit. Circle Reading Schedule
2) Complete your role sheet for your lit. circle
3) Comma Worksheet due Friday
MONDAY:
*Weekly Overview
*Role Sheets for tomorrow's Lit. Circle
*Reading time
TUESDAY:
*Lit. Circle #2
*Lit. Response: Conflict
WEDNESDAY:
*Open Mind Activity
*Return and file narratives
*Comma Splices
*Reading time
THURSDAY:
*Lit. Circle #3
FRIDAY:
*Comma Worksheet due
*Media Center -- research your novel's disability with group
*Begin Poster Project
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
WEEK 14: DECEMBER 1-5
Announcements:
*NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY -- TEACHER INSERVICE
*BOOK POST #1 for this quarter is due on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2.
*Midterm is December 10.
Weekly Homework:
1) Check out novels by Tuesday. Read first 20 pages.
2) Study for graded dialogue quiz on Wednesday.
MONDAY:
1) Weekly Overview and homework
2) Literature Circle Overview
3) Ms.Swiggum -- book talks on our seven choices
4) Choose your novel on paper
TUESDAY:
*BOOK POST #1 DUE!!!*
1) WNB #11: What makes good writing? & What makes a good discussion group?
2) Check out novels
3) Reading time
WEDNESDAY:
1) Graded quiz on dialogue
2) Prepare role sheets for Literature Circle meeting tomorrow
THURSDAY:
Literature Circle Meeting #1: You need your role sheet completed and first 20 pages of your novel read for this.
FRIDAY:
NO SCHOOL!!!
*NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY -- TEACHER INSERVICE
*BOOK POST #1 for this quarter is due on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2.
*Midterm is December 10.
Weekly Homework:
1) Check out novels by Tuesday. Read first 20 pages.
2) Study for graded dialogue quiz on Wednesday.
MONDAY:
1) Weekly Overview and homework
2) Literature Circle Overview
3) Ms.Swiggum -- book talks on our seven choices
4) Choose your novel on paper
TUESDAY:
*BOOK POST #1 DUE!!!*
1) WNB #11: What makes good writing? & What makes a good discussion group?
2) Check out novels
3) Reading time
WEDNESDAY:
1) Graded quiz on dialogue
2) Prepare role sheets for Literature Circle meeting tomorrow
THURSDAY:
Literature Circle Meeting #1: You need your role sheet completed and first 20 pages of your novel read for this.
FRIDAY:
NO SCHOOL!!!
Friday, November 21, 2008
WEEK 13: NOVEMBER 24-28
Announcements:
*NO SCHOOL NOVEMBER 26-28 for Thanksgiving Break.
*First book post for Second Quarter due December 2.
*Midterm is December 10.
Agenda:
This week, students are finalizing their fictional narratives as well as continuing to practice dialogue punctuation in the context of their writing. We are using clickers on Monday to review punctuation rules.
After break, students will be selecting a new novel to read from a collection of seven choices, and beginning a literature circle project with their chosen books. This project will culminate in a 'graphic novelette,' which is a comic storyboard showing the plot sequence, climax, and conflict resolution in the story using an online program called Comic Life.
MONDAY:
Review Novel Essay test
Dialogue with Clickers
Finish narrative peer editing
TUESDAY:
Finalize and submit narrative piece
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
*NO SCHOOL NOVEMBER 26-28 for Thanksgiving Break.
*First book post for Second Quarter due December 2.
*Midterm is December 10.
Agenda:
This week, students are finalizing their fictional narratives as well as continuing to practice dialogue punctuation in the context of their writing. We are using clickers on Monday to review punctuation rules.
After break, students will be selecting a new novel to read from a collection of seven choices, and beginning a literature circle project with their chosen books. This project will culminate in a 'graphic novelette,' which is a comic storyboard showing the plot sequence, climax, and conflict resolution in the story using an online program called Comic Life.
MONDAY:
Review Novel Essay test
Dialogue with Clickers
Finish narrative peer editing
TUESDAY:
Finalize and submit narrative piece
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Friday, November 14, 2008
WEEK 12: NOVEMBER 17-21
Agenda: This week students are peer editing their fictional narratives, using teacher and peer feedback to construct a final draft of their piece. Additionally, students are reflecting on their narrative novels through a written essay, and continuing to dramatize Gary Soto's Novio Boy, a contemporary Latino play, in class.
Weekly Homework:
Spend one hour outside of class working on your narrative. This could mean having a parent read your piece, having another peer review it, working on word choice or dialogue with a peer, or reworking your intro. or conclusion.
MONDAY:
Continue peer editing process
TUESDAY:
*Work on final drafts
*Prepare for novel essay test
WEDNESDAY:
Novel Essay Test
THURSDAY:
Dialogue Review
Novio Boy by Gary Soto
FRIDAY:
*Dialogue with clickers
*Work on final drafts
Weekly Homework:
Spend one hour outside of class working on your narrative. This could mean having a parent read your piece, having another peer review it, working on word choice or dialogue with a peer, or reworking your intro. or conclusion.
MONDAY:
Continue peer editing process
TUESDAY:
*Work on final drafts
*Prepare for novel essay test
WEDNESDAY:
Novel Essay Test
THURSDAY:
Dialogue Review
Novio Boy by Gary Soto
FRIDAY:
*Dialogue with clickers
*Work on final drafts
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