Some little things…
8th and 9th graders: SUBMIT your poem to the Santa Fe Reporter contest for extra credit by MIDNIGHT tonight! http://www.sfreporter.com/santafe/poetry Remember the different guidelines I handed out to...
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BOTH grades: Submit a MYSTERY story of at least 1,000 words by Wed., March 29th for 4th quarter extra credit (+ 25 points). Here is simple overview of the mystery genre, since I haven’t taught it...
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First of all, EVERYONE read this amazing vignette Nick F. (8th grade) wrote this week! My Name My name means victory in Greek, even though at most times I don’t feel victorious. My name is like a...
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OK peeps, remember how we analyzed “Gil’s Furniture Bought and Sold” (scroll to pg. 470 on link) and your groups competed to find and provide examples of literary devices? Well, then I assigned each...
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8th grade: Guidelines for your 3rd vignette, inspired by “There was an old woman…” (p. 29) in The House on Mango Street Subject: A person who is/was suffering or judged by others Required literary...
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Aloha 8th graders! Remember your vignette books are due tomorrow! Wednesday we’ll be exploring the power of storytelling in editorials and vignettes. The editorial we will read is entitled “President...
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Both grades When I return your editorials, you have ONE WEEK to rewrite it and make improvements based on the rubric score FOR A NEW GRADE. Take this opportunity! Remember, this is a major grade!...
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Monday– We read “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury http://www.riversidelocalschools.com/Downloads/pedestrian%20short%20story.pdf We also “jigsawed” it, meaning everyone took a different focus skill...
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Quiz over chapters 2-3 tomorrow! (Hint: be SURE you have filled out your indirect characterization chart for Simon) Re-read the end of chapter 3 and sketch Simon’s “happy place” in detail, annotating...
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Socratic questions to choose from
1. SOCRATIC SEMINAR TOMORROW: Choose two questions from your class OR from the list of Socratic questions all classes generated last week (listed underneath the individual class questions below) and...
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