"This above all, to thine own self be true." -Shakespeare
Posted in 8th Grade English, 9th Grade English on Sep 17th, 2013
In class today we created a house cutout to help us remember the parts of a short story. Students were given the entire class period, but not everyone could finish in that time. In case you didn’t get it, attached are the labels that need to be under moveable pieces….
Posted in 8th Grade English, 9th Grade English on Sep 13th, 2013
The Week of 9/16, there will be spelling for 8th graders and Greek and Latin roots for 9th graders due on Friday. There is an argumentative article due on Wednesday, as there is every week. We will be finishing up argumentative writing and the test/paper that is due on Tuesday. Each student should have gotten […]
Posted in 8th Grade English, 9th Grade English on Sep 11th, 2013
Rationale: At the beginning of the year, as a sort of benchmark and to be able to get know the students, I have the students write about their EDUCATIONAL PERSONALITY. After this has been graded and turned back to the students, students will take their papers and their life stories and compare to two famous […]
Posted in Children's Literature on Sep 10th, 2013
For this week, students will need to bring in a children’s book. They will need to be ready to read it outloud to peers. They are also to write a paragraph, using the notes that were handed out to each student, on why the book is appropriate for specific age groups. This will be due […]