ENGLISH 7

Tuesday Oct.6, 2015

Checked in character paragraph with me.

Read it over (peer edit) with a friend. Save it for your finished project to hand in next week.

Worked on plot diagram. One online for reference or to download.

If finish, can work on spelling or mugshot

HW: Weds: Planner check

Thurs --Mugshot week 5 AND Plot line with direct passages: 10 points—

Friday: Spelling test, Unit 7 and Illustration of one key scene from the novel: 10 points—

Mon Oct 12--Put it all together in one final project—50 points

ENGLISH 8

Tuesday Oct.6, 2015

QW: Of all the things you could imagine doing when you grow up, which one would most please your parents? Which would most disappoint them? Why? Explain.

Checked in rough draft No excuses/Demons project

Please write your biography choice (Author name and Book Title) on a piece of paper and leave it in your box if I have not already approved your choice. I will look it up and get back to you on whether it is ok.

Writer’s Conferences continue while….

Watch Spellbound, a movie about champion spellers, about perseverance, about working hard for something you want to achieve. Growth Mindset.      

Because you will do some writing on it when it is over, be sure to take notes. Pay attention to the names of the eight students, where they live, what are their ethnic and family characteristics. It is a documentary. Think about how a documentary about spelling could be interesting.

This award-winning documentary (2002) follows eight teens as they work their way from their homes toward the finals of the National Spelling Bee championship in Washington, DC. All work hard and practice daily to win regional competitions. They face tremendous pressure as the original 250 competitors are whittled down and words get more difficult. We meet their families and the kids who are the children of professionals, working class and single parents; some children of immigrants; and all of them jazzed about their adventure