March 23 and on--

Check Google classroom-- Long distance learning begins!

Monday, January 25, 2016

ENGLISH 7
Monday, Jan 25, 2016
Handed out last set of vocabulary words worksheet. Did you get the reading guide questions on Friday?

Hand in group work up to Chapter 12.

Literature Circles-New groups, new work. Ground rules:
1 person keeps time; 1 person takes notes; 1 person makes sure everyone contributes. Begin your conversations with: “What stood out for you” Look for examples and page numbers in book to support. Consider also saying: I thought…, I liked…, I wonder...I felt… PRESENT IN FRONT OF CLASS TUES/WEDS
Groups--.
  1. Ella, Diana, Cristiana, Kyle
  2. Mitch, , Benji, Katya, Natalie
  3. Leigh,  Aidan, Gavin, Sarah
  4. Pedro, Ethan, India,  Drew, Sophi
  5. Skylar, Blake,  Patrick, Alicia, Mia
  6. Naison, Josh, Kiley, Jocelyn, Julia (ABSENT)
HW: Tuesday: Read and complete questions through Chapter 20
Thursday: Finish the novel, through Chapter 23; mugshots
Friday: Context sentences for last set of vocabulary and a quiz OR
THE GIVER, a final, multiple choice test on the novel.  Project to follow.

ENGLISH 8
Monday, Jan 25, 2016
The Pearl final writing assignment. Only choose ONE of the seven prompts.
All work must be started and completed in your google docs class folder.
This is a timed, in-class essay. The only time you have is the class period.
If you choose the work on theme, use worksheet. You may use your novel and any notes, but be careful with your time. Organize your thoughts ahead.

WORK In Google docs folder with only your student ID Number NOT YOUR NAME for peer evaluation.

Take care with your final proofing. Make sure you have followed directions for your choice. AND, check and double check mechanics: spelling, punctuation, grammar, no excuses words, plagiarism.
HW: Weds: A grammar worksheet
Coming up soon: The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak.

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After many years as a newspaper reporter and writer, a job that I was lucky enough to love, I got my English teaching credential, hoping to pass on to kids how to find their unique voice and clearly communicate what they think and feel. Public school educated in Philadelphia, college in New York City (Barnard College), transferred to and graduated from UC Berkeley in English and received a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. Yay, my son, my student in 8th grade, is now a Cal alumni, too, a 2017 graduate with a degree in computer science, now working at Google (You Tube) as a product manager. William Faulkner is one of my favorite writers, as well as Anne Lamott, Langston Hughes and many of the nighttime, satirical comedy shows. On my top bookshelf sit Nobel Prize winning writers Toni Morrison and Orhan Pamuk, along with friends who have won Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, who started writing in junior high or in writing groups in Sonoma County. Go public education in California!

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