March 23 and on--

Check Google classroom-- Long distance learning begins!

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

ENGLISH 7
Ideas from Chapter 4--  
Jonas had thought of his freedom to choose where to spend his volunteer hours as something positive, even though the hours were recorded and tabulated at the Hall of Open Records and he had to meet a certain number in order to receive his Assignment.
QW: CHOICES ---1.) To an outside observer, how might Jonas’s volunteer hours appear to be more of a requirement than a choice? Do you suppose anyone in the community ever complained about volunteer hours? Why or why not?
2.) If you made the rules in your world, what choices would be available for all twelve-year-olds? Identify the top three and explain their necessity.
Pet Peeve Speeches--Completed: Madyson, Aiden, Devin & Harlow. Re-do on Thursday-Pat H.
HW: Thursday: Read chapters 5 & 6. And more Pet Peeve speeches.
Settle grade disputes
ENGLISH 8
Questions on portfolios, due tomorrow. No late pass on this. Photos tomorrow, if you need one.
Settled grade disputes.
Handed out questions and worksheet on theme for Chapters 5 & 6.


HW: Thurs: Portfolios, parent signature on essay. No Lates.

Fri: Theme work, Chapter 5&6

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Sebastopol, CA
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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