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Thursday, August 23, 2012


ENGLISH 8

Turned in writing survey in class basket.
Signed out spelling & lit books? Name in textbooks, in ink. Take them home and leave ‘em there until further notice! Spelling starts next week.

Began essay work,
First a benchmark: Wrote a five-paragraph essay on the given topic. Facebook. Brainstorming and details always help.

HW: Fri: Finish sample essay if not handed in today.
Parent signature on guidelines
Mon: Make sure to have writer’s notebook. Buy one for $1 from me!





ENGLISH 7

Handed out Seventh Grade Writing Assignment. Discussed.
Describe yourself this past week. Look at your behavior and think about how what you do (or did) reflects the kind of person you are. Select an anecdote, (story/detail), that shows your personality. At least six to eight sentences. Think about the story you read for a model.

With one partner, or on your own, answer the questions at the end of the story, on p. 121. You do not have to write down the questions, just short answer. Finish as many as you can by the end of the period.

HW: Final draft, Poetic Introduction, with photo
Mon: RD 7th Grade writing assignment
Syllabus signature
Tues: Final Draft 7th Grade writing assignment
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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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