March 23 and on--

Check Google classroom-- Long distance learning begins!

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

ENGLISH 7
Planner Check
Handed out new mugs
Return plot summaries and diagram from A Boy And A Man. File in portfolio.
Worktime. Can you get it all done today?


Thurs --Mug week 6 AND Plot line with direct passages
Fri: Spelling Unit 6. Spelling Unit 6, a review of units  1-5. Know all 50 words, but tested on 20. The words listed on p.34. Homework--proofreading exercises on pgs. 34, 35, 36, 37. Just write the words, spelled correctly.
Coming up: Thurs Oct 12 --Illustration of one key scene: 10 points
Mon Oct 16--Put it all together in one final project—55 points (Can turn in early!)
·       
ENGLISH 8
QW: Katniss letter to *Prim -- In chapters 3-4 Katniss finds herself in a train headed for the Capitol. Katniss already said goodbye to those close to her, yet she certainly was not given enough time to give everybody a decent farewell. Write a more extended farewell to *Katniss’ mother, Prim, and/or Gale. Write in the first person perspective as Katniss. Write at least 2+ paragraphs


Review thesis work, writing better thesis statements, pgs 49 & 50.

HW: Thurs: Make sure you have completed all the thesis statement work on pgs 49 and 50. (Most of you did this already!)
Tues 10/10: Read Chapters 7, 8 & 9, which finishes Part 1. Start Part 2

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.

Annie

Annie
National Dog Day

Contacts

msilver@twinhillsusd.org

About Me

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!

"Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction"

The digital revolution and teens, from the New York Times--
"Sean's favorite medium is video games...he sometimes wishes that his parents would force him to quit playing and study..."