Today in class, we presented our soundtrack projects. Most of you put a lot of thought into these projects! I hope you can look back in a few years and "remember when."
Thanks for your hard work!
Showing posts with label 8th ELA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 8th ELA. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Today in Class
We started the soundtracks of your lives! I can't wait to hear what you come up with!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Today in Class--8th ELA
Today in class, we're going over the sentence structure quiz you took yesterday. See the handouts sidebar.
We're also continuing The Outsiders film and working on Chapter Seven of the novel. This is such a classic story! We'll see how the directors of the film handled the fire scene today.
We're also continuing The Outsiders film and working on Chapter Seven of the novel. This is such a classic story! We'll see how the directors of the film handled the fire scene today.
- Why do directors sometimes make different decisions than authors about the way they present stories?
- If you directed a "today" version of the movie, what would you change?
Monday, September 13, 2010
Today in Class
Today, in all classes, we practiced using MEETS to find evidence.
M--money
E--effort and education
E--effects at home and globally
T--time
S--safety
If you consider all these timeless concerns, you'll have some pretty convincing support for your argument. Check out this example:
For the thesis "Students should drink more water" ----
M--(money)-- Water is cheap. Compared to juices or sodas, it's a big money-saver.
E--(effort/ed)-- Water helps me stay focused to learn. Dehydrated people get headaches. Plus, it's easy. Just walk to the faucet or filter some with a carbon filter.
E--(effects)-- If students drank more water, we would have a healthy world: more efficient workers, less tooth decay, and less obesity.
T--(time)-- Water drinkers live longer lives; they spend more time outside. Starting a water drinking habit can impact every area of someone's life. People who feel healthier, act healthier, and live longer.
S--(safety)--People don't have water allergies. Especially if you use a filter, water is the safest, most natural drink there is. You're made of it!
Tomorrow, we'll brainstorm and see what evidence you can gather for your own persuasive essay.
M--money
E--effort and education
E--effects at home and globally
T--time
S--safety
If you consider all these timeless concerns, you'll have some pretty convincing support for your argument. Check out this example:
For the thesis "Students should drink more water" ----
M--(money)-- Water is cheap. Compared to juices or sodas, it's a big money-saver.
E--(effort/ed)-- Water helps me stay focused to learn. Dehydrated people get headaches. Plus, it's easy. Just walk to the faucet or filter some with a carbon filter.
E--(effects)-- If students drank more water, we would have a healthy world: more efficient workers, less tooth decay, and less obesity.
T--(time)-- Water drinkers live longer lives; they spend more time outside. Starting a water drinking habit can impact every area of someone's life. People who feel healthier, act healthier, and live longer.
S--(safety)--People don't have water allergies. Especially if you use a filter, water is the safest, most natural drink there is. You're made of it!
Tomorrow, we'll brainstorm and see what evidence you can gather for your own persuasive essay.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Today in class
Today in class, we finished reading The Treasure of Lemon Brown and had a discussion and mini-activity about characterization. What gives us clues about a character's character?
What a character says and does, how the author describes him or her, and how other characters react. We can remember these things using the acronymn SADR: Speech, Actions, Description, and Reactions of Others.
Tomorrow's quiz will be on prepositional phrases. Make sure you know the difference between prepositions and infinitives.
Warm-ups are due tomorrow, too.
What a character says and does, how the author describes him or her, and how other characters react. We can remember these things using the acronymn SADR: Speech, Actions, Description, and Reactions of Others.
Tomorrow's quiz will be on prepositional phrases. Make sure you know the difference between prepositions and infinitives.
Warm-ups are due tomorrow, too.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Today in Class
Today in class, we started answering the questions:
Who are we?
Who is my teacher?
What will we learn?
How will we learn it?
Please see the links in the Handouts sidebar to find any handouts you missed/misplaced.
Who are we?
Who is my teacher?
What will we learn?
How will we learn it?
Please see the links in the Handouts sidebar to find any handouts you missed/misplaced.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Getting to Know You
So that we can get to know everyone in class a little more quickly, please click "Comment" and post your own version of a poem using this template. I've posted mine below as an example. I can't wait to read what you write!
Class Period/Initials________
Do not post your name or use your real name in any commenting sign-in.
Title (of poem)_______________
I will never _______________,
I will never ________________,
and I will never ______________.
I will always ______________.
A.C.
Buses
I will never forget the time green Fanta spewed on my lap in the back seat
I will never drive a school bus
and I will never understand why they're all orange . . . ish.
I will always remember my hours on the bus as life "study hall."
Class Period/Initials________
Do not post your name or use your real name in any commenting sign-in.
Title (of poem)_______________
I will never _______________,
I will never ________________,
and I will never ______________.
I will always ______________.
A.C.
Buses
I will never forget the time green Fanta spewed on my lap in the back seat
I will never drive a school bus
and I will never understand why they're all orange . . . ish.
I will always remember my hours on the bus as life "study hall."
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