First and fifth periods covered the evaluation of web resources. We also did the associated practice and began evaluating resources using the same graphic organizer we'll be using on Monday. Second...
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What our classroom did in previous days, weeks, months, even years…
Planning and Visualizing
Students in first and fifth periods did a close reading of a text describing Anne Frank's hiding place and worked in partners to sketch a floor plan from the text. We began with the main office...
Medias Res and Effective Reading
First and fifth periods, after working on their unit diaries, worked on effective reader skills by doing a group Think Aloud, which in reality was more of variant of Say Something. Still, it...
Anticipation and Completion
First and fifth periods finished up the work on heroes yesterday, developing checklists of qualities and examples before creating as groups one-sentence definitions of "hero." Afterward, we moved to...
Heroic Beginnings and Paraphrasing
First and fifth periods began a new unit with the thematic question, "What is a hero?" Our primary texts for the quarter are Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl and its dramatic adaptation, The Diary...
Finishing Up, Squared
First and fifth periods finished up the Nightjohn unit, writing their final draft of the review of the book and/or film. We'll begin a new unit on Monday. Second and fourth periods completed their...
Writing and Analyzing
First and fifth periods took the first of two days in the computer lab writing their reviews of Nightjohn. Additionally, I altered the rubric of the project just a bit, adding a formatting strand:...
Instructions for the Nightjohn Review
Make sure you follow these instructions for formatting your paper. I have added an element to the rubric to deal with this. It should be an easy way to improve your grade. Formatting your Review...
Planning and a Prophecy
First and fifth periods continued a day of planning for the capstone project for the Nightjohn unit. We began with a starter designed to help students see how to fulfill part of the rubric dealing...
Donaldson Center and Planning
First and second periods were at the Donaldson Career Center for the annual eighth grade tour. They had an opportunity to see in person some of the career development opportunities available at...
Cyclops and Planning
First and fifth periods began the day by preparing for one element of the final writing assignment of quarter. The rubric for the review students are writing includes as a requirement the use of...
Completion and PSAT
First and fifth periods finished watching the film adaptation of Nightjohn. We had an informal conversation about some of the differences between the film and the book. First period notes are...
