Image via Wikipedia First period worked on easily confused words like “there/their/they’re,” “to/too/two,” “accept/except” and the like. We also began our Spelling Demons list, a list of words that consistently gives us...
First period continued with the writing focus experiment. We added sharing into our daily writing workshop focus. It was the first peer conferencing session, so it was far from perfect, but we did well: Students got feedback and had an opportunity to perform a...
First period continued working on how to find ideas for writing. We looked at T-charts. Second and sixth periods completed the ballad “Boots of Spanish Leather” and began working on the second ballad, “The Ballad of Birmingham.” Fourth period...
Welcome back! I’m thrilled to get back to work, and I know everyone else is, too. (And I am not being sarcastic: I wouldn’t joke about my commitment to education.) First period began a several-week experimental writing workshop model. We went over how...
All classes went to the spring book fair today. This year we were given only fifteen minutes in the fair, which seemed fair enough. Afterward, first and seventh periods began working on linking verbs, with the eventual goal of working on subject/verb agreement. Second...
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