Think about the AR book that you read for this marking period. Be sure to take an AR test on this book for credit.
Book Review: Do a pre-write to answer the questions below then do a draft in WORD. Revise and spell check the draft. Save it to your file on the server. Copy it [...]
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I cannot allow May and you to slip away from me without one really wonderful experience with a Shakespeare Sonnet! Go to http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/18.html
Read the sonnet and then explore the form, the author and the analysis given. Look at other Shakespeare sonnets. Find one you like and post it on your blog making your own comments: [...]
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What a great week we have had. Almost everyone has a working blog and is adding content to it. Remember to include only approved writing on your blog and never personal information.
What kind of music do you think we should play with the graduation slide show? Think of songs that would suit the mood and [...]
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When you write an essay you should come up with a great opening line and introductory paragraph. Try using
an anecdote
a description of the person
an interesting fact
When you write about a person avoid using cliches like “she is always there for me.” Try instead to give an example of why she is loving and giving.
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Last week in class you wrote a special descriptive poem about your mother or the special woman in your life who cares for you. Then you printed them out on flowery paper and carefully placed them in a page protector. Now I am curious. How did it go when you gave her the poem? Did [...]
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Monday May 14
Essay Test – Complete prewrite, draft and turn in
Root Words Lesson 4 Evaluation of test/make-ups
Homework – Read AR book – deadline for test May 25th
Tuesday May 15
Essay Test peer and self evaluation
Root Words Lesson 5 – Roots and words discussed
Homework – Read AR book – deadline for test May 25th and definitions for [...]
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Two thumbs up means that the infomation is important! A crew of MMS students mentored MES student in the use of Protopage today. Both groups learned from each other. The 8th grade middle school students learned about orcas and starfish and the first graders learned about entering information on a website. Both were happy with [...]
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Monday
Root Words Lesson 4 – create chart – homework- definitions
Writing a magnificent essay at least 400 words long! Use your brainstorm to make a plan/pre-write/ Write about a special accomplishment in your life. Write the draft in a Word doc, revise and edit with your partner then save to your file. Give it a title. Post it to your [...]
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Students from our 8th grade went to Dover yesterday to share their experience in using technology in the classroom before both chambers of the state legislature.
Aaron and Dalton set up a display about wikis, blogs and protopage and answered questions about technology. Danielle and William spoke before both houses of the legislature telling them how important it was to [...]
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Bullying
By Naomi
(This beautiful poem was written by an eighth grade student in response to the recent discussions in class.)
Bullying is a horrible thing,
Kicking,
Hitting,
Name-calling,
Anything to be cool.
Backstabbing,
Blackmailing,
Taunting,
Those people don’t belong in school.
One time,
Two times,
Five times,
Ten Times,
When will it stop?
It doesn’t stop,
It will never stop,
Because bullying is everywhere.
You try not to fight back,
But in the [...]
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