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English 8
Sp. List 3
LAB
-E/R
-Final Draft
Final due Wed.
Grammar Packet
3 pgs.
Sp. Warmup 3
Mrs. Johansen gives booktalks on ITA books
Begin Fable Essay
-Aesop's Fables
*moral
*3-5 animal/people characters
*problem to overcome
LAB
-prewriting
-TPAPT
Sp.3 test
Free Read for BR/SF
Get Sp. List 4
English 7
Sp. List 3
Handshake intro.
-freewriting or brainstorming
-web
-TPAPT
cont. handshake paragraph
-outline
-rough draft
sp. warmup 3
LAB
-Rough
-E/R
Mrs. Johansen gives booktalks on ITA books
sp.3 test
Free Read for BR/SF
Get Sp. List 4
Multimedia Comp.
-news articles
-begin YB tutorial
-programs
-plan templates
-news articles(first rough due)
-begin YB tutorial
-programs
-plan templates
articles
-news articles(2nd rough due)
-begin YB tutorial
-programs
-plan templates
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Row 2: Keith, Luke, Cameron, Steven and Wyatt
Jack Davis-notJack-not pictured
My advisee group members are freshmen already! It is hard to believe it's been 3 years since we started in 7thgrade.
We have definitely had our good times (usually involving Steven and Luke and their crazy uTube videos),
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Row 2: Keith, Luke, Cameron, Steven and Wyatt
Jack Davis-not pictured
My advisee group members are freshmen already! It is hard to believe it's been 3 years since we started in 7thgrade.
We have definitely had our good times (usually involving Steven and Luke and their crazy uTube videos),
]]> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:17:56 +0000 mod Read Alouds http://school-is-cool.pbwiki.com/Read+Alouds email.hidden@example.com (Mrs. K.) Mrs. K. edited Read Alouds Escape from Memory by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Watching Alice: Break the Surface by Daniel Parker and Lee Miller
Crossing the Wire by Will Hobbs
These have all been great attention-keepers! I would not hesitate to recommend all of them as read-alouds, especially Escape from Memory, Crossing the Wire and Iqbal.
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Past class read-alouds have included:


 


Iqbal by Francesco D'Adamo


Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath


Escape from Memory by Margaret Peterson Haddix


Watching Alice: Break the Surface by Daniel Parker and Lee Miller


 


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Teacher Tube
JH Lab Sign-up
Gliffy
Gimp
Eclipse Demo (see Mrs. K. for password)
Freewebs (no kidding-free webhosting and easy to use)
terms
Submit Submit search form
Web
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]]> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:40:50 +0000 mod What R U Reading http://school-is-cool.pbwiki.com/What+R+U+Reading email.hidden@example.com (Mrs. K.) Mrs. K. edited What R U Reading -Have you ever read any of the old Nancy Drew mysteries? They have been around for a long time, but they are quick, pretty easy reads that always have a fun mystery for Nancy and her pals to solve. And the good news is, if you like them, there are A LOT of books in the series, so you could be busy a long time. I think I read almost all of them the summer before I went to 7th grade. :)
8/29/08
We-We just started reading Escape from Memory by Margaret Peterson Haddixas a read aloud in my Literature skills class and it seems to be keeping students' attention very well!
5/1/08
-finished reading Crossing the Wire and am still reading WANTED! by Carolyn Cooney.
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-Have you ever read any of the old Nancy Drew mysteries? They have been around for a long time, but they are quick, pretty easy reads that always have a fun mystery for Nancy and her pals to solve. And the good news is, if you like them, there are A LOT of books in the series, so you could be busy a long time. I think I read almost all of them the summer before I went to 7th grade. :)
8/29/08
We just started reading Escape from Memory by Margaret Peterson Haddixas a read aloud in my Literature skills class and it seems to be keeping students' attention very well!
5/1/08
-finished reading Crossing the Wire and am still reading WANTED! by Carolyn Cooney.
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9/1
9/2
9/3
9/4
9/5
English 8
No Class-Labor Day
Grammar Packet
3 pgs.
Sp. Warmup 2
LAB
-Rough draft of review essay
-check outline
LAB
-Edit/Revise Review Essay
Final due 9/10
Sp.2 test
Free Read for BR/SF
English 7
No Class-Labor Day
Continue Writing Process Notes
Review steps 1 & 2
#3 outline-tradtional & visual
#4edit/revise
#5 final
sp. warmup 2
review writing process steps
*WP Quiz Thursday
Grammar packet 1 pg.
WP Quiz
Grammar packet 1 pg.
sp.2 test
Free Read for BR/SF
Multimedia Comp.
No Class-Labor Day
articles (first rough due)
ladder
theme
programs
plan templates
articles (second rough due)
plan templates
theme
vb program due!
assignments
theme
fb program due!
Afticles due
yb assignments/lists
programs
Literacy Skills 8K
No Class-Labor Day
Narr. Test #1
Read Aloud
"Escape from Memory"
Re]]> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:14:34 +0000 mod FrontPage http://school-is-cool.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (Mrs. K.) Mrs. K. edited FrontPage Adopt-A-Classroom!
My Advisees
Sledding Pics!
VIPpoetry
What R U Reading?
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8/25
8/26
8/27
8/28
8/29
English 8
sp. list 1
LAB
-BookAdventure Login
-MyAccess Login
Thumbs up/down wkst due Wed.
Grammar Packet
3 pgs.
Sp. Warmup 1
Writing Process Test
Check Thumbs wkst
LAB
TPAPT
Outline for Review essay
Begin rough if time
Sp. 1 test
Free Read for BR/SF
English 7
spl list 1
LAB
-BookAdventure Login
-MyAccess Login
Begin Writing Process Notes
-prewriting
-brainstorming
-webbing/mapping
-freewriting
sp. warmup 1
continue writing process
-interest inventory
-picture prompt
TPAPT if time
Grammar Packet
3 pgs.
sp. 1 test
Free Read for BR/SF
Multimedia Comp.
News Meeting
YB ladder planning
articles
ladder
theme
programs
articles (first rough due)
ladder/assignments
theme
programs
articles (second rough due)
assignments
theme
programs
Afticles due (as early as possible)
next weeks roughs due Tues.
y]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:33:29 +0000 mod What R U Reading http://school-is-cool.pbwiki.com/What+R+U+Reading email.hidden@example.com (Mrs. K.) Mrs. K. edited What R U Reading WHAT AM I READING?
8/78/7/08
-I have read lots this summer, too many to list, and am looking forward to a great new school year!
5/18/19/08
-Have you ever read any of the old Nancy Drew mysteries? They have been around for a long time, but they are quick, pretty easy reads that always have a fun mystery for Nancy and her pals to solve. And the good news is, if you like them, there are A LOT of books in the series, so you could be busy a long time. I think I read almost all of them the summer before I went to 7th grade. :)
5/1/08
-finished reading Crossing the Wire and am still reading WANTED! by Carolyn Cooney.
-reading Shoeless Joe with my 8th grade English classes.
4/144/14/08
-currently reading Crossing the Wire by Will Hobbs as a read-aloud to my reading class, another ITA book. A good read so far!
-another good read by Will Hobbs is Far North, a survival story kind of similar to some of Gary Paulsen's books. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:31:35 +0000 mod FrontPage http://school-is-cool.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (Mrs. K.) Mrs. K. edited FrontPage English 8
English 7
ReadingLiterature Skills 8
Multimedia Composition
Student Links
]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:14:27 +0000 mod My Classes and Schedule http://school-is-cool.pbwiki.com/My+Classes+and+Schedule email.hidden@example.com (Mrs. K.) Mrs. K. edited My Classes and Schedule 5th period (12:12-12:57): Multimedia Composition
6th period (1:00-1:44): Prep
8th Reading Literature Skills
8th period (2:36-3:25) JH Study Hall
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I.CourseDescription
Journals, Daily Oral Language, Grammar Review, Presentation Speaking, Novel 1--A Wrinkle in Time, Novel Book 2--Nelson Mandela:No Easy Walk To Freedom/Cry Freedom Freedom/Nelson Mandela Video, Poetry Basics, Short Story Basics, and book reading/analyzing (if time allows). Basics.
II.Course Outcomes
conventions of language oflanguage in relation to purpose, audience, and performance.
2.Students will think critically in order to solve problems and make decisions in their intheir daily lives using the modes of communication.
3.Students will learn character empathy and improve their decision making process makingprocess by analyzing the choices made by characters in their reading material.
4.Students will locate information and use it to answer questions and present it as]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:12:39 +0000 mod 8th Syllabus http://school-is-cool.pbwiki.com/8th+Syllabus email.hidden@example.com (Mrs. K.) Mrs. K. edited 8th Syllabus Eighth Grade Language Arts Syllabus
8 Grade
Grade Level:Eighth Grade Prerequisite:None
I.Course Description
English 8 is a required class for all eighth grade students.Students will engage in the five modes of communication:reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing.The following units will instill learning using the five modes:Review of the Writing Process, “Why I say No to Drugs and Alcohol Essay” among others, Accessing and Processing Information, Public Speaking, Book Reading/Analyzing, Novel 1--Little Women, Novel 2--Shoeless Joe, and Chicago Black Sox Mock Trial (in conjunction with the social studies class.
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