Second semester has begun. Looking back, I am amazed at all we did in the first semester. There were many highlights for me. We had some fun when the Missoula Children's Theater came and taught us about theater and stage make-up. We shuffled our way through sentence structure (a less fun, but important, part of the Language Arts curriculum).
Producing book trailers was probably the favorite for the majority of the students, and I have to say, I think these were the best book trailers yet! Way to go, 7th graders! Your success made me want to plan a new project using movie cameras. I've been pondering it and am open to suggestions. I thought possibly making a spoof on infomercials, but teach the parts of speech, could be a fun way to use technology and learn some of our less fun curriculum. Seventh graders, think about it! If you have a fun or good suggestions, let me know.
We are now three chapters into our next novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor. This story is set in Mississippi, during the Great Depression. It deals with the hardships of poverty and racism. We have been learning about the time period as we study the literature. Some students spoke with grandparents and great-grandparents and heard first hand accounts of them living through the Great Depression. It was really interesting to listen to these stories in class.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
It's hard to believe that the quarter is almost over! The quarter ends next Monday and we have Parent/Teacher conferences next Thursday. I hope to see you all there!
We have just finished writing personal narratives, and it is fun to hear all the students' individual experiences. They wrote about a first time experience. Many wrote about shooting their first deer. A few wrote about their first sleepover, and many wrote about their first sport tournament they had ever participated in. Really interesting!
Continue reading your novel! Today, I handed out guidelines for the Independent Novel Project. This is not an assignment that can be put off to the last minute. You have a month to complete ALL the activities, but you need to get started NOW to create a quality product.
Finally, this week we talk about story-telling. We spend Friday telling stories. Get thinking of a cool story YOU would like to share with the class
We have just finished writing personal narratives, and it is fun to hear all the students' individual experiences. They wrote about a first time experience. Many wrote about shooting their first deer. A few wrote about their first sleepover, and many wrote about their first sport tournament they had ever participated in. Really interesting!
Continue reading your novel! Today, I handed out guidelines for the Independent Novel Project. This is not an assignment that can be put off to the last minute. You have a month to complete ALL the activities, but you need to get started NOW to create a quality product.
Finally, this week we talk about story-telling. We spend Friday telling stories. Get thinking of a cool story YOU would like to share with the class
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