All students submitted their Reading Folders. Starting today, students who do not complete their Weekly Reading Question or who turn in a Weekly Reading Question that is not up to standard will need to use their recess period to complete this.
Ms. Black led the eighth graders through a visualization activity rest of the short story we began on Tuesday. I led the seventh graders though a similar activity that was slightly modified for seventh grade reading level and comprehension. Students completed an assignment at the end of the story which asked them to describe the visualizations they had for each of their five senses in re: the story. I reminded students about the short story deadline tomorrow.
*On a side note, I am EXTREMELY proud of the eighth graders. The past few days I've been fielding questions such as, "I'm afraid my plot line is too complex and will go over the 10 page limit. How can I shorten it and still have closure?" and "Do you think I've used too much dialogue at the beginning?" and "How can I create an effective transition into a flashback?" These are the kind of questions that REAL writers ask and I'm so excited to see students asking these kind of mature academic questions.
Homework: Finish the first draft of your short story.
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