Tag: 8th Grade

3-27-15

It has been a long time since my last update and for that I completely apologize. I hope that all has been going well since my last post. Honestly, I thought I updated after the last unit and just realized yesterday that I did not.  It’s the last day before a long break. I hope that you are as excited as I am about the big move! The new building has me buzzing with anticipation. It’s great to have such a beautiful, technologically advanced building. Should you have any questions, comments, concerns, or praises, please email me. I am constantly reminded how fortunate I am that I have such amazing support from parents. Thank you for all that you do to help ensure student success.

All Students: Spring Break Work

Students need to watch several TED talk videos to have an understanding of how to do their own TED Talk for their Valiant Venture. Students also need to begin on their Google Presentation. It is also recommended that student continue to read, write, and speak in English every day.

All 

Students have finished two units since my last post. I will discuss those individually under each grade. Today is also the last day in class that students can work on their Valiant Venture. They may continue over the spring break if needed, but no other class time will be given to work on this. Students will be presenting their TED Talk within a few weeks of returning. We would love to have you be present and support what they have accomplished. More details will follow via email once we return from spring break and I have an exact date and location.

7th

Students completed a unit on lessons they can learn from the text. They examined and analyzed how authors use connections to give readers a lesson on life. They read many short stories, songs lyrics, as well as inspirational speeches. Today students finished a short unit on poetry. Students wrote many types of poems over the course of the last several weeks. For their summative, they wrote a poem using the poetic devices they learned describing their culture and analyzed two poems about different cultures.

8th

Students finished a unit on bias. They examined different forms of bias that can be found throughout the media. The media they viewed consisted of news, songs, advertisements, commercials, TV, and movies. It was a great eye opening experience for them even though it was quite challenging. Students finished a short unit on poetry with an emphasis on performing. During their long block this week they performed two poems: inspirational and hope/dream. This was part of their summative as well as analyzing three poems that are meant to inspire or empower.

11-15-13

At this point, we are half way through the second quarter. That means we are almost at the end of the semester. The year seems to be passing so quickly. I hope everyone is enjoying it as much as I am. As the saying goes, time flies when you are having fun.  I am so thankful to have amazing students and wonderful, supportive parents. Thank you so much for all the ways you enable the students to be successful. Please, email me any questions, comments, concerns, or praises.

 

ALL

Blogs: Students keep a school blog and post many assignments. I want you to have access to the work being accomplished. Remember, you do NOT need a login to make a comment on their work. All you need to do is fill out the comment section under a specific blog post. Below is the document students use to make sure they are commenting and blogging correctly. We will spend some time reviewing this and revising older posts.

Blog Posts & Commenting Expectations

How To Access Student Blogs:

  1. Go to KAS home page
  2. Click on Quick Links
  3. Click on KAS blogs
  4. Click on their Grade
  5. Find their English name

I am adding the links below for 7th and 8th grade. Please read their work and use the commenting practices that they will be using in class. This will give you great insight into their academic blogging world for English.

Grade 7

Grade 8

DGP: Students received their previous DGP work completed in class. Students will have a DGP quiz before the Thanksgiving holiday. Everything they need to know is on their graded work. They should be  studying their notes as well as their graded assignments.

7th

Students have been researching an unsolved mystery for Mystery Month. They are working on their books that will give facts and details about their research. It will include their own conclusions that they made about their mystery. Some may even include a fictional story about their mystery. This will be their first unit being assessed by the MYP criteria. They will complete a reflection after their books are complete. They will be due before the Thanksgiving holiday.

8th

Students spent many terrifying hours reading and discussing urban legends for Spooktober. They have been working on their own urban legends which they created and wrote. They made posters to promote their urban legends. They will be doing a voice recording of their legends. This will be completed sometime in the next week and before Thanksgiving holiday.