Tuesday, March 11, 2008
8A, 8B, 8C Update
Just a reminder that with DSTPs and Spring Break we loose a great deal of "teaching time" in the third quarter. Student need to be memorizing their poem, to be recited next week, and completing their final draft of the persuasive essay. Persuasive Essays will not be accepted late. Students must turn this essay in prior to Spring Break.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
8A/8B/8C Update
A few more DSTP reminders...don't forget your sharpened #2 pencils, a dictionary/thesaurus(optional for the writing days), highlighter(optional for the reading passages), and a calculator(optional for some math sections). We will have these items on hand for the students to share...but if you want your own...bring your own.
Classroom updates...we have begun poetry in reading class. Students have been selecting a poem, of their choice, to have memorized for 3/4,3/18, or 3/19. Students will be graded based on the oral speaking standard and the correct memorization of the poem.
Writing...in writing we are mid-way through a persuasive essay. Students are working on drafting their essay. They must include an apporipate introduction with a thesis or opinion stated and an engaging hook. They must also include 3 body paragraphs, that each describe one supporting detail and a conclusion. The final work must be turned in prior to Spring Break if it is to be graded for the third quarter. Students will hand in their brainstorm, rough draft, peer editing, self-editing, and final copies on March 20th.
Hold on to your hats...this quarter is going to fly by. Parents and students if you we not pleased with the 3rd quarter progress reports, please work hard on the poem and persuasive essay. These are two of the final pieces for this quarter. Hopefully, I will be able to squeeze another quiz in...but with DSTPs and Spring Break we are cutting it close.
Classroom updates...we have begun poetry in reading class. Students have been selecting a poem, of their choice, to have memorized for 3/4,3/18, or 3/19. Students will be graded based on the oral speaking standard and the correct memorization of the poem.
Writing...in writing we are mid-way through a persuasive essay. Students are working on drafting their essay. They must include an apporipate introduction with a thesis or opinion stated and an engaging hook. They must also include 3 body paragraphs, that each describe one supporting detail and a conclusion. The final work must be turned in prior to Spring Break if it is to be graded for the third quarter. Students will hand in their brainstorm, rough draft, peer editing, self-editing, and final copies on March 20th.
Hold on to your hats...this quarter is going to fly by. Parents and students if you we not pleased with the 3rd quarter progress reports, please work hard on the poem and persuasive essay. These are two of the final pieces for this quarter. Hopefully, I will be able to squeeze another quiz in...but with DSTPs and Spring Break we are cutting it close.
8A/8B/8C Update
As March is now upon us you can't help to be thinking about the dreaded DSTPs. Relax. Everything we do at Providence Creek is practice for the DSTPs. In Language Arts we do not cram everything necessary to succeed in February, we work on reading and writing activities that will prepare us, unknowingly, for the test. All I ask is that students follow simple guidelines before beginning the DSTPs. 1. Get a good night's sleep. 2. Eat a healthy breakfast and bring a healthy snack. 3. Relax 4. Try your best on each and every section
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