Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

FRIDAY: Spanish Inquisition /Reformation Cocktail Party

DUE FRIDAY: Second Draft of 42 paragraph - signed by your proofreader

DUE FRIDAY: Self-Evaluation Due

End of 7^th Grade Year

Self – Evaluation

TYPED

A PARAGRAPH ON EACH

THOUGHTFUL ANSWERS (This is important to me.)

1)        What has been your favorite thing about junior high so far?

2)        What has been your favorite thing about this class so far?

3)        What has been the most difficult thing for you in junior high?

4)        What have you learned about yourself as a student so far this school year?

5)        What have you learned about yourself as a young person so far this school year?

6)        If there is anything you'd like to change about how we do things in this class?

7)        What was your favorite literature book or story and why?

8)        What is the most important thing you learned in literature? What could you have done to improve your performance?

9)        What is the most important thing you learned in World Religions? What could you have done to improve your performance?

10)      What are your goals (academic, personal and social) for 8^th grade?

11)      What has been your favorite moment (most fun, most memorable, most unforgettable, etc.) so far this year?

12)       Is there anything else you want to tell me at this time?

FOR NEXT YEAR

13) Design or suggest an activity for the first few days of school in the fall.

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

DUE MONDAY: 2nd (and final) draft of BEASTS paragraph -- beautifully proofread and signed by parent/editor. You must turn yoru first draft with this new draft. Emma and Addie -- I will give you back your 1st drafts tomorrow.

DUE MONDAY: 1st draft 42 paragraph -- beautifully written and beautifully proofread.

Here's the topic:

In a scene early in the film, Jackie Robinson boards a train that will take him to Florida for spring training. Three boys watch him board and then chase after the train as it leaves the station. One of the boys -- who we learn later will grow up to be Ed Charles, 3rd baseman for the New York Mets, 1969 World Series champs -- puts his ear to the tracks as Jackie's train disappears and says, "I can still hear him going." Think about that line -- "I can still hear him going" -- and write a paragraph about what that line may mean on a deeper level (more important than just the literal meaning, that the boy can still hear the train vibrating through the rail).

SLAM POEMS - Again, I am so impressed with your slam poems. If I have an significant edits, I will give those to you tomorrow morning before I leave for my meeting. In class tomorrow, you will be continuing to workshop the poems and beginning to learn the poems so that you can perform them in front of our class on Monday.

SPANISH INQUISITION/REFORMATION DOSSIERS DUE WEDNESDAY