Peer Editing First Person Scenes
The seventh grade rewrote scenes from Twelfth Night from a specific character’s first person point of view. We spent Tuesday peer editing one another’s works of fiction.
Month: February 2016
Congratulations Rachna!
Rachna is the newest member of the Geography Wall of Fame!
Immigration Literature Circles
Students each selected a book about immigration to read this week. They met with people who read the same book and discussed central themes. Next week they will present information from their book to the rest of the class.
Poetry Presentations
The eighth grade is presenting poets and poetry to the class. Today we had a wild debate about why Smokey the Bear would start a forest fire. Ask your students about the poet Billy Collins today.
Thank You for Editing
Thank you for reviewing your students’ All Quiet on the Western Front essays. I am trying to get students into the practice of having someone look at their writing before they turn it in. Although I always have my students revise… Continue Reading
Shakespeare’s New Words
Many scholars estimate that Shakespeare created one out of every twelve words in his plays and poem. He did this by adding prefixes and suffixes, turning nouns into verbs, and creating entirely new word combinations. We have an unfortunate practice… Continue Reading
Immigration Simulation
Today the sixth grade produced an immigration simulation for the fifth grade. We tried to replicate the immigrant experience for European immigrants coming to Ellis Island in 1900. Check out the streets of New York and the factory where many… Continue Reading