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Homecoming

This week is Homecoming week! In 1st period, we are competing in the Penny Wars! Students are asked to bring in change to donate to victims of the August flooding. Pennies will count as positive points for our class, while other coins will count as negative coins to be put in other class collections. 

Tuesday is a homeroom schedule. Wednesday is an early release schedule. Classes end at 2pm on Thursday for the Powder Puff Football Game. Friday is our pep rally. 

L.A. 8

We are finishing up our story, "My Favorite Chaperone," and writing summaries. Next, we'll be reading, "Golden Glass," by Alma Luz Villanueva, and talking about what "home" means to us. We'll also be looking at characterization, and how we can infer internal characteristics from a short story. 

Contemporary Literature

We our starting our unit on Night by Elie Wiesel with a quick research project and presentation on the Holocaust. Students will be asked to research topics in groups, then present them in their chosen format. We'll have computers in class to help with the research. 

Writing Lab.

This week, we're continuing our "Gift of Gratitude" Scrapbook with a personal narrative. Students will be asked to write about an event or memory that happened to them. They will learn how to write an exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution in their narrative. 

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L.A. 8

In L.A. 8, we are reading a story about immigration called "My Favorite Chaperone" by Jean Davies Okimoto (from the Collections textbook). We are learning how to write summaries, which helps students with picking out key details from a text. 

Contemporary Literature

In Contemporary Literature, we are reading "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. We are also learning how to write proficient claim statements and use direct quotations from a text, which will help students build strong arguments for future essays and literary analysis. 

Writing Lab. 

In Writing Lab., we are kicking off our "Gift of Gratitude" Scrapbook assignment with a Memory List. Students are asked to write 25-50 memories about the subject of their scrapbook, and include at least 10 images (photos, drawings, or Google images). We spent some time writing rough drafts, peer editing, and completing final drafts in the computer lab.