After conferences I thought that life at Harvest would settle down, but we are constantly moving at a quick pace. We have instituted Weekly Workshops at HMS which is going to be fantastic for students to get support in their classes, as well as extensions in curriculum that interests them. Remember that Language Arts is a closed priority day on Mondays--students must be stamped to enter. Tuesdays and Thursdays, I will be teaching Novel Mania for students interested in becoming published writers. Fridays are G-2 open days for students to get assistance on homework, SSR or AR quizzes.
Currently, students should be busily studying and reading our latest packet for 7th grade Language Arts. The green packet previews the four types of essays that 7th graders will be learning to write this year. We will go indepth on each type of essay between now and February. The first Cornell notes quiz is this week...hope you studied the two types of writing tests and the four types of essays. See pages 1-3 in your packet for details.
We've also been discussing MLA format in class this past week. I've attached the powerpoint that I used in our class lecture. You should review it prior to the test on MLA formatting facts next Wednesday. We'll be singing a song about MLA next class...bring your choir voices!
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxfH6yRi4pG6VDN2eDFGd045NUk
AR COUNTDOWN!!! Have you met your goal for the trimester? Remember, read a book, take a quiz. Simple. Right? It's important to read books within your reading level. You also must force/push yourself to read 30 minutes each day. Practice, practice, practice. Also, make sure you take a quiz within 3 days of reading the book to guarantee yourself a higher score. Bantaland has secured our first Million Word Reader of the Year...Rory O'Toole!!! Keep up the great work, readers!
Finally, I showed this video to my Strategic Language Arts class...it is very inspirational for students who might be the first in their families to go to college. It made me really proud of our AVID classes here at HMS and the students who are pushing the limits on their educational goals! Keep at it Harvest Hawks!
Currently, students should be busily studying and reading our latest packet for 7th grade Language Arts. The green packet previews the four types of essays that 7th graders will be learning to write this year. We will go indepth on each type of essay between now and February. The first Cornell notes quiz is this week...hope you studied the two types of writing tests and the four types of essays. See pages 1-3 in your packet for details.
We've also been discussing MLA format in class this past week. I've attached the powerpoint that I used in our class lecture. You should review it prior to the test on MLA formatting facts next Wednesday. We'll be singing a song about MLA next class...bring your choir voices!
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxfH6yRi4pG6VDN2eDFGd045NUk
AR COUNTDOWN!!! Have you met your goal for the trimester? Remember, read a book, take a quiz. Simple. Right? It's important to read books within your reading level. You also must force/push yourself to read 30 minutes each day. Practice, practice, practice. Also, make sure you take a quiz within 3 days of reading the book to guarantee yourself a higher score. Bantaland has secured our first Million Word Reader of the Year...Rory O'Toole!!! Keep up the great work, readers!
Finally, I showed this video to my Strategic Language Arts class...it is very inspirational for students who might be the first in their families to go to college. It made me really proud of our AVID classes here at HMS and the students who are pushing the limits on their educational goals! Keep at it Harvest Hawks!
