Middle School

We started class today by turning in reading logs for January and getting new ones for February, as well as handing in the genre plan. Next, we took the root word quiz on the root word “mob” and turned that in with the word study sheet for this week. Lots of papers passed in. If [...]

Today we had shortened classes due to a guest speaker. Karen Andrews came to address questions regarding homelessness in Washtenaw County. Therefore, we had 30 minute classes. We started class with reading the student written poem “A Sestina for Michael Jordan.” We then discussed the structure of a sestina, and the origins of that structure. [...]

We started class today with vocabulary studies. This week’s words are commotion, immobile, mobility, promotion, and removable. If you missed class, make sure to pick up a word study sheet from me when you return. Then, we read the poem “Double Play” by Robert Wallace. We talked about the language and the structure of the [...]

Today the reading contracts were due, so if you were absent, make sure you get your signed reading contract to me when you return. Then we had a vocab quiz on the root words tract and vince. At the same time, I collected the word study sheets for this week. Finally, I distributed and talked [...]

We started class with a poem today, “First Love” by Carl Linder. We talked about paying ode to the things you fall in love with while you are a child… in this case, Linder’s love of basketball during recess. Then, I introduced a new project, the multigenre project. This project is based off of the [...]

We started class today with a new word study over the root words “vinc” and “struct.” Make sure to study the words as there is quiz on the spellings and definitions on Friday. Then, students filled out a “reading contract” for their biography books. This is to help to pace the reading of the books. [...]

We started class today with a spelling and vocabulary test over the root word “struct.” Then, the rest of class was devoted to conferencing over memoir drafts. Homework: Bring your biography book on Monday/ Tuesday Memoir final draft (posted to your portfolio) on Wednesday/ Thursday

Today in Language Arts we started with word study on the root word “struct.” If you were absent, make sure to pick up a sheet from me when you return. There will be a quiz on the five vocabulary words on Thursday/ Friday. Following word study, we went over the rubric for the memoir. We [...]

Today I collected the December reading logs.  If you were absent today, make sure to turn it in t0 me when you return. Class started with reading an example of a student memoir called “The Power of Reading.”  You can download it here:  The Power of Reading Then, as a class, we started making the [...]

We started class today with a different sort of word study.  For the next few months, we will be studying latin root words, prefixes and suffixes.  Today we had a pretest and did the warm up work.  If you were absent, please make sure to pick one up from me and complete it for homework. [...]