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The seventh graders are going to write an argumentative essay about whether we should "shut down our screens for a week," so we're learning the history, benefits, detriments, and uses for some popular social media sites. Students will also have three articles to use for their essay. I want to give them plenty of background information so they can come up with good thesis statements, claims, and counter claims in their essays. They'll need plenty of facts to prove their argument ...

My sixth and seventh grade students gave a book talk on a book that they read during second quarter. They drew a visual and I made a collage bulletin board of the pictures. Please continue to support reading at home! I have one student who has gotten over the hump of not enjoying reading to LOVING it! It happens by not giving up and to keep - on - reading. The magic book that will move reluctant readers to loving reading will come to those who keep reading. I promise!

I just finished a fantastic middle/high/adult book called QB 1 by Mike Lupica. This is a FANTASTIC book about football, siblings, family, and friends. The main character, Jake, is such a positive role model for all of us. 

So, if your son or daughter wants a great book, please consider QB 1 by Mike Lupica. :) You don't have to enjoy football to like the book. It is a book for anyone who likes a good story. 

I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!  

 

#GoSeahawks !!!!!!!!! (Yes, this book even got me watching more football!)

Anthony and Keoni Jamming

Anthony Singh and Keoni Sigrah sang a song for the middle school. What great talent they have! Very proud of these boys!

After taking a reading assessment, Micah DeMattos sat at the back table to read his book, and he created his own private reading-cave all to himself. Love this age ... so fun! So clever! So full of surprises ... :)

These are some of our amazing Team-Work-Glad-Strategy-Team-Task Posters!! These posters will be 60% of each student's overall grade for the project. A written reflection of answering four reflective/justification questions will be the other 40%. I like how this grading is going! Each assignment has a rubric given to the students before they do the work. They know exactly what is expected. :)

I love teaching writing. I wish I knew about the Six Traits when I was in school! Imagine just having to know SIX steps to make your writing come alive! (Ideas - content, Voice, Organization, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions - editing & revising) 

I'm SO proud of my sixth graders' short stories!!!! 

I posted the standards for the week, and then I took the most difficult words and defined them in the slot below so EVERYBODY would understand the standards. :)

Jed, Indica, John, and Zayanna are working on their culminating activity. (See below for the details about it.)

Kalista, Shelby, Sarah, and Patrick are working on their culminating activity. (See below for the details about it.)

Courtney, Liana, Teddy, and Katelyn, working on their culminating activity. (See below for the details about it.)