Last Blog for Year 2009

Well the year has come to an end. Please post your favorite assignment we did in class this year. Explain why it was your favorite. It could be a book, short story, writing assignment, or something we did in class.

I look forward to reading your responses. Don't worry, it only has to be a paragraph or longer.

Thanks and it was a pleasure working with you this year. Good luck in high school.

Ms. Ehid

TREE Paragraph

Please write a complete paragraph using the TREE strategy we learned in class today. Remember, Topic sentence, Reason for topic sentence, Explain the reason and End the paragraph. You can choose any topic you want to write about. I'm looking forward to your paragraphs.

To Kill a Mockingbird Essay

Please respond in a complete essay. You also need to include a personal experience on how this quote applies to your life.

"First of all," he [Atticus] said, "if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

Favorite Vignette?

We have been reading The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. What is your favorite vignette so far and why? If you don’t remember the name of it, describe it. Try to remember as many details as you can.

Superhero Presentations

You watched Mrs. Fisher's class present their Superhero projects. Please comment on what you saw. Write a paragraph describing one part of the presentation that you learned from watching the presentations. What did you like and what do you think could have been presented a little bit better. Please do not use any student's names, refer to the project by the superhero name.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you learned.

Maya Angelou's Life

You finished watching a biography on Maya Angelou. Write a complete paragraph about her life. You can choose to include the difficult times she has had in her life, the accomplishments or both.

Thanks and I look forward to reading what you learned from the video.

Reflect on Speculative Prompt

We reviewed the NJ Holistic Scoring Rubric and you were able to score your own writing. Evaluate how you could have improved your score. What would you do differently if you were to respond to the same prompt again.

Please respond with at least one complete paragraph. Remember, you should use a word processing package and then paste it in the Comment section of the blog.

I'm looking forward to reading all of your responses.

Thanks - Ms. Ehid