Today in class, we explored our English Grade 7 Syllabus (click here for an electronic version). We read aloud in pairs, practicing trading off paragraphs back and forth. You each did a great job reading aloud, and I loved hearing your voices as I sauntered around the room...
Also, we shared our five most powerful lines from The Outsiders and talked about why we accentuated those lines, and what their power is for us.
Our word of the day today is ACCENTUATE, which means to emphasize. And example of the word in a line is: My son, Tyler, began to accentuate his words differently when we lived in England for three years.
Our quote of the day is from Nobel-prize winning author Ernest Hemingway: "All you need to write is one true sentence."
Our homework for tonight is to sign the last page of the syllabus and bring it back in.
That's all!
Peace,
Mr. R
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Can Anything Gold Stay?
We dove into The Outsiders today, which you all read over the summer. You each shared the artwork that you created to describe one of the character's emotions during the novel. I saw such powerful drawings, paintings, collages, sculptures, photographs, and other forms of art to explore characters like Johnnycake, Ponyboy, Darrel, Dallas, Cherry, and Sodapop.
You also discerned, from your five key lines about the novel, the one line you felt best described the theme of the book. You were able to share your lines, as well as agree and disagree with the lines of others, using evidence from the novel.
Our word for the day was voracious, which means having a huge appetite or being very eager.
Our quote of the day was, "Stay gold," which Johnny says to Ponboy in The Outsiders.
Your homework for tonight is to dive into the three questions about Robert Frost's poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay." Here is a link to the assignment in case you need another copy: Poem Homework (Frost).
Think about the big questions of how we can hold onto hope. Is it possible to remain "gold" as Johnny advises? Even amidst pain, heartache, and tragedy, can love survive?
Thanks for a great day today.
You also discerned, from your five key lines about the novel, the one line you felt best described the theme of the book. You were able to share your lines, as well as agree and disagree with the lines of others, using evidence from the novel.
Our word for the day was voracious, which means having a huge appetite or being very eager.
Our quote of the day was, "Stay gold," which Johnny says to Ponboy in The Outsiders.
Your homework for tonight is to dive into the three questions about Robert Frost's poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay." Here is a link to the assignment in case you need another copy: Poem Homework (Frost).
Think about the big questions of how we can hold onto hope. Is it possible to remain "gold" as Johnny advises? Even amidst pain, heartache, and tragedy, can love survive?
Thanks for a great day today.
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