Week of-Nov. 30-Dec. 4
COMPOSITION
We will be working on writing different types of letters this week-friendly,
business, formal.
Great job on their research papers! :)
LITERATURE
We completed the reading of our novel "Among the Imposters" on Tues. last
week. The students began writing an essay using at least 5 examples from their
novel to support their topics. These are persuasive papers and the topics
given were character development of Luke from the beginning to the end of the
novel; how suspense and climax were created; how the choice of the setting
affected the plot, and discuss the resolution and how you might have changed
it. This is a rather difficult assignment for students, but 7th and 8th
graders need to thoroughly digest how these literary elements play a role in
their reading material.
The students did a marvelous job on their literary papers. I was so proud of
their work. You will see that reflected in their outstanding grades. We
celebrated with donuts.
This week we will be reading a couple of selections from their literature
books about the meaning of gifts, in preparation for this holiday time of
giving. These gifts are not the kind you wrap in a package, to hopefully make
them aware of all the kinds that can be given. We will be doing some projects
that are a secret, too.
