Monday, November 20, 2017
Writing Prompt, 11/20 & 21
Imagine that we lost all electricity, water, and gas for a month without any time to prepare. Write about how your life would change and how you would survive.
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Monday, November 13, 2017
Writing Prompt, 11/13 & 11/14
Imagine that we lost all electricity, water, and gas for a month without any time to prepare. Write about how your life would change and how you would survive.
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Writing Prompt, 11/8 & 11/9
Create a brand new holiday with its own traditions, rituals, foods, and activities.
Monday, November 6, 2017
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
8th Grade Booth Schedule
5-6
Kim
Hayden
Mayra
Thalia
Enrique
Edith
6-7
Gina
Carmen
Rogelio
Olga
Miguel
Salvador
Seleste
Seleste
7-7:30
Dania
Isabel
Ebanie
Adan
Julian
Adrian
Julian
Adrian
Student Council Booth Schedule
5:00-5:30
Dania
Julian Z.
5:30-6:00
Olga
Gina
6:00-6:30
Rocio
Isabel
6:30-7:00
Carlos
Rita
7:00-7:30
Kim
Hayden
CarlosMonday, October 30, 2017
Newsela, 10/30 & 10/31
Read the selection What is body language? Do not answer any of the questions or do the writing portion until your second session of the week.
Writing Prompt, 10/30 & 31
Write a scene for a movie that features a) a classmate, b) $100 million, and c) magical shoes.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Writing Prompt, 10/25 & 26
Which classmate would be the best to lead us through a major natural disaster? Write about the reasons you would choose this person.
Monday, October 23, 2017
Writing Prompt, 10/23 & 10/24
Last Friday, you were given one wish by a magical panda. You tried so hard to make the wish positive, but after the whacked-out events that unfolded over the weekend, you regret ever meeting that tricky panda. What did you ask for, and what happened?
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Writing Prompt, 10/18 & 10/19
If a television show was created to tell about your life, what would the show be called and which famous actor or actress would play you? What genre would it be? (Examples: comedy, drama, thriller, romance, action-adventure, fantasy, superhero, soap opera, reality, game show, space adventure, Western, tragedy, etc.) Summarize the plot of an episode.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Literature Journal, 10/18 & 10/19
Step 1
Summarize a recent main event from the text using 3-5 sentences.
Step 2
Choose one of the following prompts to write about.
- Pick one character and explain why you would/would not like to have him/her as a friend. Use at least one quote that reveals the character’s qualities.
- Choose a character quote. Using the quote, infer what you think the character was thinking or feeling while saying the quote you chose. (Include the quote in your writing)
- Describe the main character and how he/she was feeling at a particular part of your story. Support your inference about his/her feelings with at least one quote from the story. Do you think he/she is justified in feeling this way? Why or why not?
- What quality of which character strikes you as a good characteristic to develop within yourself over the years? Why? How does the character demonstrate this quality? (Provide an example or quote from the book)
- Analyze and describe the setting at this point in the story. Does the setting set the mood in this part of the story? (Provide a quote from the book)
Monday, October 16, 2017
Literature Journals, 10/16 & 10/17
Write a paragraph summarizing what you have read up to this point.
Predict what you think will happen in the next few chapters.
Predict what you think will happen in the next few chapters.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)




