Today we started our first writing assignment.  Due tomorrow is the web.  They must have a minimum of 5 main ideas for the topic they decide to write about.  The following were the options:

• nChange in school lunches
• n4 day school week (same total hours, 1 less day)
• nTransportation to/from school (e.g. school buses) 
  
  
  Students had 10-15 minutes to work on this in class.

We had DOL test #7 today and we talked about the upcoming paper that we will start next week.

Also, permission slips went home for our Halloween trip on the 31st of this month.  We will be going to the IMAX and then will be ice skating.  Please make sure you get that sent in asap.

That's about all.  Have a great weekend!

Students shared their paragraphs today and we talked about "showing" not "telling," in their writing.  I then gave them the following paragraph to re-write changing the boring words that are in red.

You are a middle school student.  Essay in one hand, you go to class.  “I’m done!” You smile.  The teacher takes the essay out of your hands and throws it away.  She says, “It’s a day late!”  You look at your hard work.  The teacher didn’t look at it!  The No Late Homework Policy is bad.

DOL Test #6 tomorrow.

Sorry for the missed updates.  The Mead Tech Dept. added a new filter and we could not access our classroom blogs.

Anyway, we discussed position statements.  Students wrote their own position statements and added a supporting paragraph.  They presented their position statements in class.

We also did some DOL.

Today we finished our presentations where the students shared a letter to a certain audience.  Based on the writing, we were to determine "who" they were writing to.

Tomorrow we will have a DOL test.  Study for it and likely you will do well.  Want a hint on what sentences will be on it?  Here ya go:

i always...
there taking...
the class...

That should get you going in the right direction.  And, you are welcome :)

Cookies were awarded to the wi8nners of each rotation.  They sure were soft and good.  Yum.

Also, we continued working on our activity that focuses on "audience" when we write and the importance.

Of course we did a day of DOL as well.  We will have a test on the sentences Friday.  I REALLY like the chance the second sentence from today will be on the quiz...really like the chance.  Did I say really?  Look at the rewards you get from reading this blog.

We had some seriously intense campaigning today!  Students presented their last presentation on why they deserved the cookies.  The winners were identified, and cookies will be delivered on Wednesday.

We also did DOL...not nearly as exciting as the presentations.