Thursday, June 5, 2014

THURSDAY

We're in the final days, class!

Scholar Start:
How far would you have been willing to go to get extra credit? How do you feel about the fact our school hasn't really given you that option?

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

6/4 Wednesday

Scholar Start:

We are going to take a quick Survey in class today.  It is anonymous, so please be as honest as possible, and don't worry about any judgement.
Survey click here

When you have completed the survey, you will need to open your reflective writing piece, and get to work on it!

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

6/3 Tuesday

finish this story:

"You can't forget," he said in a raspy voice, "The key, the key, you have to keep up with it, or all is lost."  Though I couldn't see him through the darkness of the morning, I could feel a tiny brass key slip into my hand.

Monday, June 2, 2014

6.2 Monday

What was something you wish you had done last summer that you didn't get a chance to do?  Is it something that is still on your summer to-do list?

Friday, May 30, 2014

5.30 FRIDAY

FREE WRITE FRIDAY!

Please leave in a blog post.

Today we are going to keep working on our reflective essays.

Thursday, May 29, 2014

5.29 Thursday

“What is it that you are absolutely sure you will never forget about being this age, and why have adults forgotten it?” – Amanda Mae Meyncke, who said this about the prompt: “Remembering what it’s like to be a kid is insanely profitable. I tell high-schoolers and college kids to write everything down because you think you’ll remember, but you won’t.”
[This is a remake of an older prompt.]Please respond in a blog post.


Please go to this link and make a copy: REFLECTION. put your class period where the "X" is.



Wednesday, May 28, 2014

5.28 Wednesday


Scholar Start:
What do you think are good criteria for "good" student writing?

Agenda
-Scholar Start
-Glows/Grows
-Identifying criteria
-This year's writing
-Selecting 3 pieces of student writing