Thursday, April 8, 2010

Shakespeare Literary Moments


The National Endowments for the Arts offers a series of five of Shakespeare's most memorable sonnets on this page.  Plenty of other information about the Bard is also available here for you to enjoy.

Shakespeare Sonnets Literary Moments

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Dream Team English 8

Hello Dream Team Families,
 
This is the official list of the revision standards will share at our student-led conferences.  Your student was given this assignment. We hope to see you on Monday, February 15th or Tuesday February 16th.  Happy writing!

 

Re-write these Alaska State Standards in "teen' language or regular person speak

 
The student revises writing by:
 
[8] 3.4.2 Giving/receiving appropriate feedback and evaluating writing based on established criteria (e.g., self-created checklists, peer conference formats, scoring guides or rubrics)
 
[8] 3.4.3 Combining sentences for fluency, using precise and descriptive words and/or eliminating irrelevant details to improve quality and effectiveness of writing
 
[8] 3.4.6 Using resources throughout the writing process (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, peer conference, scoring guide, rubric, word processor)

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Why read lots and well...?

This site will take you one of the foremost middle school teachers in the United States talking about how reading is your best friend.
After you link to the page, click on the blue link to view her eloquent video.
http://www.heinemann.com/authors/109.aspx

English 8 Reading Log

Go to the Folder with English Semester 2 for calendars and assignments.