New books abound in language arts! A few weeks ago I introduced every class to four new books in our classroom library and ended up with waiting lists for every one! Last week students were introduced to another four books and we have almost half the middle school on waiting lists for some of them!
In addition the independent reading students are doing, we will be starting whole class novels at each grade. I don't do many of these, but we will from time to time read a book all together. The books we will be reading are:
Be sure to ask your student about what they are reading! -Miss G
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Now that NECAP prep has finished for 7th and 8th graders, these two classes have spent the week studying irony, a literary device that few people understand or use correctly. 7th and 8th graders learned about three types of irony (situational, verbal and dramatic) through a series of TED-Ed videos. After reviewing a number of examples and non-examples, creating ironic skits, and rewriting the Alanis Morisette song "Ironic" to make it so it was, well, ironic (POP QUIZ: What type of irony is it when a song is titled "Ironic" but only lists non-examples of irony?), 7th and 8th graders concluded the week watching and writing about the irony in famous 1959 Twilight Zone episode "Time Enough at Last." Can you spot the irony?
Next week, in between NECAP testing, these two grades will read the short story The Lottery, which also utilizes irony as a key literary device.
Good luck to all students on your NECAP tests! You have put in a lot of hard work already; let's show everyone what you can do! -Miss G |
Miss G
I am a 2011 graduate of St. Michael's College where I studied English and Secondary Education. I love teaching, learning, soccer, and buying more books than I could ever possibly read. This is my sixth year teaching at OES. Archives
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