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jlsacks — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:33:34 +0000

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We’re almost there . . . Important end-of-year information

jlsacks — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:11:37 +0000

Only five more school days until the end of the school year! Wow!

On Tuesday, students will be bringing home their writing folders and writers’ notebooks from the school year. The writing folder and its contents are for students & parents to keep and reflect upon. A few notes on the contents of the writing folder: Students are responsible for entering material into the writing folder during designated class time. If there is an assignment missing, your child may have it in his/her possession. Note: The end-of-year assessment and one self-chosen essay are not returned to students. They are kept in a cumulative school folder and passed on to students’ 7th grade English teachers.

Now is a great time for reflection. Review the writing folder and notebook, looking for areas of growth this year and setting goals for 7th grade. Students, you produced some amazing writing this year!

In closing, I consider every student of mine as a student-for-life. I look forward to watching your growth in these remaining years at Middlesex.

Monday is our class “Celebration of Writing” Day!

jlsacks — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:10:24 +0000

Be prepared! Check your gold sheet for all directions (download a copy here: Celebration of writing grading sheet), and make sure you have TWO printed copies of your final draft.

Wed. HW

jlsacks — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:27:02 +0000

Make changes to your working draft on the computer and print a clean copy for class Thurs. Save all drafts!

Tues. HW

jlsacks — Tue, 31 May 2011 18:24:40 +0000

Type and print a “working copy” of your writing piece so far.

Our class “Celebration of Writing” is set for Friday of this week.

Wed. – Comma Corrections are below

jlsacks — Wed, 25 May 2011 21:31:58 +0000

Reminder: We will have our second comma “quizlet” on Friday–same format as last Friday!

Tues. – WRITE!

jlsacks — Tue, 24 May 2011 18:22:24 +0000

Use your current reading book, or any appropriate reading material at home, to inspire a 20-30 minute writing in your WNB. Remember that writers borrow from other writers when they:

imitate a writer’s form or structure
borrow a line/phrase/group of words
are inspired by the general setting or ideas in the original writing
write with the same mood (feelings) of the other writer

Monday night HW

jlsacks — Mon, 23 May 2011 18:38:34 +0000

Write for 20-30 minutes in WNB (Use the “Writer’s Notebook Help” Page on this website if you get writer’s block.) Just see what comes up! You can also type if that’s better for your stamina!

For Friday

jlsacks — Thu, 19 May 2011 11:22:20 +0000

Correct purple worksheet from Wed. (both sides) using answer keys below. Come to class Friday with corrections and questions. We will have a short quiz on commas tomorrow. Bonus: Share one of your comma-filled sentences as a comment below (see mine as a model to follow).

Commas!

jlsacks — Tue, 17 May 2011 16:37:07 +0000

For Wed: Please provide examples for the all the remaining rules on your Eleven Cool Comma Rules note-taking sheet and come with your notes to class tomorrow.

All week: Bring your SSR book to class.

Friday: We will have a short “quizlet” on comma usage.