Burlock's Bees

Remember to read and plan ahead for the reading deadlines.

Please come prepared to continue working on the rough draft in class tomorrow.  The final paper is due next Friday.

Have a wonderful evening.

Reminders for Required Reading for Third Nine Weeks

•A student may not submit a project, if he/she is unwilling to present to the class.

•All Create a Scene projects must be presented Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday (March 1-3) during class. 

•No projects may be submitted after Wednesday, March 3. 

•Only reading logs can be turned after Wednesday.  All logs are due March 5. 

Today’s Lesson: Please view the PowerPoint. Comparing Works of Literature Creating the Body  or Comparing Works of Literature Creating the Body

•Write a compare/contrast essay comparing the characters in the Ant and the Grasshopper, The Tortoise and Hare, and The Richer, The Poorer. •Discuss the theme or moral, how the characters are alike, and how the characters are different. Write a thesis statement that has the underlined phrases. •Writers must use one of the compare-contrast models for this writing assignment.

•Complete the rough draft by Thursday, February 25.

•Final paper due next Friday, March 5.  All rough drafts must be completed during class.

A special thanks to Tamara D. Hanson, parent and writer, for visiting our classes and sharing descriptive writing strategies.  Students enjoyed an engaging, fun-filled lesson.  For more information, visit www.tamaradhanson.com.

Additional sites of interest shared by Mrs. Hanson are: http://teenfire.ning.com

http://readwritetweet.com/tags/contest

Please remember to read and log for the third nine-weeks reading requirement.

Have a wonderful evening!

We worked on sentence diagramming in class today.

PowerPoint is attached.

Sentence Diagramming

 Book Swap – These should be books that other middle school students would want to read and should be school appropriate and in good condition. We’ll be collecting books in the Media Center Feb 22-March 4. For every 2 books donated, students will receive a voucher for one book at the book swap March 4 & 5. Books left over from the swap will be offered for Maverick Money. 

Dress Up Like A Book Character Day - Friday, March 5. Students and teachers are encouraged to participate.  Prizes will be given for awesome costumes!

Compare-Contrast Writing

We compared Oreo cookies to Ritz crackers.  Students were given each of the items, as well as nutrional facts (food labels).  Students created a Venn diagram to display the similarities and differences.  Students also wrote at least one paragraph expository paragraph discussing the two objects.

Please be prepared with your topic tomorrow.

Thanks

Students should work on creating a hook and the introductory paragraph.  We will continue to work on the compare-contrast expository writing piece in class tomorrow.
Have a great evening.

P.S. Just a reminder regarding the March 5th reading deadline.

Friday, February 12

Students completed an in-class grammar skills assessment and a vocabulary unit from The Richer, The Poorer.

Monday, February 15           School Closed

Tuesday, February 16   Students completed incomplete work and began discussion on creating a good hook for a compare – contrast essay.

We worked on the student model for compare contrast writing.  We reviewed the rubric for expository writing.  Also, we completed the Peer Response questions for the student model.