Welcome to the seventh and eighth grade language arts blog!
I hope to create a post each class day to let you know whats going on in class and to alert you to any homework assignments your child may have. I'm enjoying working with the students! We're reading, we're writing, and we're appreciating the amazing gift of language given to us by God!
Today we took a look at narrative writing. Students were familiar with what a narrator does, and they quickly deduced that narrative writing tells a story. We read an example of narrative writing and examined the details that made it a good piece of writing. We then began the process of creating our own narrative paragraph. Students worked throught the first steps of the writing process: they brainstormed possible topics, chose a topic and created a timeline or other graphic organizer, and created a draft. Most students finished their paragraphs in class. On Friday we'll be working on revising the paragraphs and moving toward a final copy. I've emphasized to the students that it's important to keep all of their writing in all of the steps, including brainstorming lists and drafts. I want to see evidence of the writing process!
Students are reading books of their own choice right now. It's fun to see the variety of books being read, and it's also good to see several students reading the same book or series. Recommendations from peers do have an impact! Students need to bring their books to class every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. We do take a few minutes each class period to read. Students got their reading response journals in class today, and we spent some time talking about the letters they will be writing in their journals. I encouraged all students to be readers, writers, even literature experts in their letters. They will be responding to books and sharing ideas with me and one another, and I'm looking forward to hearing from each student.
I think that does it for today!
Homework for L.A.-- READ! (at least 20 minutes a day)
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