tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86085207466890470552012-02-17T11:34:48.518-08:00Mrs. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623488989504623709noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608520746689047055.post-67122138880129710782011-04-29T10:22:00.000-07:002011-04-29T10:29:25.340-07:00We have finished reading <u>Speak to the Earth</u> and written a persuasive essay on an issue of choice.<br /><br />We are now working on our culminating activity for our poetry unit - a Poetry Anthology.<br /><br />We will be starting a media unit next week and wrapping up the course with the novel <u>Crabbe</u>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8608520746689047055-6712213888012971078?l=poetryanalysis4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mrs. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623488989504623709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608520746689047055.post-76824997273746734362011-02-22T11:43:00.000-08:002011-02-23T05:30:06.650-08:00Stones Reading Schedule:<br />Part I (chapters 1-10) by Wed., Feb 23rd<br />Part I quiz and Novel Terms quiz Feb 23rd<br /><br />Part II (chapters 11-17) by Fri., Feb 25th<br />Part II (chapters 18-24) by Fri., Mar 4th<br />Part II Quiz Mar 4th<br /><br />Part III (chapters 25 to end) by Fri., Mar 11th<br />Part III Quiz Mar 11th<br /><br />We will also be reading various short stories in class and then doing a fun media project one of the short stories.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8608520746689047055-7682499727374673436?l=poetryanalysis4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mrs. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623488989504623709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608520746689047055.post-60414242328078965272011-02-08T10:07:00.000-08:002011-02-08T10:09:53.889-08:00Welcome to Semester 2!<br /><br />We have started our initial unit, Hold Fast to Your Dreams, with some diagnostic activities and will soon be starting our first novel, William Bell's <em>Stones</em>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8608520746689047055-6041424232807896527?l=poetryanalysis4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mrs. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623488989504623709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608520746689047055.post-63962326040439483612011-01-07T10:10:00.000-08:002011-01-07T10:11:43.844-08:00We are now working on our summative which involves reading <em>That Was Then...This Is Now</em> and working through the package of questions and activities related to the book. We will also have a final test on the book which will be multiple choice as well as journal response answers.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8608520746689047055-6396232604043948361?l=poetryanalysis4u.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mrs. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623488989504623709noreply@blogger.com