Writing Work

This week, students in all classes are working on writing projects.  We will be sharing the projects with some younger grade levels and with parents.  The day and time will depend on your student's class time.  Watch your email for info on that.  Also, the home reading log requires a parent signature each weekend on the highlighted line.  Students should ask you for that.  We are working on building up our hours of reading.  20 minutes is the minimum amount for each school day.

Ninth graders are working on an autobiographical narrative project.  Each ninth grader should have asked a parent or family member to write a short biography about him or her.  This is so they can see themselves through the eyes of another person who is older and who knows them well.  These are due on Monday, August 31.  I totally understand that parents have already completed ninth grade English, so I appreciate you completing this writing task.  Please support your child in completing this assignment.  Your writing skills will not impact your child's grade.  If they have a biography, they will get credit for it.

Tenth graders are writing a poem entitled "I Remember."  We are getting to know each other by writing these, but we are also focusing on strong verbs.  We learned specific ways to strengthen our writing with our verb choices.    We are working on choosing words that will evoke images in the reader.  We hope you can attend our poetry reading day.  Watch your email for more info.