8th Grade Reading… Intro to House on Mango Street – WebQuest 3 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 As my eighth graders were finishing up their collaborative discussions on people who have persevered, I wanted to transition into the next unit--House on Mango Street--so I created a WebQuest…
8th Grade Reading… CRAP Test 27 Oct 201516 Mar 2016 My eighth graders are working on a perseverance project to tie into Hunger Games. To connect main character Katniss' life with other lives, the students are researching a person in their field…
8th Grade Reading… Pre-Planning House on Mango Street 27 Oct 20151 Dec 2015 Next week I will completely take over the eighth grade classes and teach House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Since I will become, in my cooperating teacher's place, one of the…
8th Grade Reading… Assessing Character Symbols 27 Oct 20151 Dec 2015 Okay, Marisa. You can do this. I coach myself as I begin my first Standards-Based Grading. Just be honest. Be consistent. And be smart. Continue reading "Assessing Character Symbols"
8th Grade Reading… Integrating Hunger Games Movie Clips 23 Oct 201529 Oct 2015 My eighth graders finished the Hunger Games today. Boy, did I forget how heart-wrenching the ending of the first book was! In addition to the Character Symbol activity I had them…
8th Grade Reading… Character Symbols 22 Oct 201527 Oct 2015 Today I am completely taking over the 8th grade classes! They are almost finished reading the Hunger Games and since the standard that we are assessing is the ability to cite textual…
