Today was a beautiful language arts day! Students were able to enjoy the presentation of Jessica Brockmole, published Random House author. She lead a wonderful session on what it is to be a writer and an author, and she also shared her writing process and secrets of persevering through the tough times as a writer. We all connected with the common language she used throughout her presentation - revising, tone, character motivation, sensory writing. Students asked well developed questions and showed such high interest. We all look forward to reading Letters from Skye, her first published novel.
And if that isn't enough.. Ms. Snyder put together an intriguing video of book trailers. It was fun to see books come to life! Students wrote down the names of the books they want to check out when we go to the IMC tomorrow. I felt like I was at the movies!
H/W:
- Periods 1 and 5: Finish "Gift of the Magi" and annotate where you see a problem or where you have a question.
- Periods 2 and 6: Read "Robben Island" and annotate where you see major conflicts in Mandela's situation.
See you tomorrow!
