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Welcome to ELA 8!Teachers: Tricia Baldes, Andrea Hayden, Kirstin Reynolds, Carolyn ShilinskiBe curious. Be inspired. Be ready to read and write!*See us if you would like help submitting poetry or stories for publication.
September Overview
- Our Summer Reading Celebration in the SMS library will take place on Friday, 9/8/17. Students will share their favorite books from the summer and collect new titles for the upcoming year. We will discuss the specifics with students upon their return to school.
- We will start the year with a mini-study on the Six Word Memoir. Students will study this mini-genre and then write their own six word memoirs. Visit Smith magazine's site devoted to this interesting genre to learn more.
http://www.smithmag.net/sixwords/
- Open House takes place on 9/13/17. We look forward to seeing you there.
Throughout September and October, students will be asked to consider our essential question, "What might the author want to show us about people and/or life?" In doing so, they will spend time thinking and writing about how themes unfold across their independent reading books.
More updates and information to come!
- Our Summer Reading Celebration in the SMS library will take place on Friday, 9/8/17. Students will share their favorite books from the summer and collect new titles for the upcoming year. We will discuss the specifics with students upon their return to school.