Saturday, March 23, 2013
shsat populations
An interesting article I thought you would be interested in, especially after your high school results. Happy reading!
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/23/nyregion/girls-outnumbered-in-new-yorks-elite-public-schools.html?pagewanted=2&hp
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Interesting Article
Hello 8th graders!
I hope that you are doing well. I know there's been a lot of adjustments you have had to make. My wish was that it would be a smooth transition. Hang in there. April is right around the corner.
Read the following article and write a thoughtful reading response for extra credit. You should email it to me with the correct file name (think back to the beginning of the year).
I thought you would find this article interesting because of your own experiences with dealing with pressure. Even if you don't do the extra credit, you should definitely read the article.
Here's the link to the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/magazine/why-can-some-kids-handle-pressure-while-others-fall-apart.html?hp&_r=0
xo Ms. Le
I hope that you are doing well. I know there's been a lot of adjustments you have had to make. My wish was that it would be a smooth transition. Hang in there. April is right around the corner.
Read the following article and write a thoughtful reading response for extra credit. You should email it to me with the correct file name (think back to the beginning of the year).
I thought you would find this article interesting because of your own experiences with dealing with pressure. Even if you don't do the extra credit, you should definitely read the article.
Here's the link to the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/magazine/why-can-some-kids-handle-pressure-while-others-fall-apart.html?hp&_r=0
xo Ms. Le
Friday, January 11, 2013
Homework for 1/11/13
Vocabulary WS, vocabulary flashcards, RR outline and RR using vocabulary words
Vocabulary Words for week of 1/14:
801: encumber, thwart, petulant, adamant, indefatigable
802: regress, spurious, exacerbate, profound, pretentious
Vocabulary Words for week of 1/14:
801: encumber, thwart, petulant, adamant, indefatigable
802: regress, spurious, exacerbate, profound, pretentious
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Week of 12/31
Monday 12/31 No School
Tuesday 1/1 No School
Wednesday 1/2 Final Draft of Argumentative Essay Due; Revise essay
Thursday 1/3 Second round of revisions (sentence fluency); Independent vocabulary words; study for vocabulary and grammar quiz (sentence types)
Friday 1/4 Vocabulary worksheet and Flashcards (use words in sentences on WS); Self-score and self-reflection on Revision paper for Argumentative Essay; Check Engrade for missing work and tests/quizzes and submit all missing work and make up tests/quizzes by Monday 1/7
See linked article, "The End of Homework?" from New Yorker magazine for examples of how to integrate counterarguments into argumentative writing.
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2012/12/17/121217taco_talk_menand
Tuesday 1/1 No School
Wednesday 1/2 Final Draft of Argumentative Essay Due; Revise essay
Thursday 1/3 Second round of revisions (sentence fluency); Independent vocabulary words; study for vocabulary and grammar quiz (sentence types)
Friday 1/4 Vocabulary worksheet and Flashcards (use words in sentences on WS); Self-score and self-reflection on Revision paper for Argumentative Essay; Check Engrade for missing work and tests/quizzes and submit all missing work and make up tests/quizzes by Monday 1/7
See linked article, "The End of Homework?" from New Yorker magazine for examples of how to integrate counterarguments into argumentative writing.
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2012/12/17/121217taco_talk_menand
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Winter Break Homework
Reading Response for Thursday 12/27 on "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan
Outline and Final draft of Argumentative Essay
See Engrade for rubric
For extra credit:
Read both of the following articles about working conditions and labor reforms then write a text to text reading response that compares and contrasts these two situations. Use your knowledge of social studies to develop an interpretation that uses text evidence when necessary.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/business/signs-of-changes-taking-hold-in-electronics-factories-in-china.html?hpw
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/business/dockworkers-strike-threatens-to-close-east-coast-ports.html
Outline and Final draft of Argumentative Essay
See Engrade for rubric
For extra credit:
Read both of the following articles about working conditions and labor reforms then write a text to text reading response that compares and contrasts these two situations. Use your knowledge of social studies to develop an interpretation that uses text evidence when necessary.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/business/signs-of-changes-taking-hold-in-electronics-factories-in-china.html?hpw
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/business/dockworkers-strike-threatens-to-close-east-coast-ports.html
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Week of 11/26- 11/30
Homework
Monday 11/26 4.1 Key Terms and People and Section Assessment p. 87 (1-4)
Tuesday 11/27 4.2 Key Terms and People and Section Assessment p. 94 (1-3); Read the following article and create a T-chart that compares and contrasts the fire in Bangladesh and the Triangle Waist Fire.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/world/asia/bangladesh-fire-kills-more-than-100-and-injures-many.html?hp&_r=0
Wednesday 11/28 Read article below and complete RR for 11/29 Type 4: Text to Text Connection (with Triangle Fire Video); 4.3 Key Terms and Section assessment
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/world/asia/garment-workers-stage-protest-in-bangladesh-after-deadly-fire.html
Thursday 11/29 Discussion Preparation; Independent Study Words; Study for Vocabulary quiz
Friday 11/30 Class Vocabulary and Flash Cards; Outline and RR w/vocabulary
Monday 11/26 4.1 Key Terms and People and Section Assessment p. 87 (1-4)
Tuesday 11/27 4.2 Key Terms and People and Section Assessment p. 94 (1-3); Read the following article and create a T-chart that compares and contrasts the fire in Bangladesh and the Triangle Waist Fire.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/world/asia/bangladesh-fire-kills-more-than-100-and-injures-many.html?hp&_r=0
Wednesday 11/28 Read article below and complete RR for 11/29 Type 4: Text to Text Connection (with Triangle Fire Video); 4.3 Key Terms and Section assessment
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/world/asia/garment-workers-stage-protest-in-bangladesh-after-deadly-fire.html
Thursday 11/29 Discussion Preparation; Independent Study Words; Study for Vocabulary quiz
Friday 11/30 Class Vocabulary and Flash Cards; Outline and RR w/vocabulary
Monday, November 19, 2012
Week of 11/19 - 11/23
Homework
Monday 11/19
801: Reading Response + Outline; Organize + decorate writing portfolios; Study for Vocabulary Quiz for words up to week of 11/12 (intrepid, austere, subordinate, emaciate, wistful)
802: Organize + decorate writing portfolio; Study for vocabulary quiz for words up to week of 11/12 (impoverished, conscientious, frugal, perpetual, atrocious); Complete vocabulary WS for week of 11/19 (arduous, obscure, endeavor, meticulous, eccentric).
Tuesday 11/20
Wednesday 11/21 RR for 11/22, RR + Outline for 11/26 using previous vocabulary; "The Raven" pop up book
Thursday 11/22 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
Friday 11/23
Monday 11/19
801: Reading Response + Outline; Organize + decorate writing portfolios; Study for Vocabulary Quiz for words up to week of 11/12 (intrepid, austere, subordinate, emaciate, wistful)
802: Organize + decorate writing portfolio; Study for vocabulary quiz for words up to week of 11/12 (impoverished, conscientious, frugal, perpetual, atrocious); Complete vocabulary WS for week of 11/19 (arduous, obscure, endeavor, meticulous, eccentric).
Tuesday 11/20
Wednesday 11/21 RR for 11/22, RR + Outline for 11/26 using previous vocabulary; "The Raven" pop up book
Thursday 11/22 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
Friday 11/23
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