7th and 8th graders have Accountable Talks today using argumentative texts. #RiseAsOne

7th graders practiced writing argumentative thesis statements, then they provided peer feedback. After all, the thesis is the road map for the essay. #RiseAsOne

8th graders working on their reflection after their Socratic Seminar. They read argumentative texts about social media and influencers for this Seminar, and they worked on including branching off questions in academic discussions. #RiseAsOne

8th wrote poems with metaphor dice,but I added another element to help them understand the process writers go through when crafting a poem, especially when it comes to analyzing poetry in MC questions.They had analysis&rationale questions similar to MC questions. #RiseAsOne

8th graders reviewed some tough questions through a review game the incorporated Connect 4. They love having a competition, and some were playing some serious defense! 7th graders have their turn tomorrow. #RiseAsOne

7th and 8th graders used #Writable to write their narrative essays and anonymously peer review narratives. They were able to review engaging narratives while enjoying some spring time candy. #RiseAsOne

I like this idea! I also want to do something with this for end of the year reflections!

8th graders preparing for their Socratic Seminar on The Outsiders while listening to 50s/60s music! I’m excited to hear their insights on the open-ended, debatable questions along with their questions they generate. #RiseAsOne

7th graders presented their dystopian worlds after reading dystopian literature. They had to include four dystopian elements and narrative elements in their world and story outline for an assigned dystopian scenario. #RiseAsOne

Have a wonderful and safe summer break! #RiseAsOne

Ready for the new school year! #RiseAsOne

8th graders have been asking questions about future discussions since they enjoyed them last year. We will be reviewing our Accountable Talk norms through a mini Accountable Talk with our psychology text “The Complexity of Fear.” #RiseAsOne

7th and 8th graders during their gallery walk to vote on the anchor paper response for their respective classes. #RiseAsOne

With our new Devil Time sessions through the Solution Tree PLC process, 8th graders have the extra opportunity to prepare for their cold-read test today by working with a mini cold-read with me. #RiseAsOne

7th graders finished their characterization analysis posters today! We will be doing a gallery walk activity on Monday on evidence, character traits, and story impact. #RiseAsOne

Excited for a day of learning! #ETNLit24

8th graders did a Gallery Walk with their “The Monkey’s Paw” user manuals in order to leave feedback. They were even able to read the extra credit pages created by their peers by creating a page they believed would be worthy of being in the user manual.

As someone who enjoys playing around with technology, I’m looking forward to trying Classroomscreen this week! I think the various widgets will be super handy, especially since some of them encourage kids to interact with the board. #RiseAsOne

Spooky week means setting the ambiance for creepy narrative writing!8th graders are working on flash fiction with a real abandoned place by focusing on organization,description,&dialogue.7th graders are working on snapshots with images by focusing on organization&descriptions.

7th graders in both classes hard at work on the altered book project! #RiseAsOne