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ENGLISH 7 HONORS

Last week  read ¨Through the Tunnel¨ by Doris Lessing, learned about symbolism, and found examples of symbolism in the story.  Let me just say, one of the things I love about teaching is listening to what my students have to say in class.  Some of their interpretations and analysis were amazing!  Once they found quotes to use in their essays, I taught them how to blend their quotes into their writing.  We then learned how to analyze the quotes.  I included the meme below and would love you to ask your child what it means! They should know. :)  Many students finished their essays in class and were able to ask me for help as needed.  It was a very productive week!  I am so grateful for their willingness to learn and work hard.
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Here is an example of what one of my students turned in:

Student Sample


ENGLISH 7 COLLEGE PREP


Last week we read a story called "Charles." It had a great plot twist at the end!  We looked for examples of foreshadowing in the story and then completed an expanding summary activity.

  This led to writing a longer summary of the story. .  Students learned about TAG and practiced using transitions in their summaries.  They then turned in their final drafts to turnitin.com.  It was a productive week!

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2014 at 9:51 AM

    READ,CHARLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  2. TeachermamaSeptember 25, 2014 at 10:03 AM

    I hope you can figure out how to leave a comment!

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  3. TeachermamaSeptember 26, 2014 at 8:50 AM

    I think that the think aloud in class is very helpful. I have loved school with you for the past for weeks, and I'm excited for the rest of the year.

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  4. TeachermamaSeptember 26, 2014 at 8:50 AM

    I really enjoyed the story that we read this week. It was interesting to learn about the rivalry between a snake and a cobra.

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  5. TeachermamaSeptember 26, 2014 at 8:51 AM

    I liked working in groups and looking for symbolism in the story.

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  6. TeachermamaSeptember 26, 2014 at 8:51 AM

    The activities and worksheets helped me write the essay.

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  7. TeachermamaSeptember 26, 2014 at 8:52 AM

    I liked taking the short notes on important key terms. The story was confusing and hard for me to comprehend. The videos did not help me much.

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2014 at 1:36 PM

    I think that Charles is a funny story, and my favorite part is "There is no Charles in our class."

    Reeve Barratt

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2014 at 8:12 AM

    I liked reading Through the Tunnel in class, it was a fun story.

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2014 at 8:55 AM

    we really liked how we stopped after each section and wrote down a few things

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2014 at 8:55 AM

    i had a great week in english

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2014 at 8:57 AM

    I really enjoyed the story.

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2014 at 8:58 AM

    I had a vivaouse learning experence in your classroom

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2014 at 9:10 AM

    There was a lot of good foreshadowing.

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2014 at 9:19 AM

    Charles is a funny story with a great twist at the end. I definitely recommend reading the story.

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2014 at 9:24 AM

    I'm having so much fun learning in your class. I love how when we were reading, "Charles", we read a section and then stopped and took notes. That helped me understand the story better

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  17. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2014 at 9:25 AM

    I am glad that we read the story "Charles." It was really funny.

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  18. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2014 at 10:09 AM

    hello i loved the last story that we read

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  19. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2014 at 10:12 AM

    I really liked the story "Rikki Tikki Tavi" because it was action-packed and I loved the style of storytelling.

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  20. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2014 at 7:47 AM

    Hello

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  21. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2014 at 7:51 AM

    I loved the short story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi because it has a wonderful plot and the author uses great language to give you an insight into the characters mind. Also, I love stories where animals can talk. Those types of stories are almost always amazing!

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