Socratic Circle

There are many students that "check-out" mentally at the end of the school year...but not these kiddos in English class!

WOW!! 

With only a few days of school left, these students collaborated together to have deep conversations about their generation. They read and annotated two poems in class both titled "Lost Generation" by Jonathan Reed. One poem had a positive outlook on their generation, and the other had a negative outlook on their generation. These kids dug deep to discuss problems their generation will face, why those problems are there, and how they can make them better. I could not be more proud of the maturity they had today as they discussed difficult topics and ways to improve their generation. Very proud of the growth in these students this year!


Quotes from the discussion:

"Everyone says we're the future...but we need to act like we're the future"

"We need to be leaders instead of followers. We can lead our generation to care for others instead of themselves"

"We will make an impact. It just may be positive impact or negative impact."

"It's not just for our generation, but the generations after us"

These two had a great moment in 7th period today! 

4th Nine Weeks Benchmark

We will take the 4th nine weeks benchmark test today. Make sure you read each question and all of the answer choices carefully. See the directions below:

• Click on the link below
• Enter the room number posted on the board
• Type your name: (last name, first name)
• Take the test 
• Once you finish, continue working on your narrative poem about the Space Race.
• Pick one person's perspective from which to write (we brainstormed different perspectives to choose on Thursday).  
• Write a poem with a complete story (plot line). 
• 25 lines
• It can't be free verse, but you can choose your own rhyme scheme. 
• Go to Rhymezone.com for help if needed. 

Follow this link to take your grammar test online: Socrative

Poetry Note-taker

We will have a poetry test on Friday, May 6th. Here is the link to the poetry note-taker that we used in class. If you misplace your copy, you can print a new one here.

Poetry Note-taker