April 2

Virtual Classroom

My thanks to those of you who participated (or tried very hard to participate (technology is a blessing except when it isn’t)) in virtual class meet-ups/check-ins on Tuesday and Wednesday. It was great to hear your voices and in some cases, meet your pets. Lucy and Obi were happy to make their first on-screen appearance. Please contact me directly via e-mail or Remind if you want to schedule a one-on-one or small group meeting outside of the Tuesday/Wednesday slot.

 

I know that the Governor’s speech yesterday was met with a mix of emotions… As I learn more about how Cobb County and Griffin intend for us to move forward, I’ll post it here.

Enjoy the sunshine with a good book. (Also contact me if you’re running out of books (or with other needs, I can help or find people to help.)

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March 26

ELA = Tuesday, Reading = Wednesday

To help our students maintain an academic routine that does not lead to overlapping schedules, the 8th Grade has created a calendar.

ELA will be the focus on Tuesdays

My reading classes will be the focus on Wednesday

Any ZOOM or video conferencing will occur during this timeframe.

I will make recordings of lessons available outside this timeframe also, and am available for one-on-one conferencing at other times.

Zoom Meeting Weekly Schedule
TEACHER TIME ZOOM Tuesday

ELA

Wednesday

Reading

 *Please contact specific teachers for office hours and tutoring outside of these days.
    ID
Clavin 12:30-1 211-807-5615

https://zoom.us/j/2118075615
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March 19

Save the World (or some of it) by Social Distancing

Just got a reminder from the school nurse that she asked be passed on to you all:

 

Please help remind students that while schools are closed, they need to be social distancing (that includes play dates…) and with the amount of cases we have in the area, everyone should be self-monitoring for symptoms. Please share this link with your class:  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/ and https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/index.html.

 

Take care!

 

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March 15

Remote Classroom/Online Learning

Dear Students (and Parents)–

Assignments for this week are posted on the pages for each subject, ELA and Reading.

I will be sending Remind notices when I post lessons. I will answering emails and responding to Reminds at least twice daily. As some of the platforms we will be using are new, we will be learning together.  I look forward to creating an online community during this unusual time.

I will be updating this blog later in the week as we know more about the length of time that we will be outside of the physical school.

 

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January 10

Signpost Note Sheet

Signpost What it is Question What the question reveals.
Aha Moment Discovers realizes, understands, or finally figures something out, How might this change things? If the characters solves a problem, infer the conflict. life lesson?, you learned the theme.
Again and Again a word, phrase, object, or situation mentioned over and over Why does this keep showing up again and again?” The answers will tell you about the theme and conflict, or they might foreshadow what will happen later.
Contrast & Contradictions a character says or does something that is opposite (contradicts) what he/she has been saying or doing all along, or acts in a way you would not expect, ​

 

 Why is the character doing that?” “Is this going to change the story? help you make a prediction or inference about the plot or the conflict
Memory Moment Interruption in the action to share a memory or flashback, ​

 

 Why might this memory be important?” “What can this tell me about the character? tell you a conflict, help you learn about the character’s past (characterization), or it might foreshadow what will happen later
Words of the Wiser character (who’s probably older and lots wiser) takes the main character aside and gives serious advice, ​

 

 “What’s the life lesson, and how might it affect the character?” Whatever the lesson is, you’ve probably found a theme
Tough Questions a character asks himself/herself (or another character) a very difficult question How is this question important to the story and how do you think the character will answer it? character’s internal conflict and/or found a theme
       
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November 20

Animation Options

Be a part of a (semi-) democratic process:

 

Try an account with 1 of these websites:

https://www.powtoon.com/index/

https://animoto.com

https://dashboard.moovly.com/register

 

Try to create a 30 second video about your favorite cartoon character (remember the one you wrote about last week?) Provide: Name, Show/movie,  and why you liked them.

Tell me (on the scrap paper I give you)

  1. Was it easy to sign up?
  2. Could you sign up for free?
  3. Was the platform/product easy to use?
  4. Did you like it?
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