tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76631038719696590862023-11-15T11:06:01.114-08:00Journeys...a year spent in an eighth grade Literacy LabUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663103871969659086.post-27008403533251340502009-05-25T19:37:00.000-07:002009-05-25T19:46:42.279-07:00Review Time!I cannot be with you today...sorry! My husband is having surgery today on his knee...a much needed surgery!<br /><br />Please keep this in mind as you review:<br /><ol><li>Study that list of terms I gave you last Friday. If you know those terms, you will make a great score on this test, which, remember, counts as 20% of your entire grade!</li><li>If needed, use your Reader's Notebook for more term info. </li><li>Haven't turned in your Reader's Notebook and want to keep it to study? Then turn your Reader's Notebook in tomorrow during semester test time.</li></ol><p>Still need to complete an assessment...or two? We will have plenty of time after the test on Tuesday to complete any and all assessments.</p><p>Questions? Comments? Concerns?</p><ul><li>Send those to me at <a href="mailto:tgillmore@batesvilleschools.org">tgillmore@batesvilleschools.org</a></li></ul><p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Good luck! Now study! Go ahead....STUDY!</span></strong></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663103871969659086.post-43985990017364898842009-04-22T08:36:00.001-07:002009-04-22T08:40:09.201-07:00Allude to Your NotesFor Friday, April 24, you are to complete the following:<br /><ol><li>Read the handout and underline any allusions. An allusion is when an author refers to something or someone.</li><li>Then as your read your novel, complete the back of the handout with any allusions you see referenced.</li></ol><p>REMINDER: Book four is due next Thursday, April 30.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663103871969659086.post-34337006832507562902009-04-22T07:44:00.000-07:002009-04-22T07:46:46.459-07:00Upcoming Deadlines!<strong>Read! Read! Read!</strong><br /><br />Assess! Assess! Assess!<br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;"><strong>Upcoming deadlines:</strong></span><br /><ul><li>Book 4: April 30</li><li>10 Vocabulary Cards: May 8</li><li>Book 5: May 12</li><li>Book 6: May 22</li></ul><p>Enjoy the other worlds you encounter through reading!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663103871969659086.post-15091100459088558072009-04-22T07:43:00.000-07:002009-04-22T07:49:05.315-07:00Earth Day ~ April 22Our <span style="color:#006600;">Earth Club</span> is very active this week…giving away shirts to those who recycle old cell phones and <a class="alignright" href="http://webclipart.about.com/library/weekly/aa031805.htm" target="_blank"></a>batteries, pencils to those who clean out their lockers and backpacks.<br /><br />So what can I do to celebrate as I wear my “<strong><span style="color:#006600;">Go Green</span></strong>” t-shirt tomorrow? I can incorporate this day with National Poetry Month! Here are some sites that I may share with my students:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.tooter4kids.com/classroom/earth_day_poems.htm" target="_blank">Tooter4Kids</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems51.html" target="_blank">CanTeach</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/earth-day/poems-rhymes/" target="_blank">Apples 4 the Teacher</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1556738/earth_day_poetry_2009.html?cat=42" target="_blank">Associated Content</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/tvsearch/site=TV&lowest_grade=100&highest_grade=112&type=web-resource%7Cgraphic-organizer%7Cslideshow%7Clesson-plan%7Carticle%7Creference%7Csample-worksheets%7Cquiz-lab-quiz%7Cprintable&sort_on=rank&theme=earth-day&max=250&fmt=adv&title=More%20Language%20Arts%20Resources%20for%20Earth%20Day&termname=reading-and-language-arts%7Cliterature" target="_blank">Teacher Vision</a> </li></ul><p>Choices, choices! </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663103871969659086.post-32676748350241353452009-01-02T11:30:00.000-08:002009-01-02T17:41:22.477-08:00Check out My Lastest Blog!Throughout 2009, one of my goals is to write book reviews as I complete the latest great read.<br /><br />Please check out <a href="http://mrsgbookreviews.blogspot.com/">Mrs. Gillmore's Book Reviews here</a>.<br /><br />Completed my first novel yesterday...<em>Twilight</em>!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663103871969659086.post-836619360945850302008-10-08T16:45:00.000-07:002008-10-08T16:50:37.216-07:00Diligence PaysWhat can I say? When in a reading class, one must read!<br /><br />I can say that I am jealous of my students in this class...imagine going to an 1 1/2 hour long class every other day where one is allowed to choose a book and then just set there and read! Sounds like a vacation to me!<br /><br />And these kiddos are literally surrounded by books, books there for their choosing.<br /><br />So let's read! And read!<br /><br />Remember you can access the mini-lesson handouts and project rubrics on our class wiki. Just <a href="http://mrsginfo.pbwiki.com/8th+Grade+Lit+Lab">click here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663103871969659086.post-69093836181505838262008-09-10T20:54:00.000-07:002008-09-10T20:56:03.128-07:009/11 RememberedToday I read "9/11 Remembered: An Eyewitness Account" to my eighth grade lit lab class and was proudly surprised with how my students responded when I said, "You may not remember what you were doing..." Didn't get to finish, for they quickly told me that they do remember exactly what they were doing on that day, seven years ago.<br /><br />May we never forget.<br /><br />For as vivid as our memories are, the memories of those there and of those who lost loved ones have to be that much more vivid.<br /><br />May we never forget.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663103871969659086.post-48550521828989141392008-08-23T08:59:00.000-07:002008-08-23T09:23:12.532-07:00The Twilight ZoneYes, I have entered the zone...again! <br /><br />My starting this <em>Twilight</em> series is thanks to several people:<br /><ol><li>My new bunch of <strong>8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> graders</strong>! During our first class together, I was purely amazed at your excitement for reading! Way to go! (I am sure this is, in part, thanks to Mrs. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Roepke's</span> inspiring room and her energy for this topic...thanks, Mrs. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Roepke</span>!).</li><li><strong>My high school students</strong> who have just finished the fourth book. Thanks, Adelle, for your commentary about the novels!</li><li><a href="http://justread.wordpress.com/">Mrs. Huff</a>...what can I say? She is a self-proclaimed vampire addict! Be careful around her...in her excitement she revealed a "spoiler," but that was okay...just made me want to read more to see how that spoiler comes to pass!</li><li>Mrs. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hubbell</span> - I was excited to hear that she is into this series! </li></ol><p>We are all excited about the upcoming release of the first <em>Twilight</em> movie release on November 21. Mark your calendars! I'll see you at the theater. In the mean time, though....</p><p><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Shhhh</span>...I'm entering the zone...the <em>Twilight</em> Zone! </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663103871969659086.post-87010094944046433692008-08-21T22:12:00.000-07:002008-08-21T22:23:57.335-07:00The Journey BeginsThis begins a blogging journey with a new group of students in a different building...but on a topic I really like...reading!<br /><br />As I thought about this class, I decided to read with them and re-start a series that I began nearly a year ago...yes, the <em><a href="http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/">Twilight</a></em> series...yes, book one. Shhh...don't give anything away (no spoilers!), for I know that many of you have already read this series!<br /><br />Just think, though, it won't be long until we can discuss this book.<br /><br />Will you be ready? Ready for the journey?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0