Ms. Moss's Current Read:
review"Both unflinching and tender, heartbreaking and triumphant. A lyrical and riveting testament to the strength of the human spirit, as well as the power of family and community. This is an extraordinary book by an extraordinary writer.
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Take a lookA hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. A hard drinker, largely absent, he doesn't show concern for much else. Esch and her three brothers are stocking food, but there isn't much to save. A big-hearted novel about familial love and community against all odds, and a wrenching look at the lonesome, brutal, and restrictive realities of rural poverty, Salvage the Bones is muscled with poetry, revelatory, and real.
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updates: Fall Break Extra Credit
Students were giving a fall break extra credit opportunity. Parents, family members, and friends are urged to get involved and help! Please read each task in its entirety and be ready to document task by either video or photograph. Student [GET LIT] flags must be present in each video/photo for full credit. Please email me with any questions!
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updates: HWL and WL - September 9, 2019
Hello Parents-
Students have been given a RAK calendar for September. These calendar gives students the opportunity to do something kind within their communities, but they also give students the opportunity to receive extra credit points toward an assignment.
If students provide evidence of completion of task (parent signature, photo, video, screenshot, etc) they can receive 1 point of extra credit for every two RAKS they complete. That is a total of 15 points for the month of September.
Students are not required to complete all tasks to receive credit.
This is an ongoing extra credit opportunity, as I will give a calendar for every month of this semester. These extra credit points can easily push a 69 up to a 70; 79 to 80, or 89 to 90.
I will not be offering other extra credit opportunities outside of these.
Attached.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Students have been given a RAK calendar for September. These calendar gives students the opportunity to do something kind within their communities, but they also give students the opportunity to receive extra credit points toward an assignment.
If students provide evidence of completion of task (parent signature, photo, video, screenshot, etc) they can receive 1 point of extra credit for every two RAKS they complete. That is a total of 15 points for the month of September.
Students are not required to complete all tasks to receive credit.
This is an ongoing extra credit opportunity, as I will give a calendar for every month of this semester. These extra credit points can easily push a 69 up to a 70; 79 to 80, or 89 to 90.
I will not be offering other extra credit opportunities outside of these.
Attached.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
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updates: H. World Literature - August 29, 2019
Students will have their first summative assignment this Friday, August 30th. They will be engaging in a Socratic Seminar. This seminar requires being prepared ahead of time (reading the short story "Like the Sun" and completing the Socratic Seminar Preparation sheet), discussing and responding to questions from the SSP sheet with each other, and commenting on how well other students performed during the seminar. Click button for sheets/activities.
Students will be assessed for contributing to and engaging in discussion without teacher (me) intervening.
At the end of class tomorrow, students will staple together: Magnet Summary on R.K. Narayan, "Like the Sun" annotations, Literary Analysis Chart, Socratic Seminar Preparation, and Observation Log.
Students will be assessed for contributing to and engaging in discussion without teacher (me) intervening.
At the end of class tomorrow, students will staple together: Magnet Summary on R.K. Narayan, "Like the Sun" annotations, Literary Analysis Chart, Socratic Seminar Preparation, and Observation Log.