Happy New Year everyone. Thank you for your good wishes. Jamie -from 834, I have a feeling you will really enjoy the Journalistic Feature Writing study even more than before. We'll work on it full force as soon as the ELA test is over. And Miguel - from 834, I most certainly do remember that handshake! To all you girls and guys in 634, 734, & 834 READ, READ, READ... and WRITE, WRITE, WRITE! Right? Right! See you next year.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 3:49 PM
Congrats to J.B. of 834 for having a letter published in Outrun, issue #30. Way to go!
Congrats to Iliana, Brian, Jimmy and Samantha of Class 634 for getting a '90' or higher on your Katherine Paterson book test.
Congrats to Riky of Class 634 for being nominated 'Student of the Month.' Keep up the good work and keep those comments coming.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 4:17 PM
ELA Test in One Month
634/ 734/ 834
It's time to practice for the ELA Test in school and on your own. Here are a few suggestions:
*Practice note taking while listening to the news.
(Abbreviate. Write key words/phrases only. Read back your notes and summarize in a paragraph.)
* Review some of the practice tests we've done. (See what you got wrong and how you were tricked.)
* Check my links for ELA practice sites and try some.
* Write an essay comparing and contrasting two articles, stories, a poem and a story, etc. Bring it in to school for extra credit.
* Read a story, an article, a recipe, a newspaper ad... ANYTHING! Make up multiple choice type questions for it, and test your friends or family. (Try to trick them by including choices that are half true OR true - but do not address the quesion or the selection.) Bring in your selection and your questions for extra credit.
RIKY from 634: Thank you for your comment. I'm so glad you have access to the internet. Keep visiting my blog and my sites.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 9:55 AM
634: You should be finishing up your Katherine Paterson books. Have you checked out my links to find out how Katherine Paterson's experiences have influenced her writing?
734: How's your executive summary research going? Check out Ms. Ostapak's and my links for more information. Don't forget to use the nonfiction reading strategies we've been working on to help you understand your material.
834: How are you enjoying your magazine interviews? Don't forget to use the nonfiction strategies we've been working to help you appreciate and understand the magazines and their articles better.
Congratulations to Josephine, Miguel, and Mariselis for getting a 100% on "The Fight for Suffrage" test.
Susana thank you for your comment. Keep them coming.
Paris, thank you for your comment. I recommend you try reading a different genre. Try one of the Dear America historical fiction journals. I think you'll find it interesting.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 12:58 PM
Think About This
634, 734, & 834
As we approach the mid January ELA test dates, you should visit the links I provided that address the strategies you will need. Also check out the author study links and gain some insight into how the author's life affected his/her writing.
634: You should be finishing up your Katherine Paterson books this week. You will be tested on them. Check out my Katherine Paterson link. See if her background explains her choice of characters, setting, or plot.
734: Check out the links for your issues. Remember, as you do your research to determine what is important, interesting, and imminenetly forgettable. Also, you must be able to distinguish facts from opinions! I am waiting to hear from you guys.
834: Start reading magazine articles that interest you as we begin the journalistic feature article study.
Click on the "COMMENTS" button and let me know what you think. I'll write you back.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 5:10 PM
Check out my links!
634, 734, & 834
As we approach the mid January ELA test dates, you should visit the links I provided that address the strategies you will need. Also check out the author study links and gain some insight into how the author's life affected his/her writing.
734: Check out the local & national issues links for some of the issues we discussed in class.
I am waiting to hear from you guys. Click on the "COMMENTS" button and let me know what you think. I'll write you back.
Posted by Mrs. Varga at 10:33 AM
