Lately

Students have been working so hard this month on character analysis essays - I'm so proud of them.  Today is our mock writing assessment - students are writing a timed essay in class to analyze a major character in the book or short story of their choice.  This test is designed to be a 7th grade version of AP tests they will encounter in high school when they take AP courses for Literature and Language.
Their final essay (on Langston Hughes' "Thank You M'am") for this unit is due on Monday, 10-31-2011.  Students may email their essays to me at clairehardin@hotmail.com or bring a hard copy to class on Monday (or both).  If you email, make sure you send it BEFORE class on Monday.  We will not be going to the computer lab and students will not be allowed to email or print their papers during class time.

Next week, we'll begin our fall novel, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton.  Most students have this book (and many have started reading already!) but if any have not yet secured their copy, please do so asap.  Students will need their copy in class with them daily starting on Friday, November 4.