Today I explained the ins and outs of exam week -- Jan. 24th - 28th.
The English 8 exam will be on Tuesday, Jan 25th in the morning from 8:45 to 11:00. The exam will count for 20% of the students' overall grade. Jan. 26-28th are project completion days (only students who are failing or at risk of failing will have to attend).
In class today we discussed the term imagery and students began working on their "Creative Writing -- Memory Assignment" where they imagine they are the Giver as they transmit a memory to a person (using descriptive writing). The focus of the assignment is to have students use imagery and descriptive writing to engage ALL FIVE SENSES.
Students worked on this during class and a good copy will be due for homework.
