We finished our short story unit last week - and it culminated with students writing a newsletter or newspaper article about their stories. They had many choices - stories to read, activities to try, and writing options. What wit seventh graders demonstrate when given choice! This past week, we focused on analyzing poetry - see our "scholars' notes" for titles and authors. We read each poem about five or so times, looking for new information each time so we could truly understand the nuances of each. (We then practiced with PARCC-type questions, as well.) We ended the week with a student-selected topic for our article of the week - swimming dogs who help children who are disabled in some way.
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