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| Mr. De Jesús enjoying the experience! |
April 21, 2015
Scholastic Book Fair 2015
The Scholastic Book Fair was brought to the school for two days to promote reading and the English language. The Book Fair was displayed in the Cooperating Teacher's (Mrs. Aponte) classroom and students were invited to pass by the English classroom throughout the day on both days. The Book Fair was in the school on Thursday, April 9 and Friday, April 10, 2015. We were happy to see students buying books and showing an interest to reading.
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| Book Fair Display |
Poems of the day
As part of the Unit 10.5 (Create!) and Unit 12.6 (Poetic Justice), the initial activities of the class will include a poem to read and appreciate the diverse themes and styles of different poets. In the pictures below, I included the two poems for April 14 (We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks) and April 15 (Dreams by Langston Hughes).
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| Poems of the Day |
Poetry word walls
For April and May, both grades will cover the topic of Poetry. The units are titled Unit 10.5 - Create! (10th grade) and Unit 12.6 - Poetic Justic (12th grade). In this picture, you will see a list of 23 words related to poetry and examples of poetic devices. Students will engage in writing workshops by writing different types of poems for a lap book. The vocabulary serves as an introduction to poetry.
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| Basic poetry concepts |
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| Examples of poetic devices |
Word Walls (Complete)
These are the word walls with the complete vocabulary used in both units for 10th grade (Unit 10.4 - My World) and 12th grade (Unit 12.4 - Then and Now).
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| Word wall of Unit 10.4 - My World |
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| Word wall of Unit 12.4 - Then and Now |
April 20, 2015
Word Walls
In order to keep my students on track about the topics we are covering, I prepared word walls for both grades. The word walls below have vocabulary used in the units 10.4 (My World) and 12.4 (Then and Now). Both units focus on informational texts and writing non-fiction texts.
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| Vocabulary of Unit 12.4: Then and Now |
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| Vocabulary of Unit 10.4: My World |
English Week 2015
English Week was celebrated in the week March 16 - 20. The theme of English Week 2015 was: Diversity in English Promotes Unity for Future Generations. The activities done to commemorate English Week were the following: Word Search, Poster & Dictionary Competitions, Charades, and Spelling Bee. The vocabulary was related to diversity in language, cultures, and people. We enjoyed celebrating diversity in the English language!
Bulletin board promoting English Week (Prepared by 12-1 students)
Display of posters celebrating diversity in English
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