Larry's Fourth Blog!

 Agenda

Take a minute 

Blog corrections

Readers workshop

Week 8 QQSL

Literature circles

HW: RJ 8.3 Read/IXL for 20-30 minutes ＆ record

The class started as per usual! We walk in, sit in our chairs, and write down the agenda. After that Roxy goes up and reads her blog to the class. When she finishes and sits back down, she starts looking around the room to see who will be her next victim; it was me of course. I make eye contact with Roxy and, I shake my head, showing her not to choose me, but I got chosen. We transition into reader's workshop, and Ms. Nakada then goes around the room checking everyone's reading journals. When we finish with that, Ms. Nakada puts on the lines of this week, "Ain't I a Woman"  By Sojourner Truth. I personally think the first version was better, and so did pretty much everyone else. Sorry, Jerry and, Ms. Nakada. After listening to the lines we then annotate/look deeper into them. After that, discussion we go into literature circles! The bell then rings, after a while. Saved by the bell once again!

Roxy's Fourth Blog 🤯

 Agenda

Take a Minute

Blog Corrections

Week 8 QQSL

Literature Circles

Homework: Read 8.2/iReady/IXL for 20/30 minutes and record!

I walked into class, setting up my agenda and Taking a Minute with the class. 
I took a snooze, before realizing I was picked to write the blog once more--and I didn't even care as much as I used to.
Anyway, Ms. Nakada asked to see our reading journals from the night prior, insisting that we don't lie to our parents about not having homework.
After that, we transitioned into our QQSL which was song, and we listened to the song "***Flawless" by Beyoncé and Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche. The song discussed the discrimination that women and girls face.
Progressing on, we formed into our Literature Circles and discussed with our groups what book we would choose to research and read.
Saved by the bell once again, we packed up and left.

Ashkan's Fourth Blog

 Agenda:

take a minute

blog corrections

letter collection

readers workshop

week 8: Q.Q.S.L

lit circles.

HW: iReady/ Reading/ IXL for 20-30 minutes.

    The class started with Alex reading his blog, after he read it he chose me for the blog. Ms. Nakada was having us set up our reading journals for this week, and Peter was sitting in his chair. Ms. Nakada asked the class why we were lying to our parents about doing homework due to when it was zoom time and everyone lied to their parents about school.

    The class had a discussion about how women are treated unfairly from men in the past, and still even now. We also discussed how this affects out school and the people. 

Quote: "The measure of any society is how it treats its women and girls." Michelle Obama

Question: How do you experience both privilege and oppression? 

Later on we started literature circles. There are four roles each group will have: 1. predictor 2. clarifier 3. summarizer 4. questioners. The class ended. We all went home.

Alexander's Fourth Blog

Agenda

take a minute

blog corrections

letter collection

week 7: quiz

HW

Get letters signed-

8th Grade Pictures

M  O  N  D  A  Y

Last Friday, we walked into class and settled into take a minute. The fire drill rang right after the blog corrections, we took the quiz and left.

Roxy's Third Blog🖌️

ㆍAgenda 

・Take a Minute

・Blog Corrections

・Readers Workshop/SLC Letters

・Week 7: QQSL

HW: Get SLC Letters read and signed! 

I walked into class, and sat down at my desk. I knew that the inevitable was going to come, and impending doom was surrounding me.
Ms. Nakada instructed us to write down the agenda, then sit quietly. Strangely enough, we did not take a minute like we usually did.
After that, Noah was called up to read his blog, for some, it was just a kid reading, but for me it was different. I knew for a fact that mischievous child was going to pick me, and I knew that I couldn't do anything about it.
I was picked. I stood a fight for a bit, stalled some time for myself, but I was forced to sit in the front and click at this computer at the end of it all.
As I sulked, we took out our English notebooks to work on our Student Led Conference letters, which are going to be used tonight. We worked on them for a bit, the classroom staying stagnant, but not silent.
Subsequently, Ms. Nakada announced she would be passing back our previously graded works, and she did just that; though she obviously couldn't pass back 500+ papers on her own and she recruited some students to help.
When all the papers were finally passed back, we went into the last part of QQSL, the lines.

"We Real Cool" Gwendolyn Brooks

This poem was very well made, and perfectly conveys a story with just a few words.
Finally, once we finished QQSL, we packed up early and waited for dismissal.

Elias :] fourth blog

AGENDA

take a minute 

blog corrections 

reader's workshop/SLC letters

week 7 : Q.Q.S.L

Today we walked into class, we put our chairs down after that manuel got up and read his blog after he read his blog he chosed me to do the next blog.Today we read an article about slavery and about presidents after that we just had to write something to our parents about how we are doing in class after that we went and we  dint get  to listen to the song of the weel 'freedom'' ''bye beyonce'' ' kendrick lamar          after that we packed up and push our chairs and left.  

Noah's Fourth Blog

Agenda 

Take A Minute

Blog Corrections

Reader's/Writer's Workshop

Week 7: Q-Q-S-L

SLC Letters

The class entered the classroom and got ready to right down the agenda in the planners. After take a minute, Roxy sat down and read her blog where at the end there was a worm smoking a substance. Roxy then choose me to do the blog, womp womp. I sat down and started it while we began to work on our book projects. Much later we opened our notebooks and listened to the song of the week which was "Freedom" by Beyonce & Kendrick Lamar. Afterwards, we started out student led conferencing letters for our parents. We started to pack up, put our chairs up, and wait to be dismissed.

Roxy's Second Blog👽

 Agenda

Take a minute

Blog Corrections

Readers Workshop

Week 7

Book Projects

Homework: Make-up Reading Journals, Book Projects due Tomorrow!

We started off class by writing down our Agenda, and then taking a minute of peace. After that, Larry was called up to read his blog; which was quite descriptive, and I liked it. Unfortunately for me, my streak of luck ran out, and I was automatically chosen as the last blogger after avoiding it for an entire semester.

Next, we began to discuss our 8th grade benefits for the end of the year, and dues on shirts and sweaters for the occasion. On the same topic, we went over a field trip sheet for MB2 Raceway.
After we finished going over the slip as a class, we went into our QQSL. 

"Take all the courses in your curriculum. Do the research. Ask questions. Be curious." Katherine Johnson

We had an interesting discussion about the Question, which asked us how we should celebrate President's Day. I personally loved having a day off, but don't really care about the presidents.

After QQSL, we talked about Book Projects, then the bell rang and we packed up.

Larry's Third Blog!

Agenda 

1. Take a minute 

2. Blog corrections

3. Readers/Writers Workshop

4. Week 6 Quiz

5. Literature Circles 

6. HW: Enjoy the 3-day Weekend!! Hooray! 

Everybody walks into class gets seated and take out their binder reminders; at least assume everyone did.  Ms. Nakada then puts the meditation, but Ashkan decides to see if he could get away with eating a whole orange in class. Ms. Nakada turns around, and Ashkan shoves the orange into his mouth. 

"Ashkan," the boy with an orange in his mouth replies with, "yes". After he was told to step outside Dianna starts reading her blog to the class, it was perfectly done! So we got a point and, we now are going to have pizza as our class reward! Hot and Steamy! Because Roxy wasn't here I had to do the blog. I was so close to being the last person chosen. One away, just one away. I move my stuff, sit down and, get ready to do the blog. Ms. Nakada gets up and walks around the room checking binder reminders and, reading journals, when suddenly! Noah starts distrusting the class, talking about how his mom should be ok with him having all D's because it's still technically a passing grade. Ms. Nakada asks Noah if he's actually learning stuff in school? Noah shocked by this assumption and, starts defending himself. When Ms. Nakada finishes checking, we then transition into reader's/writer's workshop. So we do just that. Everyone reads, or works on their Inside Out and Back Again essay. Our time is up, Ms Nakada announces to the class that we can now start our Week 6 Quiz. Finally, the bell rings! The school day is over. Saved by the bell once again!

Diana's Third Blog

 Agenda

take a minute

blog corrections

reader´s / writer´s workshop

week 6: QQSL

Literature Circles

HW: RJ 6.3 Read or IXL or iReady for 20-30 min.

We started off sixth period with Dani reading her blog. Once she finished reading her blog, she then chose me. After correcting her blog, we then started doing reader's workshop. Ms. Nakada then went around passing around the lines of the week called "Sonnet 18" by William Shakespeare. Then, Ms. Nakada replayed the song from yesterday called "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keyes and then discussed the meaning of the song. Next, we went over the lines and talked about what they meant. After, we packed up and left.

Dani´s Third Blog

 AGENDA

Take a minute

Blog corrections

Reader´s/Writer´s workshop

Week Six: QQSL

Literature Circles

HW

RJ 6.2 Read or IXL or iReady for 20-30 minutes

As we settled into sixth period, we all took out our binder reminders to write down the agenda. Then, Ms. Nakada started take a minute. After, Lunden came up to read her blog and picked me to do the blog next. Then, we all started going over "Eighth Grade Contributions, Experiences, and Adventures 2023-2024" packet to be prepared for our important dates. Once we finished going over the packet, we pulled out our reading journals and continued week six QQSL. 

"People spend their whole lives looking for love. Poems and songs and entire novels are written about it. But how can you trust something that can end as soon as it begins." Nicola Yoon. 

Question: Can you make someone fall in love? 

Song: "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keyes

After, we packed up and left.

Lunden's Third Blog

AGENDA

new seats

take a minute 

blog corrections

reader's/writer's workshop

Week 6: Q.Q.S.L

Literature Circles

HW

RJ 6.1 Read or IXL or iReady for 20-30 mins

We started off the day, coming into class and being assigned new seats. When getting situated in our new seats, Genesis came to the front of the class to read her third blog. Once she finished reading, she picked on me to do the blog next. We then did independent work by completing our Inside Out & Back Again essays while Ms. Nakada went around the room checking everyone's reading journal from last week. After, we began to talk about how to write bibliographies and works cited. After half of the class went back to finish their essays, while the other half took out their English notes books to begin doing Week 6: Q.Q.S.L. The bell soon rang, and we all left class.

Genesis' Third Blog

 AGENDA

Take a minute 

Blog Corrections

Reader's Workshop

Week 5: Q Q S L

HOMEWORK: 

IO&BA RJ 5.3 read or IXL or iReady for 20-30 minutes

        In the beginning, the class wrote down the agenda, did blog corrections, and had a reader's workshop. After that, the class took out their English journal and glued the lines of the week onto the page, and had a conversation about the poem. Once the class had done all that, they worked on their IO&BA essays. Then, the bell rang, and class ended.

Devin's Third Blog

 AGENDA

Take a minute

Blog Corrections

Reader's Workshop

Week 5 QQSL

I.O.&.B.A. Essays

The bell rang and people got out their binder reminders to write down today's agenda while Ms. Nakada played this week's take a minute. After the video was over, Yaretzi read her blog and chose me. I packed up my stuff, and Ms. Nakada went around to check everyone's reading journals. She then went over everyone's iReady goals. We started reader's workshop but most people were talking. After reader's workshop was over Ms. Nakada talked about how there were only 16 weeks left in the school year and to make them count. Then, we listened and analyzed the song of the week: "Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday. This song is about the very violent and disturbing history of the United States. Then, we packed up, and the bell rang. :)

Yaretzi's Third Blog

 Agenda 

Take a minute 

Blog corrections 

reader's workshop 

Week 5: Q Q S L 

I.O. & B. A. essays 

HW- RJ 5.1 Read for 20-30 minutes 

We started off the period by watching a video about a Ground Hog Day movie and then writing our reading journals for the week. After that, we started writing our Week 5 Q Q S L and talked about it. Then, we started working on our essays. Finally, we packed up and left.

Natalie's Third Blog

 Take A Minute

Blog Corrections

reader's workshop

I.O.+B.A. essays

week 4 quiz

HW: It's Ground Hog Day!

            We started the period by taking a minute. Matthew read his blog, and Ms. Nakada corrected it. We did reader's workshop and then transitioned into our I.O.+B.A. essays. We got about a paragraph into the essay, took the week four quiz, packed up, and left.

Matthew's Third Blog

 Agenda

Take a minute

Blog corrections

Reader's Workshop

I.O. & B.A. Essays

HW: RJ 4.4 Read or spend 20-30 minutes on IXL or iReady. Record minutes / summary 

We started off the day by coming into the classroom taking a minute. Afterwards, we had Alejandro read his blog, and he picked me to do the next one. We corrected all of the mistakes inside his blog and shortly after started reader's workshop. We then started working on the Inside Out & Back Again T chart and looked for lines in the "Faces" and "Refugee Children"articles that were about fleeing and finding home. We then packed up for the day and left.