Sunday, November 17, 2013
Baby Eva is here!
Hi guys! Sorry it's taken me so long to post pictures! I came to school the morning of Wednesday, November 6, left early and had the baby at 11:50 PM. Baby Eva weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. and apparently was in a hurry because I didn't get to finish out the week and say goodbye to you guys! I hope you're having fun with Ms. Farah; she sent me pictures of the shields you made and they look great! I plan on being back at the beginning of February and will see you then!
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Joseph Campbell
http://www.biography.com/people/joseph-campbell-9236309
http://www.biography.com/people/joseph-campbell-9236309
Hero's Journey Vocabulary
Hero's Journey
Handout/pdf of the stages of the hero's
journey http://mythologyteacher.com/documents/TheHeroJourney.pdf
Hero's Journey through Star Wars http://mythologyteacher.com/documents/HeroJourneyStarWars.pdf
Hero's Journey though Lion King http://mythologyteacher.com/documents/HeroJourneyLionKing.pdf
* Hero's Journey through the Percy Jackson series http://learni.st/users/52016/boards/15712-hero-s-journey-in-percy-jackson
* Blank template of the Hero's Journey http://mythologyteacher.com/documents/HeroJourneyChart.pdf
Type of Heroes http://mythologyteacher.com/documents/TypesofHeroes.pdf
Hero's Journey worksheet http://www.bigfoot.k12.wi.us/~staff/brower/lit%20heritage/hero's%20journey%20worksheet.pdf
Hero's journey worksheet http://psdweb.parklandsd.org/livesey/Livesey/CP_files/MonomythTracing.pdf
Great resource for all things hero http://www.mythologyteacher.com/The-Hero's-Journey.php
More resources http://www.alemany.org/ourpages/auto/2008/6/11/1213214918622/Honors_11th_Grade_-_Summer_Homework.pdf
Heroic Cycle: http://www.uky.edu/~aubel2/eng104/myth/hero.pdf
Heroic Cycle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monomyth
Friday, October 4, 2013
Hero Books
For the next unit, you will be working in literature circles and reading a hero novel. You have six books to choose from based on an interest survey of ten original titles. The book options are:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Leviathan by Scott Westerfield
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Graceling by Kristen Cashore
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Please click on the links above to read about the titles. Choose the book that sounds the most interesting to you! Books are due by October 28. That is the day we will start reading them in class. We will set up reading guides and you will spend four weeks reading your book, mostly outside of class, and one or two days a week you will be meeting with your teacher-assigned group to discuss your book. We will also have weekly reading quizzes.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Leviathan by Scott Westerfield
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Graceling by Kristen Cashore
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Please click on the links above to read about the titles. Choose the book that sounds the most interesting to you! Books are due by October 28. That is the day we will start reading them in class. We will set up reading guides and you will spend four weeks reading your book, mostly outside of class, and one or two days a week you will be meeting with your teacher-assigned group to discuss your book. We will also have weekly reading quizzes.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Mrs. Smith Approved Quote Sites for Your Essays
Brainy Quote
Addicted 2 Success
Good Reads
Quote Garden
*Remember, your essay must include one quote that you set up in your own words. In other words, the entire sentence must not be in quotation marks. Start the sentence with who said it or why it is important and then present the quote. Print the quote out so we can create a Noodle Tools citation for it on Tuesday. See Mrs. Smith if you have any questions.
Addicted 2 Success
Good Reads
Quote Garden
*Remember, your essay must include one quote that you set up in your own words. In other words, the entire sentence must not be in quotation marks. Start the sentence with who said it or why it is important and then present the quote. Print the quote out so we can create a Noodle Tools citation for it on Tuesday. See Mrs. Smith if you have any questions.
Friday, September 6, 2013
Sample Advice Articles
Articles:
Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/successful-people-best-advice_n_2776811.html
Business Insider http://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-best-advice-2013-2?op=1
Prodigal Magazine http://www.prodigalmagazine.com/best-advice/
The Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/9764931/The-101-best-pieces-of-advice-ever-received.html
Another Forbes Article http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonnazar/2013/07/23/20-things-20-year-olds-dont-get/
Regina Brett Editorial: http://www.behavioralinstitute.org/FreeDownloads/TIPS/45%20Lessons%20life%20taught%20me_%20By%20Regina%20Brett.pdf
Justice David Souter http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/05/text-of-justice-david-souters-speech/
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Graduation Speeches
In class Thursday: Choose one of the following speeches to watch and evaluate:
*If you are on a school computer, you will not be able to watch a youtube video and you must choose one of the Harvard videos.
*If you are on a school computer, you will not be able to watch a youtube video and you must choose one of the Harvard videos.
Oprah Winfrey-Harvard 2013
Fareed Zakaria
Amy Poehler
Steve Jobs (needs the passcode)
J.K. Rowling (needs the passcode)
JFK (needs passcode)
John Stewart (needs passcode)
Conan O'Brian (needs passcode)
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Welcome Back!
Welcome to 8th grade Language Arts class with Mrs. Smith! I do not post on this website every day, as you can always check the Rulers' homework on our team page at strongnet.org. Check here periodically for information you may need if you were absent. Absent work is also in the absent bin in the classroom and posted on the calendar in the front of the room. We are starting out the year with a unit on success and we will be reading a variety of fiction and non-fiction works all on the topic of success. This will take us at least five weeks to get through and will include an essay and a speech. I am excited to begin the school work with you!
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