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Photo Captions Contest
Recently, my seventh graders were asked to write one caption for each of the seven photos in the Google Presentation below. I explained to my students that I would select five captions for each photo and then ask people to … Continue reading
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Questions, Questions, Questions
The first writing assignment my students received this year was called the Million-Word Essay. The challenge: in a million words (or less), tell me everything there is to know about you. I think next year I may want to emphasize … Continue reading
How to Describe Seventh Grade
Last week I asked my students to provide the three words that best describe each of them. Here, in this wordle, is my seventh grade class: Pretty cool group of kids, wouldn’t you agree?
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Seventh Grade Jokesters!
Not funny! That’s all I’m sayin’! Well…maybe a little funny.
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Aren’t We All Miracles?
The seventh grade had a rather lively discussion this morning about the following quote from Albert Einstein: There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything … Continue reading
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