by Amy Llanos | Nov 13, 2023 | Mrs. Llanos
This is yet another short week for the students, with conferences for anyone who wishes to meet all day Friday. I look forward to meeting with you all! This week we will continue with our novels and comprehension questions. Students are actively working with their...
by Amy Llanos | Nov 3, 2023 | Mrs. Llanos
We are reaching the midway point in our novels and getting to the good stuff! The students seem to be enjoying the books and we are working on sharpening our writing skills every chance we get. We introduced a new strategy called RACES (Restate, Answer, Cite,...
by Amy Llanos | Oct 20, 2023 | Mrs. Llanos
This week we will continue reading our novels and checking for comprehension and improving our writing. I introduced (reintroduced) our students to RACES (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Sum up) as a method for self assessment and paragraph writing. In the google...
by Amy Llanos | Oct 13, 2023 | Mrs. Llanos
This week in ELA, we have started the novels and are diving into the characters and familiarizing ourselves with the plot. After each period, the students have several class minutes to answer our comprehension questions, which get submitted and graded every few...
by Amy Llanos | Oct 6, 2023 | Mrs. Llanos
Monday: No School (Columbus Day) This week the classes will be beginning new novels!! I am very excited to be introducing the students to new literature that I handpicked for us to read! 8th grade will be reading Refugee by Alan Gratz 7th grade will be reading Restart...
