Mrs. S. Esponda
7th/8thGradeLanguage Arts
Critical Thinking
SuzzetteME@leeschools.net
7th Grade Language Arts:
1. Students are working on adding details to sentences, writing introductions, body paragraphs, conclusions and using transitional words effectively.
2. Adjectives and Adverbs
3. Using propaganda techniques to create an advertisement
8th Grade Language Arts:
FCAT WRITES Feb. 9, 2010
We are working on adding details to sentences, writing introductions, using transitional words and writing body paragraphs to prepare for FCAT Writes.
Students will also be drafting, editing, and publishing essays using the HATT,TAPES, and CATT models. Ask your 8th grader what each stands for!
Critical Thinking:
Charlotte Doyle Projects : Students are working on their "Photo Stories" Remember to bring in your props and your meat trays!
Our class is also responsible for writing higher level questions for the Picture America blog. Check it out! http://vpapicamerica.edublogs.org/
2009 Davidson Fellows Announced
The Davidson Fellows awards $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000 scholarships to extraordinary young people under the age of 18 who have completed a significant piece of work. Application categories are Mathematics, Science, Literature, Music, Technology, Philosophy and Outside the Box.Davidson Fellows are honored every year in Washington, D.C. with Congressional meetings and a special reception. One Honor Roll Mention student this year was from Florida: Miss Abigail Brennan from Fort Lauderdale was cited for Literature: Metafiction: Myth and Modernity. The deadline for 2010 is March 3, 2010. Applicants must be under the age of 18 as of October 1, 2010. Information – including how to apply - is available at: http://www.davidsongifted.org/fellows/.