How to summarize a story - some good tips

Here is the link to the wikihow page that we took a look at last week:

http://www.wikihow.com/Summarize-a-Story

Quizlet spelling - words for module 1: tolerance English 6

Here is the link to Quizlet

Snapshot from today - my desk on a Wednesday morning

It's 8.15 am Wednesday morning and I'm checking the usual morning "papers" USA Today, Daily Mail, The Times and The Huffington Post before starting to correct some tests. Have a great Wednesday! :)

English 6 - instructions for module 1: "Tolerance"

Module 1: Tolerance - plan

Instructions for discussion essay (from Blueprint B)

Example of essay  (from Blueprint B)

Revision of text

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The DNA Journey: 

Preview to "America by the numbers":

What are human rights? 

Preliminary plans for my classes

Plan for SA15M + SA15P:

Plan for NA16F:

Plan for SA16M + SA16P:

Preliminary plans for English 5 and English 6 in QR-codes

Plans for English 5 and English 6:

Snapshot from today

I'm settling in at my desk and this is what's in front of me:

Informal letter phrases for greetings and closings

Salutation/greeting

Usually starts out with Dear X, or Hi/Hello X and is generally followed by a comma.

Note: You can use an exclamation point also if there is a need for some emphasis. 

Closing

Here are some examples of what you can use to close the letter.

Well, that's all for now 
All the best 
Best wishes 
See you soon 
Take care 

Kindly
Kind regards

Yours 
Love 
Lots of love

Your closing phrase should be followed by a comma and your signature/name. 

Wishing you a great summer! I'm off to Spain!

I'm off to Spain in a few days and I'll be there with my family for two weeks - soaking up the sun, exploring Spanish sights and of course swimming a few lapses in the pool. Wishing you all a happy summer and I'll be back in August again!

Reading "All American Boys" - Global Read Aloud 2016

There has been a change of plans for me regarding Global Read Aloud since I'm changing work places and moving on up from junior high school to high school. This means  that "Orbiting Jupiter" will have to wait and instead I'm focusing on "All American Boys" to see if that is something that I can work with with my new students this fall. So far, after 100 pages of reading, it's promising and I'm slowly getting caught in the characters' dilemmas... I think this will be a great book to discuss and from it bridge into the US elections in November.

Travel-inspired idioms

Source: http://www.macmillanenglish.com/uploadedFiles/wwwmacmillanenglishcom/Content/Campaigns/summer/summer-travel-infographic.pdf

It's time for Canada Day - July 1st

July 1st is Canada Day - here you can read up on why this day is celebrated. 

Speaking English Activites

Reading - All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury

Summer = reading. Here's a wonderful - and terrifying - short story by Ray Bradbury. A classic that needs to be read - that yearns to be read - and one that will stay with you for quite some time.

Some summer reading?!

Keep your English alive and kicking by reading a little this summer - here's a digital version with short stories, novellas and audiobooks at various levels. Maybe something for a rainy day?? :)

How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it.

Well, I really need a good laugh right now... and maybe you do too?? Here you go - puns galore:

source: https://iwastesomuchtime.com/68616

Tea time - språkval 8

Today we started our Friday with tea time - Jaffa cakes and cucumber sandwiches, together with PG tips tea with milk. Yummie! 

Year 8 - a new Quizlet

Quizlet - verbs LAY-SIT

Year 8 - Popular proverbs/idioms

This is what I'll be reading this weekend!

I've decided to join the Global Read Aloud this year too - and this is the title we'll be reading this fall in year 7. Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt.