Favorite Book of the School Year (Due Friday, April 27th!)

What's your favorite book that you have read this year, inside or outside of the classroom?  Why did you like it?  What other sorts of readers do you think would enjoy the book? Remember, your post should be at least 5-7 sentences!

Shakespearean Insults (Due Friday, April 20th!)

One of my goals in teaching Shakespeare is to expose you to his language.  Shakespeare is known for inventing new sayings, often writing in rhyming couplets, and using an expansive and descriptive vocabulary.  Since it can be intimidating to try to understand his language, I have always found that approaching his words with playfulness and enjoyment helps!  Even if you don't understand everything, you can revel in the rhythm and cadence of his words.  

Shakespeare was also a famous for writing scathing insults!  I want you to go to the following links and create some insults of your own using Shakespeare's language.  If you need some ideas, you can look at some pre-generated insults by clicking on the botton link.  Write your TOP 3 insults on the blog!

Write some insults of your own!

http://www.petelevin.com/shakespeare.htm

(See some of Shakespeare's insults)

http://www.william-shakespeare.org.uk/a2-shakespeare-insult-generator.htm

8th Grade Project Paper Plan! (Due Friday, April 13th)

You have all been working on projects related to issues you care about.  In English, you are going to write a persuasive paper or letter related to your topic.  For example, if you're constructing an atlatl, you may choose to write about why atlatls should be used in hunting.  If you're drawing up plans for a Field School campus, you may want to write a fundraising letter touting the benefits of the new design.  If you're investigating the prison system, you could write a paper regarding inmates' writes.

For this post, I want you to write a brief summary of your topic and identify questions you will need to answer through research!