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January 13, 2005
Moving "Write" Along
The Writing Test has been keeping us pretty busy this last week. We are advancing in our skills, but we have a very long way to go. Our Vocabulary Units, reading, and journals have helped us advance as writers throughout this last semester and now we have to polish and fine-tune the process for the test March 01. We have used a great deal of Thinking Maps in our brainstorming process and they have really helped us organize quickly to maximize time on our assignments.
We are working on map skills and are preparing for our Africa and Asia Map Test. This is a big challenge for those who have never really had longitude and latitude with directions and map skills. This group has picked up quickly with these skills and the benefits they derived from science and mathematics is evident. (I am a strong advocate for cross curricular integration – Life is not lived in individual sections and learning should not be relegated to them either.)
Posted by hlperson at January 13, 2005 09:13 AM
Comments
The Africa and Asia map test is going to be easy. We have been practicing every day in social studies. I can't see how anybody can fail!
Posted by: Kyle Johnson at January 26, 2005 05:03 PM
I think that it's cool that you teach us all these different ways to write so that we can choose from them when it comes down to the writing test on March 1.
Posted by: Brittany Hicks at January 27, 2005 01:45 PM
Hey Mr. Person! I'm dreading the writing test and it's getting closer and closer by the minute. I am nervous about it, but I have coinfidence in myself.
Posted by: AndreAnna Howard at January 27, 2005 08:12 PM
I don't like how we have to do all this writting but if that's what we have to do to pass the 7th grade......
Posted by: Kyle Powell at January 27, 2005 08:17 PM
I think that the circle map was a great way to help us out on the EOG and the Writing Test.
Posted by: Shawn Hales at January 28, 2005 08:10 AM