A couple of things to remember from today:
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Students continued working on our Bunraku plays. The plays have been moved from this Thursday to the second week of April.
We started reading and discussing Chapter 5 of out textbook (pages 166-172). Because of my absence today and in response to the tragic news from the weekend, our Chapter 4 test and our Bunraku play will be pushed back until after March Break.
I hope everyone is finding the support they need. I'll be back at school tomorrow morning. 8A
Students made paper mâché tissue facial features for our puppet heads. We decided on a title for our play: A Legal Murder Students began their practice test for Chapter 4. They took them home to review for Tuesday. 8B We worked on our Bunraku play:
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We had some time in the Learning Commons to tidy up the script for our play. A Couple groups need to submit their section still. HOMEWORK: Each student was assigned a page from our textbook. They were given time to review and generate a multiple choice question from their page. Their homework to to type up their question and email it to me at [email protected] 8B Students put the final layer of paper on our puppet heads. We read through our script as a group and students provided actionable feedback. 8A
Students had their final day preparing the paper mache puppet heads for our play (only 9 days away!). We divided up jobs for the play (script supervision, puppet bodies, puppet heads, music, prop/stage, narration, and puppeteer). We reviewed some of the key ideas from Chapter 4 including:
Students had time to study for a practice quiz (Thursday) and actual quiz (Tuesday). 8B Students reviewed some of the key ideas from Chapter 4 including:
We divided up jobs for the play (script supervision, puppet bodies, puppet heads, music, prop/stage, narration, and puppeteer). We all wrote haikus
And we shared them with the class Snap, snap, snap, snap, snap 8A
We had our final class for peer editing our Spirited Away essays. Students will receive a hard copy of the rubric tomorrow. The final essay with a completed rubric is due Monday. We divvied up elements of popular culture from Edo period Japan and shared our understanding with the class. We finished our day peacefully by watching a man meticulously make some woodblock images. 8B We started our day by adding a second layer of paper mâché to our puppet heads. Then we divvied up elements of popular culture from Edo period Japan and shared our understanding with the class. We finished our day peacefully by watching a man meticulously make some woodblock images. FRIDAY morning, all grade 8 students will meet in room 11. Students had time today to work on their scenes for our Bunraku play. We were focussing on adding descriptive language that appeals to the 5 senses.
We also started making puppet heads for our performance using balloons and paper mâché. This is an experiment for all of us. I turned up this heat in our classroom before I left this afternoon in hopes of ensuring our pieces of art are dry by morning... fingers crossed! 8A
Students were working in self-selected small writing groups. Working on their section of our Bunraku play. Groups were able to successfully state the important events in their sections, but many lacked the necessary descriptive language for our final production. One group was particularly skilled in descriptive writing and we noted what made their excerpt successful. Reminders for Descriptive Writing: 1. Appeal to the 5 senses (describe taste, touch, smell, sight, and sound of your scene when appropriate) 2. Show; don't tell (ex. Telling: He was mad. Showing: He glared at the peasant.) 8B Homework Check! Most (but not all!) groups electronically submitted their scene for our play. Many of the submissions lacked the necessary detail and descriptive language for our final production. One student from 8A was particularly skilled in descriptive writing and she shared her writing with the 8B's. We listened and noted what made their excerpt successful. Reminders for Descriptive Writing: 1. Appeal to the 5 senses (describe taste, touch, smell, sight, and sound of your scene when appropriate) 2. Show; don't tell (ex. Telling: He was mad. Showing: He glared at the peasant.) Spirited Away Essays were due today. Our class had an unfortunate epidemic of printers not working and forgetfulness. Those students who did not hand in their essay today were given a rubric. The essays and the completed rubrics are due at the beginning of class tomorrow. 8B HOMEWORK:
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AuthorMr. Spencer teaches Grade 8 Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Drama at Mount Royal School. Archives
May 2018
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